English Language Development Noncredit

 

 

ELDN 7400 - Spanish Literacy 1

• This is a low-beginning literacy course that develops Spanish literacy skills. Students learn to recognize and produce letter sounds, and read and write common vocabulary words and basic sentences. English sight words are introduced. This class emphasizes culturally appropriate curriculum.

ELDN 7410 - Spanish Literacy 2

• This is a low-beginning literacy course that develops Spanish literacy skills. Students learn to recognize and produce letter sounds, and read and write common vocabulary words and basic sentences. English literacy skills are gradually introduced. This class emphasizes culturally appropriate curriculum.

ELDN 7420 - Newcomer

• This course is intended for students with limited-to-no academic background. Students begin to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities for life, academic, and career skills.

ELDN 7425 - ELD LAB

• This course provides self-paced, instructor - guided support using Burlington English software. Students practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

ELDN 7430 - Low Beginning

• Students develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities for life, academic, and career skills. This is the beginning ELD course for students who want to learn English.

ELDN 7440 - high beginning

• Students develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities for life, academic, and career skills. This course is intended for students who have earned an SP grade in the Low Beginning course or who have taken the self-guided placement test.

ELDN 7450 - Beginning conversation

• Build your confidence in speaking English! Practice the conversational skills needed in real-life situations and daily tasks. This course focuses on communication, strategies to improve pronunciation, and grammar in context. This course is appropriate for Low Beginning (ELDN 7430) and High Beginning (ELDN 7440) students.

ELDN 7460 - Low intermediate

• Students develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities for life, academic, and career skills. This course is intended for students who have earned an SP grade in the High Beginning course or who have taken the self-guided placement test.

ELDN 7470 - high intermediate

• Students develop high-intermediate listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities for life, academic, and career skills. This course is intended for students who have earned an SP grade in the Low Intermediate course or who have taken the self-guided placement test.

ELDn 7480 - intermediate conversation

• Build your confidence in speaking English! Practice the conversational skills needed in real-life situations and daily tasks. This course focuses on communication, strategies to improve pronunciation, and grammar in context. This course is appropriate for Low Intermediate (ELDN 7460) and High Intermediate (ELDN 7470) students.

ELDN 7502 - low advanced grammar

• This course is designed to help students understand and use intermediate grammatical forms in reading, writing, and oral/aural contexts. This course requires one lab hour per week. Student lab work includes, but is not limited to the following: completion of computer-assisted activities as well as assigned grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and listening exercises. This is a mirrored course; it is offered at the same time and place as the credit course. Noncredit and credit students take the class together with one instructor and complete the same coursework. No credit is given for this course.

ELDn 7511 - high intermediate conversation

• This course prepares students to understand and speak English at the high intermediate level. In this course, students develop communicative competence by engaging in a variety of listening and speaking activities. Students will participate in interviews, small group discussions, and presentations. This is a mirrored course; it is offered at the same time and place as the credit course. Noncredit and credit students take the class together with one instructor and complete the same coursework. No credit is given for this course.

Eldn 7521 - high intermediate reading

• This course is designed to help high intermediate ESL students develop academic reading skills. Emphasis is on developing reading comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. Students will read a variety of text types (e.g., short stories, newspaper articles, novels, and nonfiction pieces). This course requires one lab hour per week. Student lab work includes, but is not limited to, the following: completion of computer-assisted activities as well as assigned grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and listening exercises. Lecture: 4 hours per week. Lab: 1 hour per week. This is a mirrored course; it is offered at the same time and place as the credit course. Noncredit and credit students take the class together with one instructor and complete the same coursework. No credit is given for this course.

ELDN 7522 - Low advanced reading

• This course is designed to help low advanced ESL students develop academic reading skills. Emphasis is on developing reading comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. Students will read a variety of text types (e.g., short stories, newspaper articles, novels, and nonfiction pieces). This course requires one lab hour per week. Student lab work includes, but is not limited to, the following: completion of computer-assisted activities as well as assigned grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and listening exercises. Lecture: 4 hours per week. Lab: 1 hour per week. This is a mirrored course; it is offered at the same time and place as the credit course. Noncredit and credit students take the class together with one instructor and complete the same coursework. No credit is given for this course.

ELDN 7523 - Advanced reading

• ELDN 7523 uses fiction and nonfiction texts to develop reading skills and strategies. The emphasis is on improving reading comprehension and efficiency and helping students become critical readers. This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or have received credit for ELD 523, ENGL 312 or READ 310. This is a mirrored course; it is offered at the same time and place as the credit course. Noncredit and credit students take the class together with one instructor and complete the same coursework. No credit is given for this course.

Eldn 7531 - high intermediate writing

• This course is designed to help high intermediate ESL students develop academic writing skills at the paragraph and short-essay level. Instruction is provided in the following areas: the writing process, sentence structure, vocabulary development, formatting, and mechanics. This course requires one lab hour per week. Student lab work includes, but is not limited to, the following: completion of computerassisted activities as well as assigned grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and listening exercises. Lecture: 4 hours per week. Lab: 1 hour per week. This is a mirrored course; it is offered at the same time and place as the credit course. Noncredit and credit students take the class together with one instructor and complete the same coursework. No credit is given for this course.

ELDN 7532 - low advanced writing

• This course is designed to help low advanced ESL students develop academic writing skills at the short essay level. Instruction is provided in the following areas: the writing process, sentence structure, vocabulary, formatting, and mechanics. This course requires one lab hour per week. Student lab work includes, but is not limited to, the following: completion of computer-assisted activities as well as assigned grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and listening exercises. Lecture: 4 hours per week. Lab: 1 hour per week. This is a mirrored course; it is offered at the same time and place as a credit course. Noncredit and credit students take the class together with one instructor and complete the same coursework. No credit is given for this course.

Eldn 7533 - Advanced writing

• Designed to help students critically analyze texts to use in support of a well-organized, thesis-based essay. Improvement in grammar, mechanics, sentence structure, word choice, and usage of outside sources with MLA formatting is also emphasized.

Vocational ELD Family Childcare License Preparation - Certificate of Competency Award Type: Certificate of Competency This noncredit certificate of competency in Family Childcare License Preparation will prepare the English language learner for the in-home family childcare licensing process by providing the required hours of instruction on regulatory aspects, development stages, nutrition, and safety. Upon completion, the student will have the reading, writing and speaking competencies needed to complete the application process through Community Care Licensing with the Department of Social Services. Program completion does not ensure license approval. The graduate of the Certificate of Competency in Vocational ELD Family Childcare License Preparation will: Successfully use their knowledge/acquisition of the English language to apply for an in-home daycare license. Read, understand, and explain the regulatory conditions for an in-home daycare service. Read, understand, and explain text that covers the developmental needs of the infants, toddlers, and children being served. Successfully communicate with parents and guardians in writing or orally in order to provide a safe and enriching environment for the children being served.	It is recommended that English language learners at the noncredit ELD Low/High Intermediate levels enroll concurrently in ECSN and ELDV courses. Ten courses are required to obtain the Certificate of Competency.
Required Courses:	Hours
Take concurrently:
ELDV 7300 Family Childcare Business
ECSN 7300 Family Childcare Business
Take concurrently:
ELDV 7301 Child Health and Safety
ECSN 7301 Child Health and Safety
Take concurrently:
ELDV 7302 Developmental Needs of Children
ECSN 7302 Developmental Needs of a Child
Take concurrently:
ELDV 7303 Infant and Toddler Care
ECSN 7303 Infant and Toddler Care
Take concurrently:
ELDV 7304 Ethics and Business Contracts
ECSN 7304 Ethics and Business Contracts
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