Noncredit ESL Courses
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NCE - Noncredit ESL
NCE-010: English for Citizenship (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 48 Hours. In this course, students develop the English speaking, listening, and literacy skills necessary to pass an oral and written U.S. citizenship exam. Topics include a general survey of U.S. history, government, and civics, including culture, institutions, and ideals. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-910A: Foundations in ESL I (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
This is a self-paced course to provide students with techniques and strategies for effective academic peer tutoring in a community college setting.
NCE-910B: Foundations in ESL II (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
This course is a continuation of NCE 910A. This course continues to develop very low beginning students' skills in basic reading, writing, listening, speaking, and grammar.
NCE-920A: Beginning ESL I (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
This Noncredit course provides basic functional practice in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and grammar for beginning ESL students.
NCE-920B: Beginning ESL II (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
This course is a continuation of NCE 920A. It builds on the topics learned in NCE 920A, but also introduces more complex structures and provides more practice in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and grammar for beginning ESL students. It also provides preparation for placement in Level 930 ESL classes.
NCE-920EC: ESL for Child Care:Intro (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 32 Hours. This beginning level course develops oral and written communication skills in English within the context of child care and parenting. Students develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills for communicating about a child’s day-to-day care, needs, and interests. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-920GW: Beginning Grammar And Writing (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 54 Hours. This course is for beginning-level ESL students with minimal knowledge of English grammar and writing conventions. The course is designed to provide an introduction to English grammar and opportunities to practice basic sentence-level writing skills. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-924: Beginning Esl College Skills (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 32 Hours. This course is designed for beginning level ESL students who wish to improve their academic preparation and study skills for greater success in ESL courses. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-930EC: NC ESL For Child Care: Health And Safety (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 64 Hours. This high-beginning level course develops oral and written communication skills in English within the context of child care and parenting. Students develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills for communicating about a child’s health and safety. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-930FD: English for Food Preparation (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 72 Hours. This high-beginning ESL course develops oral and written communication skills within the context of food preparation and kitchen safety. Students study and practice vocabulary for communicating about food preparation at work and at home. Students learn about American workplace culture and explore opportunities in food-related fields. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-931: High Beginning Listening And Speaking (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 72 Hours. This is the first course in a noncredit certificate program in High Beginning ESL. Students develop listening skills necessary for comprehension of vocabulary, sentences, and short lectures on academic and day-to-day topics. Students also develop pronunciation and speaking skills necessary for clearly expressing themselves. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-932: High Beginning Grammar And Writing (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 72 Hours. This is the second course in a noncredit certificate program in High Beginning ESL. Students develop basic writing and grammar skills of standard written English. Students also practice and write simple and compound sentences using correct word forms, word order, articles, prepositions, spelling, and punctuation within their written compositions. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-933: High Beginning Reading And Vocabulary (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 72 Hours. This is the third course in a noncredit certificate program in High Beginning ESL. In this course, students develop reading and vocabulary skills necessary for comprehension of simplified articles and stories in English. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-934: Bridge To ESL College Success (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 32 Hours This is the fourth course in the series of noncredit courses that make up the certificate in High Beginning ESL. Students develop their English language skills as they acquire successful strategies for the credit-level ESL program and other academic college classes. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-940EC: NC ESL For Child Care: Ages And Stages (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 64 Hours. Advisory: ESL 930E. This low-intermediate level course develops oral and written communication skills in English within the context of child care and parenting. Students develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills for communicating with and about infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-940FD: NC ESL For Child Care: Ages And Stages (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 72 Hours. Advisory: NCE 930FD. This noncredit low-intermediate level ESL course develops oral and written communication skills in English within the context of food service industry. Students study and practice vocabulary for communicating about ordering and serving food. Students learn about American customer service culture and explore opportunities in food-related fields. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-940LS: NC ESL For Child Care: Ages And Stages (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 72 Hours. Advisory: NCE 930FD. This noncredit low-intermediate level ESL course develops oral and written communication skills in English within the context of food service industry. Students study and practice vocabulary for communicating about ordering and serving food. Students learn about American customer service culture and explore opportunities in food-related fields. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-940RV: Low Intermediate Reading And Vocabulary (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 54 Hours. Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. This course continues the development of reading and vocabulary skills at the low intermediate level. It emphasizes vocabulary expansion and comprehension of short texts, including finding main ideas and details. Students gain knowledge of word forms, parts of speech, affixes, and the relationship of meaning and form. Students develop skills for using a monolingual dictionary. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-940RW: Low Intermediate Reading and Writing (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total Lecture: 108 hours. Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. This course develops students' reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary skills at the low-intermediate level. Students develop strategies to comprehend level-appropriate texts and write fluent and accurate simple and compound sentences as well as paragraphs. Pass/No Pass Option, Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-945GE: Low Intermediate Reading and Editing (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total Lecture: 36 hours. Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. In this intensive intermediate level ESL course students review and apply level-appropriate grammatical structures to develop sentence accuracy and fluency in standard written and spoken English. The course focuses on the understanding and practice of sentences in various tenses, varied placement of sentence elements, and error correction. Pass/No Pass Option, Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-950EC: English For Child Development: Introduction (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 54 Hours Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. This intermediate course develops oral and written English language skills necessary to introduce young children, to objectively describe their actions, and to identify and reflect on individual children’s needs and preferences. (Cross-Listed with ESL 950EC). Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-950LS: Intermediate Listening and Speaking (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 54 Hours. Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. Intermediate level ESL students practice effective oral communication for a variety of social, academic, and professional situations. Students develop skills to express ideas effectively focusing on vocabulary, syntax and idioms. The course emphasis is on improving listening and speaking skills leading to oral fluency in one-on-one and small group situations. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-950RW: Intermediate Reading and Writing (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 108 Hours. Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. This course develops writing fluency and reading, grammar and vocabulary skills at the intermediate level. Students develop strategies to comprehend level-appropriate texts using fiction and nonfiction reading materials and increase their ability to write accurate compound and complex sentences and effective paragraphs on familiar and academic topics. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-955EC: English For Chd: Factors In Child Development (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 54 Hours. Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. This intermediate course develops oral and written English language skills to describe a child's development, appearance, and environment as well as to identify and reflect on factors that affect development. (Cross-Listed with ESL 955EC). Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-960EC: English For Chd: Domains Of Child Development, Part I (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 54 Hours. Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. This high intermediate course develops oral and written English language skills necessary to identify, describe and support a child's socio-emotional and motor development. (Cross-Listed with ESL 960EC). Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-960LS: High Intermediate Listening and Speaking (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 54 Hours. Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. This high intermediate course continues to develop ESL students' oral communication skills in a variety of academic, business, and social contexts. Students increase their knowledge of vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and communication strategies as well as improve their listening comprehension and note-taking skills. The course emphasis is on the development of oral fluency and the appropriate use of complex language functions in small and large group communication and presentations. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-960RW: High Intermediate Readomg and Writing (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 108 Hours. Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. This course develops fluency in reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary skills for English language learners at the highintermediate level. Students develop strategies to comprehend and analyze level-appropriate fiction and nonfiction texts and write developed, well-organized, and grammatically correct sentences and paragraphs on familiar and abstract topics. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-965EC: English for CHD: Domains of Child Development Part II (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 54 Hours. Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. This high intermediate course develops oral and written English language skills to identify, describe, and support children's cognitive and language development. (Cross-Listed with ESL 965EC). Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-965GE: Advanced Grammar And Editing (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 36 Hours. Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. In this intensive advanced level ESL course students review and refine level-appropriate grammatical structures to develop sentence variety, and strengthen accuracy and fluency in academic English. The course focuses on the study and usage of complex sentences in various tenses, varied placement of sentence elements, and error correction. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.
NCE-970LS: Advanced Listening and Speaking (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Total: 54 Hours. Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. This advanced course focuses on developing oral proficiency needed to participate in academic discourse and cross-cultural communication by means of interviews, large group discussions, debates, and presentations. Students receive guidance and extensive practice in listening to academic lectures and multimedia recordings. Students increase their knowledge of various communication styles as well as effective note-taking strategies including recognizing organizational patterns and outlining main ideas. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Nondegree applicable course.
NCE-970RW: Advanced Reading and Writing (Noncredit) (Min Credits: 0.0)
Prerequisite: Completion of the Mission College ESL Placement process. This course develops reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar and editing skills for advanced English language learners. Students develop strategies to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate level-appropriate texts, and they read and write paragraphs and essays in a variety of rhetorical styles. Students gain skills for writing thesis statements and paragraphs with appropriate topic sentences, supporting ideas, and details. Pass/No Pass, Satisfactory Progress. Non-degree applicable course.