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Antelope Valley College

English as a Second Language

Antelope Valley College

English as a Second Language

English is vital for success in today’s world. AVC’s ESL classes have 7 levels and 4 skill areas to help YOU succeed!

A variety of classes (e.g., noncredit/credit/university-transfer; in-classroom/hybrid-online; morning/afternoon/evening; Lancaster/Palmdale) can help you succeed in English... and in life!

The 4 Steps to Start YOUR English Journey…

1) Application - Go to: http://www.avc.edu/studentservices/adminrec/applyonline.html or apply in-person in AVC’s SSV building.

2) Assessment - Go to The Assessment Center (on the east side parking lot) to take the ESL Assessment.

3) Placement - Go to the Counseling Office (in the SSV Building) with your assessment scores to get your level.

4) Planning - At the Counseling Office a counselor can also make an IEP (Individual Educational Plan) just for YOU!

The 7 ESL Levels to Finish YOUR English Journey… with Success!

Level s 1, 2, 3, and 4 are noncredit (“open entry/open exit” and tuition-FREE) courses. They are for residents and nonresidents.
Levels 5 and 6 are credit courses and cost $46 per unit. (Financial aid is only for California residents with high school diplomas.)
Level 7 is a credit AND transferable course. (ENGL 101SL is a university-level English course which can transfer to CSUs or UCs.)

Level	Vocabulary & Pronunciation	Grammar	Reading & Writing	Skills Building	NON-CREDIT, CREDIT, UNIV.	Units/ Hours
7			ENGL 101SL (3 units)		CREDIT - UNIV.	3
6			ESL 099 (4 units)		CREDIT	4
5	ESL 050P (4 units)	ESL 053 (3 units)	ESL 058 (3 units)		CREDIT	10
4	ESL 040 (4 hours)	ESL 043 (3 hours)	ESL 048 (3 hours)		NON-CREDIT	10
3	ESL 030 (4 hours)	ESL 033 (3 hours)	ESL 038 (3 hours)		NON-CREDIT	10
2	ESL 020 (4 hours)	ESL 023 (3 hours)	ESL 028 (3 hours)		NON-CREDIT	10
1			ESL 018 (3 hours)	ESL 019 (5 hours)	NON-CREDIT	8
0	*1) Application*	*2) Assessment*	*3) Placement*	*4) Planning*		55

Antelope Valley College - 3041 West Avenue K Lancaster, CA 93536 - 661-722-6300

For more information, go to: www.avc.edu, and for the current schedule, click on: “Look up Classes/Schedule of Classes”

Are YOU on the road to academic success?

ENGLISH 101SL is the way!

(101-numbered courses at AVC are generally college/university level courses,

so they are the foundation for YOUR future certificate and/or degree programs.)

AVC's ESL Student Success Scorecard

Our Scorecard has only been between 5.8% and 6.8%.

For 2013 only 5.8% of our ESL students are successfully completing ENGL101 (within six years)!

We should do so much better!

What can we do to move more of our ESL students through ENGL101?!?

We are trying many new actions which may help.

Some of these include:

New advanced/academic courses (ESL050P, ESL053, ESL099, ESL/ENGL101SL);

in-class counseling; in-class tutoring; etc.

See the California State Student Success Scorecard results here:

http://scorecard.cccco.edu/scorecardrates.aspx?CollegeID=621#home

AVC ESL COURSES

AVC's	Vocabulary and	Grammar	Reading and	Integrated
ESL	Pronunciation Skills	Skills	Writing Skills	Skills
Level 7			ENGL 101SL (3 units)
			Academic Composition 7
Level 6			ESL 099 (4 units)
			Advanced Composition 6
Level 5	ESL 050P(4 units)	ESL 053 (3 units)	ESL 058 (3 units)
	ESL Vocab. & Pron. 5	ESL Grammar 5	ESL Read. & Writ. 5
Level 4	ESL 040 (4 hours	ESL 043 (3 hours)	ESL 048 (3 hours)
	ESL Vocab. & Pron. 4	ESL Grammar 4	ESL Read. & Writ. 4
Level 3	ESL 030 (4 hours)	ESL 033 (3 hours)	ESL 038 (3 hours)
	ESL Vocab. & Pron. 3	ESL Grammar 3	ESL Read. & Writ. 3
Level 2	ESL 020 (4 hours)	ESL 023 (3 hours)	ESL 028 (3 hours)
	ESL Vocab. & Pron. 2	ESL Grammar 2	ESL Read. & Writ. 2
Level 1			ESL 018 (3 hours)	ESL 019 (5 hours)
			ESL Read. & Writ. 1	ESL Skills Building 1

Your ESL Schedules are here!

Click here to view ESL courses.

Rate your present and past instructors...

and choose your future instructors!

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/SelectTeacher.jsp?sid=1671

ESL Student Spotlight - Aida Walls

Aida Walls is a great example of an ESL student who was determined to succeed in ESL, English 101, and beyond!

Click here to read her story.

ESL Student Spotlight - Linda Zhu

Linda Zhu came to the U.S. in 2006. She immediately enrolled in ESL at AVC and then moved on to mainstream courses in the Honors Program. During her years at AVC she was a math tutor in the Learning Center and lived with an American family. Finally, she transfered to UCLA in 2009 and majored in Business Economics. In the Spring of 2011 she graduated, and now she is applying for a job in Singapore where her husband is already working.

Are YOU future ESL Student Spotlight?

Don't give up! You can do succeed!