Our
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Antelope Valley
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English as a Second Language
Budget Update:
Because of the continuing budget crisis in California,
from 2008 to 2012 AVC cut many course sections
(about -17.7% campus-wide).
Unfortunately, ESL was cut even more severely than this
(Spring 2012 -22.33%... Fall 2012 -28.15%).
Although the passing of Prop. 30 allowed ESL
regain many of its class sections for Spring 2013,
three more sections have been cut for Fall 2013.
Let's hope that ESL stability and growth are ahead!
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
Another ESL Success Story
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 another "ESL Success Story"?
Don't give up! You can do it!
In Nandita Das's ESL 029 class, Syrian student Feryal (the 2nd from the right)
stands with her classmates in front of her beautiful fruit sculpture!
The Quest Collection (on the upper west wall of the AVC Library)
is waiting or YOU!
English Empowers!
ESL is Online for YOU!
Click here to learn more about online ESL.
Improve your English reading, writing, grammar, spelling, punctuation, AND computer skills!
ESL Reading/Writing: ESL018, ESL028, and ESL048
ESL Grammar: ESL023, ESL033, and ESL043
Priscilla Jenison Teaches ESL 030 Students.
ESL is Everywhere!
We learn English in the classroom...
on computers...
and with...
software, tutoring, and even karaoke!
Lancaster Campus Learning Center, Room LC-104
ESL Tutor Berenice Alfaro, Mon-Fri, 8 am-12 pm
ESL Learning Specialist Ms. Rega Velinda, Thu 9-10 am and Fri 1-2 pm
FREE, No appointment is necessary.
Students must have an AVC ID card and be enrolled in an AVC class.
Additionally, native English students can attend to develop and improve their grammar,
spelling, and punctuation skills.
Our ESL Internet Links
http://avconline.avc.edu/sjenison/ESLInternetLinks.htm
Our ESL Courses
http://avconline.avc.edu/sjenison/ESLCoursesforFall2004.htm
Our College
http://www.avc.edu/
http://avconline.avc.edu/sjenison/briefbio.htm
Our Photo Album of Students and Teachers
http://avconline.avc.edu/sjenison/ESLPhotos.htm
http://avconline.avc.edu/sjenison/ESC.htm
Our World Culture EXPO 2011
http://avconline.avc.edu/sjenison/EXPO2011.htm
2007 Teaching/Touring of China
http://avconline.avc.edu/sjenison/ChinaEnglishTeachingTouringSummer2007.htm
http://avconline.avc.edu/sjenison/ESLOnline.htm
Email Scott Jenison with your general comments or questions at:
SJenison@avc.edu
If you are a prospective resident/immigrant student,
Email Luis Echeverria with your comments or questions at:
LEcheverria@avc.edu
If you are a prospective non-resident/international student,
Email Edward Arndt with your comments or questions at:
EArndt@avc.edu
Antelope Valley College does NOT accept F1 visa students for ESL classes alone.
We require that students take the TOEFL exam as part of their admissions packet,
and there is a minimum score of 45 for the internet based exam or 450 for the paper based exam.
Our ESL Instructors:
Stephen Burries Mike Climo Nandita Das Anwar El-Issa Elye Fain
