The Credit track focuses on academically bound students. It emphasizes preparation for college study while at the same time teaching students about American culture and English for everyday living and communication. Curricular activities include:  

• Listening and speaking skills useful in everyday life and in college classes: formal presentations, reports, note-taking from lectures  
• Pronunciation skill development: sounds, rhythm, stress, intonation  
• Writing skills for producing academic format papers and essay exam answers: sentence structure, paragraph and essay development, summaries  
• Grammar focused on communication and content: form, meaning, and use; analyzing elements and patterns of English sentence; transforming and combining sentences; recognizing and correcting sentence-level errors  
• Reading and vocabulary development skills: main ideas, inferences; contextual clues, speed reading, note-taking, short stories  
• TOEFL preparation, test-taking, and academic study skills  
• Computer-assisted instruction: word processing for academic and business writing; interactive software for pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, speaking and listening BR  
• College-wide electives in a variety of subjects

The Continuing Education track is designed for professionals, participants preparing to enter careers requiring English proficiency, and those seeking general broad-based English skill development without college entrance as a focus. It emphasizes English for everyday living and for carrying out informal business transactions. Curricular activities include:  

• Listening and speaking skills useful in everyday life and in the workplace: discussions, negotiations, role play, conversation practice, oral presentations; video and audio tapes,
• Pronunciation skill development: sounds, rhythm, stress, intonation, blending, and relaxed speech
• Writing skills for business and practical purposes: notes, memos, letters, report writing, editing for grammatical correctness
• Grammar focused on communication and content
• Practical vocabulary and idiom usage
• Reading for everyday needs, entertainment and information
• Activities emphasizing American culture, behavior and customs
• SCANS integration
• Computer-assisted instruction: interactive software for pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, speaking and listening
• There are six levels of instruction in the Intensive English Program with each level lasting eight weeks. Students study four hours daily in instructor-guided classes. The Grammar/Writing classes meet in the mornings from 8:00 am to 10:00 am, Monday through Friday and in the evenings from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The Listening/ Speaking and the Reading/Vocabulary Development classes meet in the mornings from 10:00 am-12:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and in the evenings from 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Furthermore, depending on their needs and interests, students can choose from a wide variety of materials from our Multi-Media Resource Center for additional language study using computers, videos, and audio-cassettes.

Concurrent Enrollment

Community Education works closely with the semester credit hour (SCH) program to offer concurrent enrollment classes in which both credit and Community Education students are enrolled in the same section. These classes last the entire semester or any portion thereof. Students who register for these classes must meet the requirements as established by the instructor to satisfactorily complete the class. Students registered through Community Education will earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs); those registered through credit will earn semester credit hours (SCH). If you wish to receive SCH, you must enroll through the credit registration process rather than through Community Education. To enroll as a CE student in a credit class, the student must be a high school graduate, have successfully completed the GED, or be in the early admissions program. In addition to the English as a Second Language courses, advanced students can register for a selected number of college transfer courses.