English - Silicon Valley University

English from Silicon Valley University is a Campus Certificate English degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. This program is designed for students who wish to establish mastery in their command of English . SVU's ESL program is designed to equip students with the English language proficiency required to communicate effectively across the entire range of linguistic environments - academic, professional, cultural, commercial, personal and social - encountered in American society. The program seeks to empower students by increasing their capacity for effective communication in the English language. The program operates by employing a graduated series of levels incorporating increasingly complex conversational, compositional and grammatical forms, as well as by introducing students to some of the major social, cultural and philosophical tenets of the American perspective, providing students with both the language and the insight, which are necessary for realizing student's full potential as participants in the American experience. Materials and curriculum in each course level are designed to develop skills in listening comprehension, oral expression, pronunciation, reading comprehension, grammar and writing composition, in accordance with the instructional standards outlined in the ESL Model Standards for Adult Education Programs, published by the California Department of Education. The students will be placed in ESL classes depends on their TOEFL/IELTS score according to the following table: View more details on Silicon Valley University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related English courses.