MCCCD Program Description

Major: 6222N Catalog Year: 2024-2025 Effective Term: 2018 Spring Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: AC Total Credits: 30 CIP Code: 9.9999	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: GC MC Field of Interest: Culture and Society Instructional Council: Communication (55) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 25-1122, 27-3041, 27-3043

Description: The Academic Certificate (AC) in Communication Skills for Non-Native English Speakers is an interdisciplinary program of study designed to extend traditional ESL coursework. It provides Non-Native English Speakers with oral and written communication skills including interpersonal communication, small group interaction, team-building, problem solving, public speaking and presentation skills, conflict resolution, assertiveness, and leadership. Students develop skills to enhance their professional, social, and personal interactions, and become more competitive and effective in the workforce.

Required Courses

COM120 Articulation and Pronunciation for Effective Communication 3
+ COM221 Oral Fluency in American Speech 3
+ COM282AC Service-Learning Experience in Communication 3

COM100 Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR
COM110 Interpersonal Communication (3) 3

+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR
Equivalent as Indicated by Assessment 3

+ ENG101 First Year Composition (3) OR
+ ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) 3

+ ENG102 First Year Composition (3) OR
+ ENG108 First Year Composition for ESL (3) 3

Credits: 21

Restricted Electives
If choosing BPC110 or CIS105 only one can be applied BPC110 Computer Usage and Applications 3 CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems 3 + COM230 Small Group Communication 3 + COM259 Communication in Business and Professions 3 + ENG111 Technical Writing 3 + GBS233 Business Communication 3 IBS109 Cultural Dimension for International Trade 3 SWU295 Effective Helping in a Diverse World 3 Any approved General Education course in the cultural awareness [C] value (3) OR COM+++ Any COM Communication course (3) 3	Credits: 9

General Electives
	Credits:

Program Competencies
1. Compose expository essays in English. (ENG101, ENG107) 2. Demonstrate skill in research, note-taking, organization, and documentation in the preparation and writing of a research paper. (ENG102, ENG108) 3. Demonstrate skill in using verbal and nonverbal symbols, interactive listening, resolving interpersonal conflict, and developing and maintaining personal and professional relationships. (COM100, COM110) 4. Analyze American speech production problems due to accents produced by another language; correct misarticulated American speech sounds; demonstrate critical listening to sound production and American English speech patterns; use American idioms and expressions; and prepare and deliver group and individual speech presentations. (COM120) 5. Demonstrate oral fluency in spontaneous speaking contexts and presentational speaking skills in English. (COM221) 6. Complete a service-learning field experience within a private or public agency, educational institution, or citizen volunteer group. (COM282AC) 7. Read and analyze varied and challenging reading materials, and analyze, synthesize, and evaluate these materials through written discourse. (CRE101)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 2-26-2008

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.