{
  "college": "mt-san-antonio-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "American Language",
  "id": "american-language--american-language-foundational-english-for-english-language-learners",
  "name": "American Language Foundational English for English Language Learners",
  "award": "Certificate",
  "department": "american-language",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/programsaz/american-language/american-language-foundational-english-for-english-language-learners/",
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      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "**Humanities and Social Sciences Division  \nAmerican Language Department**  \nThe American Language Foundational English for English Language Learners certificate provides students with evidence of intermediate English as a Second Language writing, reading, speaking, listening, and college readiness skills, which students will demonstrate with completion of a series of courses that are designed for an active, student-centered classroom experience based on relevant themes.\n\n-   Students must be English Language Learners who complete the college application process, including the Assessment Questionnaire and the Guided Self-Placement process as needed.\n-   Students must be prepared to study in an English-only environment.\n\nThis certificate aims to improve students’ English language proficiency for successfully navigating the workplace, the community, and/or their coursework at Mt. San Antonio College. This certificate serves as a foundational certificate in a series increasing-level certificates for English Language Learners—the American Language Advanced Proficiency and American Language Communication for English Language Learners Certificates of Achievement.\n\n#### Required Courses"
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AMLA 72",
          "title": "American English Pronunciation",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AMLA 80",
          "title": "Intermediate to Advanced Writing and Reading",
          "units": "5",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AMLA 81",
          "title": "American Language Intermediate Reading",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AMLA 87",
          "title": "AMLA Grammar Foundations for English Language Learners",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "COUN 1",
          "title": "Introduction to College",
          "units": "1",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Required Electives: Choose a minimum of 2 units",
          "units": "2"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AMLA 82",
          "title": "American Language Conversational English",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AMLA 83",
          "title": "Idiomatic English",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "16"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Outcomes\n\n##### Program Learning Outcomes\n\nReview Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for this program."
    }
  ]
}