SBVC Celebrates ESL Certificate Recipients
More than a dozen San Bernardino Valley College students who received non-credit
English as a Second Language (ESL) integrated skills certificates were honored during
a celebration held on December 10.
“It was great to see so many people come to the event to support the students, and the students were very excited to get their certificates,” said Dr. Dirkson Lee, one of the organizers. “Their families were very supportive as well.”
This was the first time SBVC held an event to celebrate students receiving these certificates, and Lee hopes it will become an annual tradition. SBVC leadership, faculty, and staff participated in the festivities, which included an ESL student testimonial video, a presentation from Lee on the history of the ESL program, a congratulatory speech delivered by SBVC President Dr. Gilbert J. Contreras, and food from Vallarta supermarket.
To qualify for the certificate, students complete three classes in the ESL noncredit track. From there, they can go into the credit track and Englishlanguage classes, which "encourages them to continue in their educational goals and plans," Lee said.
Accessibility is one of the non-credit program’s goals, he added, unlocking more educational and career opportunities, and one student has already moved on to California State University, San Bernardino.
“It was great to see so many people come to the event to support the students, and the students were very excited to get their certificates,” said Dr. Dirkson Lee, one of the organizers. “Their families were very supportive as well.”
This was the first time SBVC held an event to celebrate students receiving these certificates, and Lee hopes it will become an annual tradition. SBVC leadership, faculty, and staff participated in the festivities, which included an ESL student testimonial video, a presentation from Lee on the history of the ESL program, a congratulatory speech delivered by SBVC President Dr. Gilbert J. Contreras, and food from Vallarta supermarket.
To qualify for the certificate, students complete three classes in the ESL noncredit track. From there, they can go into the credit track and Englishlanguage classes, which "encourages them to continue in their educational goals and plans," Lee said.
Accessibility is one of the non-credit program’s goals, he added, unlocking more educational and career opportunities, and one student has already moved on to California State University, San Bernardino.
