Noncredit ESL Milestone for Multilingual Speakers - Pathway to Digital Media

The Noncredit ESL Milestone for Multilingual Speakers - Pathway to Digital Media Certificate of Completion is designed to prepare English Language learners (ELLs) to succeed in short-term vocational certificate programs related to Digital Media and/or degree-applicable coursework in various Guided Pathways certificate and degree programs. Multilingual students completing these certificates have obtained academic English reading and writing skills at an advanced, post-secondary level. In addition, they have achieved success in prerequisite or introductory coursework in a variety of degree, certificate, and/or general education patterns. These two elements combine to demonstrate significant achievement of a milestone along their pathways to Digital Media certificates, degrees or transfer opportunities.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the three basic phases of production, and demonstrate the ability to shoot and export a short video project by utilizing a digital video camera with audio accessories and appropriate audio/video cabling.
2. Participate in in-depth discussions effectively, take clear notes, and give oral presentations in a digital media environment.
3. Analyze written and spoken information and compose and organize paragraphs into effective digital media communications.
4. Apply techniques of written and spoken communication, with a focus on strong sentence structure, word usage, punctuation, spelling, and Digital Media document formatting.
5. Construct clear, well-developed arguments on academic and real-world topics and effectively use English as applied in Digital Media classes as well as workplace environments in fields pertaining to Digital Media. Cite relevant sources in spoken and written arguments, using proper citation and formatting strategies, as a way to integrate outside sources into writing for Digital Media classes.