Welcome to ELDN!
Discover increased opportunities and enhanced personal and professional satisfaction
through Allan Hancock College Community Education's English Language Development Noncredit
program!
Choose between Basic and Intermediate Noncredit ELD certificates to refine your language skills, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing,
and improving communication in real-life situations.
Our skilled and passionate instructors are here to help you unlock your potential
and reach your academic, personal, and professional goals!
Location Hours
Contact
Community Education Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Andria Perdue-Keiser
Santa Maria Campus, Bldg S Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Associate Professor
1-805-922-6966 ext. 3209
ELDN Coordinator
Fall 2024 ELDN Courses
ELDN 7400 - Spanish Literacy 1
-
This is a low-beginning literacy course that develops Spanish literacy skills. Students
learn to recognize and produce letter sounds, and read and write common vocabulary
words and basic sentences. English sight words are introduced. This class emphasizes
culturally appropriate curriculum.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21618 |
M,W 6:00pm-8:50pm |
C-34 |
08/19-12/07 |
Aurea Dominguez |
Full |
| 21619 |
T,R 6:00pm-8:50pm |
K-21 |
08/19-12/07 |
Heladia Sanchez |
Open |
ELDN 7410 - Spanish Literacy 2
- This is a low-beginning literacy course that develops Spanish literacy skills. Students
learn to recognize and produce letter sounds, and read and write common vocabulary
words and basic sentences. English literacy skills are gradually introduced. This
class emphasizes culturally appropriate curriculum.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21620 |
T,R 6:00pm-8:50pm |
TBA |
08/19-12/07 |
Aurea Dominguez |
Full |
ELDN 7420 - Newcomer
- This course is intended for students with limited-to-no academic background. Students
begin to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities for life, academic,
and career skills.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21626 |
M,W 9:00am-11:50am |
TBA |
08/19-12/07 |
Melissa Ruiz |
Open |
| 21627 |
M,W 7:00pm-9:50pm |
K-23 |
08/19-12/07 |
Heladia Sanchez |
Open |
| 21628 |
T,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
TBA |
08/19-12/07 |
Jose Legaspi Ledezma |
Open |
| 21622 |
M,T,W,R 9:00am-11:50am |
S-109 |
08/19-10/12 |
Natalie Delker |
Open |
| 21623 |
M,T,W,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
S-109 |
08/19-10/12 |
Natalie Delker |
Full |
| 21624 |
M,T,W,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
M-129 |
08/19-10/12 |
Staff |
Open |
| 21625 |
M,T,W,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
K-25 |
08/19-10/12 |
Fabiola Cardona |
Open |
ELDN 7425 - ELD Lab
- The course provides self-paced, instructor-guided support using Burlington English
software. Students practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21909 |
6.5 Hrs/week |
C-11 |
08/26-12/12 |
Andria Perdue-Keiser |
Open |
ELDN 7430 - Low Beginning
- Students develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities for life, academic,
and career skills. This is the beginning ELD course for students who want to learn
English.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21637 |
M,W 9:00am-11:50am |
S-110 |
08/19-12/07 |
Alberto Ambriz Delgado |
Open |
| 21638 |
M,W 7:00pm-9:50pm |
TBA |
08/19-12/07 |
Guadalupe Espinoza-Romero |
Open |
| 21639 |
T,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
M-127 |
08/19-12/07 |
Oyuki Santiago |
Open |
| 21633 |
M,T,W,R 9:00am-11:50am |
S-108 |
08/19-10/12 |
Virginia Aguilera |
Open |
| 21634 |
M,T,W,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
S-108 |
08/19-10/12 |
Virginia Aguilera |
Full |
| 21635 |
M,T,W,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
W-23 |
08/19-10/12 |
Florentino Aleman |
Full |
| 21636 |
M,T,W,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
K-24 |
08/19-10/12 |
Robert Speiser |
Open |
| 21640 |
M,W 7:00pm-9:50pm |
LNCNCT - 904 |
08/19-12/07 |
Jose Legaspi Ledezma |
Open |
| 21641 |
M,W 6:30-9:20pm |
STPTRS - HALL |
08/19-12/07 |
Melissa Ruiz |
Open |
ELDN 7440 - high beginning
- Students develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities for life, academic,
and career skills. This course is intended for students who have earned an SP grade
in the Low Beginning course or who have taken the self-guided placement test.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21652 |
T,R 9:00am-11:50am |
S-110 |
08/19-12/07 |
Alberto Ambriz Delgado |
Open |
| 21653 |
T,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
M-439 |
08/19-12/07 |
Isabelle Fleischer |
Full |
| 21654 |
T,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
TBA |
08/19-12/07 |
Andrea Larosa |
Full |
| 21647 |
M,T,W,R 9:00am-11:50am |
S-104 |
08/19-10/12 |
Katherine Garcia |
Full |
| 21648 |
M,T,W,R 9:00am-11:50am |
TBA |
08/19-10/12 |
Jaime Gutierrez |
Open |
| 21649 |
M,T,W,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
W-18 |
08/19-10/12 |
Katherina Garcia |
Full |
| 21650 |
M,T,W,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
S-104 |
08/19-10/12 |
Jamie Gutierrez |
Full |
| 21651 |
M,T,W,R 9:00am-11:50am |
LVC2-202 |
08/19-10/12 |
Lara Papworth |
Open |
ELDN 7450 - Beginning conversation
- Build your confidence in speaking English! Practice the conversational skills needed
in real-life situations and daily tasks. This course focuses on communication, strategies
to improve pronunciation, and grammar in context. This course is appropriate for Low
Beginning (ELDN 7430) and High Beginning (ELDN 7440) students.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21658 |
M,W 12:00pm-1:50pm |
S-104 |
08/19-10/12 |
Melissa Ruiz |
Open |
| 21660 |
T,R 12:00pm-1:50pm |
S-104 |
08/19-10/12 |
Alberto Ambriz Delgado |
Open |
| 21659 |
M,W 5:00pm-6:50pm |
S-104 |
08/19-10/12 |
Fabiola Cardona |
Open |
| 21661 |
T,R 5:00pm-6:50pm |
S-104 |
08/19-10/12 |
Andrea Larosa |
Open |
| 21662 |
T,R 12:00pm-1:50pm |
LVC2-202 |
08/19-10/12 |
Staff |
Open |
ELDN 7460 - Low intermediate
- Students develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities for life, academic,
and career skills. This course is intended for students who have earned an SP grade
in the High Beginning course or who have taken the self-guided placement test.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21669 |
M,W 9:00am-11:50am |
TBA |
08/19-12/07 |
Jan Walters |
Open |
| 21670 |
M,W 7:00pm-9:50pm |
S-110 |
08/19-12/07 |
Geri Coats |
Full |
| 21667 |
M,T,W,R 9:00am-11:50am |
S-105 |
08/19-10/12 |
Martin Faries |
Open |
| 21668 |
M,T,W,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
S-105 |
08/19-10/12 |
Martin Faries |
Full |
| 21671 |
W,F 7:00pm-9:50pm |
SYVC-R2 |
08/19-12/07 |
Dayana Zepeda De Rosas |
Open |
| 21672 |
M,W 7:00pm-9:50pm |
ATKINC-AC1 |
08/19-12/07 |
Alberto Ambriz Delgado |
Full |
| 21673 |
T,R 7:10pm-10:00pm |
RIVTWN-COMMUNITY |
08/19-12/07 |
Raul Aguila |
Open |
ELDN 7470 - high intermediate
- Students develop high-intermediate listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities
for life, academic, and career skills. This course is intended for students who have
earned an SP grade in the Low Intermediate course or who have taken the self-guided
placement test.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21677 |
T,R 9:00am-11:50am |
TBA |
08/19-12/07 |
Melissa Ruiz |
Open |
| 21678 |
T,R 7:00pm-9:50pm |
TBA |
08/19-12/07 |
Samuel Colvin |
Full |
ELDn 7480 - intermediate conversation
- Build your confidence in speaking English! Practice the conversational skills needed
in real-life situations and daily tasks. This course focuses on communication, strategies
to improve pronunciation, and grammar in context. This course is appropriate for Low
Intermediate (ELDN 7460) and High Intermediate (ELDN 7470) students.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21681 |
M,W 12:00pm-1:50pm |
S-105 |
08/19-10/12 |
Andria Perdue-Keiser |
Open |
| 21683 |
T,R 12:00pm-1:50pm |
S-105 |
08/19-10/12 |
Samuel Colvin |
Open |
| 21682 |
M,W 5:00pm-6:50pm |
S-105 |
08/19-10/12 |
Geri Coats |
Open |
| 21684 |
T,R 5:00pm-6:50pm |
S-105 |
08/19-10/12 |
Samuel Colvin |
Full |
| 21685 |
T 7:00pm-8:50pm |
SYVC-R2 |
08/19-12/17 |
Alejandra Santos |
Open |
| 21686 |
M,W 6:00pm-6:50pm |
ATKINC-AC1 |
08/19-12/17 |
Alberto Ambriz Delgado |
Open |
| 21687 |
T,R 6:15pm-7:05pm |
RIVTWN-COMMUNITY |
08/19-12/17 |
Raul Aguila |
Open |
ELDN 7502 - low advanced grammar
- This course is designed to help students understand and use intermediate grammatical
forms in reading, writing, and oral/aural contexts. This course requires one lab hour
per week. Student lab work includes, but is not limited to the following: completion
of computer-assisted activities as well as assigned grammar, vocabulary, reading,
writing, and listening exercises. This is a mirrored course; it is offered at the
same time and place as the credit course. Noncredit and credit students take the class
together with one instructor and complete the same coursework. No credit is given
for this course.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21693 |
T,R 12:00pm-1:20pm |
S-108 |
08/19-12/12 |
Melinda Nishimori |
Open |
| AND |
T 1:30pm-2:20pm |
C-11 |
08/19-12/12 |
Melinda Nishimori |
Open |
ELDn 7511 - high intermediate conversation
- This course prepares students to understand and speak English at the high intermediate
level. In this course, students develop communicative competence by engaging in a
variety of listening and speaking activities. Students will participate in interviews,
small group discussions, and presentations. This is a mirrored course; it is offered
at the same time and place as the credit course. Noncredit and credit students take
the class together with one instructor and complete the same coursework. No credit
is given for this course.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21742 |
T,R 9:30am-10:50am |
C-20 |
08/19-12/12 |
Melinda Nishimori |
Full |
Eldn 7521 - high intermediate reading
- This course is designed to help high intermediate ESL students develop academic reading
skills. Emphasis is on developing reading comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency.
Students will read a variety of text types (e.g., short stories, newspaper articles,
novels, and nonfiction pieces). This course requires one lab hour per week. Student
lab work includes, but is not limited to, the following: completion of computer-assisted
activities as well as assigned grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and listening
exercises. Lecture: 4 hours per week. Lab: 1 hour per week. This is a mirrored course;
it is offered at the same time and place as the credit course. Noncredit and credit
students take the class together with one instructor and complete the same coursework.
No credit is given for this course.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21694 |
M,W,F 9:30am-10:40am |
C-20 |
08/19-12/12 |
Melinda Nishimori |
Open |
| AND |
W 8:30am-9:20am |
C-11 |
08/19-12/12 |
Melinda Nishimori |
Open |
| 21695 |
T,R 6:00pm-8:05pm |
C-20 |
08/19-12/12 |
George Phelan |
Open |
| AND |
T 8:15pm-9:05pm |
C-11 |
08/19-12/12 |
George Phelan |
Open |
ELDN 7522 - Low advanced reading
- This course is designed to help low advanced ESL students develop academic reading
skills. Emphasis is on developing reading comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency.
Students will read a variety of text types (e.g., short stories, newspaper articles,
novels, and nonfiction pieces). This course requires one lab hour per week. Student
lab work includes, but is not limited to, the following: completion of computer-assisted
activities as well as assigned grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and listening
exercises. Lecture: 4 hours per week. Lab: 1 hour per week. This is a mirrored course;
it is offered at the same time and place as the credit course. Noncredit and credit
students take the class together with one instructor and complete the same coursework.
No credit is given for this course.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21696 |
M,W,F 9:30am-10:40am |
K-25 |
08/19-12/12 |
George Phelan |
Open |
| AND |
M 8:30am-9:20am |
C-11 |
08/19-12/12 |
George Phelan |
Open |
| 21697 |
T,R 6:00pm-8:05pm |
C-20 |
08/19-12/12 |
George Phelan |
Open |
| AND |
T 8:15pm-9:05pm |
C-11 |
08/19-12/12 |
George Phelan |
Open |
ELDN 7523 - Advanced reading
- ELDN 7523 uses fiction and nonfiction texts to develop reading skills and strategies.
The emphasis is on improving reading comprehension and efficiency and helping students
become critical readers. This course is not open to students who are enrolled in or
have received credit for ELD 523, ENGL 312 or READ 310. This is a mirrored course;
it is offered at the same time and place as the credit course. Noncredit and credit
students take the class together with one instructor and complete the same coursework.
No credit is given for this course.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21698 |
M 12:45pm-2:50pm |
C-21 |
08/19-12/12 |
Julie Knight |
Open |
| AND |
W 12:45pm-2:50pm |
C-21 |
08/19-12/12 |
Julie Knight |
Open |
Eldn 7531 - high intermediate writing
- This course is designed to help high intermediate ESL students develop academic writing
skills at the paragraph and short-essay level. Instruction is provided in the following
areas: the writing process, sentence structure, vocabulary development, formatting,
and mechanics. This course requires one lab hour per week. Student lab work includes,
but is not limited to, the following: completion of computerassisted activities as
well as assigned grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and listening exercises. Lecture:
4 hours per week. Lab: 1 hour per week. This is a mirrored course; it is offered at
the same time and place as the credit course. Noncredit and credit students take the
class together with one instructor and complete the same coursework. No credit is
given for this course.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21699 |
M,W,F 11:00am-12:10pm |
C-20 |
08/19-12/12 |
Melinda Nishimori |
Open |
| AND |
M 12:20pm-1:10pm |
C-21 |
08/19-12/12 |
Melinda Nishimori |
Open |
ELDN 7532 - low advanced writing
- This course is designed to help low advanced ESL students develop academic writing
skills at the short essay level. Instruction is provided in the following areas: the
writing process, sentence structure, vocabulary, formatting, and mechanics. This course
requires one lab hour per week. Student lab work includes, but is not limited to,
the following: completion of computer-assisted activities as well as assigned grammar,
vocabulary, reading, writing, and listening exercises. Lecture: 4 hours per week.
Lab: 1 hour per week. This is a mirrored course; it is offered at the same time and
place as a credit course. Noncredit and credit students take the class together with
one instructor and complete the same coursework. No credit is given for this course.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21700 |
M,W,F 11:00am-12:10pm |
K-25 |
08/19-12/12 |
George Phelan |
Open |
| AND |
W 12:20pm-1:10pm |
C-11 |
08/19-12/12 |
George Phelan |
Open |
Eldn 7533 - Advanced writing
- Designed to help students critically analyze texts to use in support of a well-organized,
thesis-based essay. Improvement in grammar, mechanics, sentence structure, word choice,
and usage of outside sources with MLA formatting is also emphasized.
| CRN |
Meeting Time |
Location |
Date |
Instructor |
Status |
| 21744 |
T,R 12:00pm-1:20pm |
C-31 |
08/19-12/12 |
Andria Perdue-Keiser |
Open |
Certificate of Competency
The Noncredit English Language Development Certificates are designed for non-native English-speaking students who want to read, write, listen,
and speak in English at the beginning and intermediate levels.
Basic English Language Development Certificate
Basic ELD certificate requirements:
-
ELDN 7440 - High Beginning
-
ELDN 7450 - Beginning Conversation
-
One Elective
- Choose a course from the Beginning ELDN list in addition to the required.
Intermediate English Language Development Certificate
Intermediate ELD Certificate Requirements:
-
ELDN 7470 - High Intermediate
-
ELDN 7480 - Intermediate Conversation
-
One Elective
- Choose a course from the Intermediate ELDN list in addition to the required.
