Amarillo College English-as-a-Second-Language

Course Level and Placement

Students meet with one of the ESL advisors to speak and write as much as they can in English.  Students are not required to write any English before entering the program.   Once the initial evaluation is complete, students are usually placed in one of these four course levels based on their level of proficiency:
 

Level I  Cannot participate in simple conversations in English. 
Level II Can participate in simple English conversations with a limited vocabulary. 
Level III Can participate in more detailed English conversations with a larger vocabulary.
Level IV Can comfortably participate in English conversations.

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