UC IGETC Language Other Than English Proficiency Certification (LOTE)

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The purpose of this UC IGETC certification of “Language Other Than English” (LOTE) is to assist students, who have an acquired knowledge of a language other than English, in demonstrating language proficiency as outlined in the IGETC Standards Area 10.6.

When students are ready to apply for UC IGETC Certification, they will need to meet with one of the designated faculty (listed on page 2 by language) to be assessed. The faculty will then process the IGETC certification form via dynamic forms (found in myGateway under faculty) in order to get processed by Admissions and Records.

Faculty Member: As a college faculty member who is fluent in the student’s native language, you are requested to voluntarily assess the basic language proficiency of this student.

Method of Evaluation:

1. Foreign Transcript: Satisfactory completion, with “C” (2.0) grades or better, of two years of formal schooling at the sixth-grade level or higher in an institution where the language of instruction is not English. Appropriate documentation must be presented to substantiate that the required coursework was completed. If an official sealed transcript cannot be obtained from a foreign institution, an unofficial or opened transcript may be used to verify proficiency.

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2. Proficiency Test: Equivalent to two (2) years of foreign language as taught in United States high schools.

Specifically, the student should have:

a. Basic vocabulary of approximately 1,000 words;

b. Basic ability to read, write and speak using the present, past (preterit) and future tenses.

It is suggested that the instructor give the student written material for the language being evaluated. The material could be a magazine article, or newspaper or the other written material. The instructor should ask the student to answer questions in writing that pertain to the written material. The instructor should also ask the student to answer questions verbally. The student needs to demonstrate basic use of present, past (preterit) and future tenses.

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UC IGETC Language Other Than English (LOTE) Faculty List

Name	Department/Division	Language	Email
Adel Rajab	Biology/SEM	Arabic	arajab@cypresscollege.edu
Chiang Horng Harn	Foreign Language/Language Arts	Chinese	charn@cypresscollege.edu
Silvie Grote	Pub Health/Kinesiology	Czech	sgrote@cypresscollege.edu
Billy Pashaie	Library	Dari	wpashaie@cypresscollege.edu
Billy Pashaie	Library	Farsi	wpashaie@cypresscollege.edu
Massoud Saleh	Engineering/SEM	Farsi	msaleh@cypresscollege.edu
John Lambros	Comm. Studies/Language Arts	Greek	jlambros@cypresscollege.edu
Sujata Chiplunkar	Biology/SEM	Gujarati	schiplunkar@cypresscollege.edu
Sujata Chiplunkar	Biology/SEM	Hindi	schiplunkar@cypresscollege.edu
Kati Angelov	MAD/Fine Arts	Hungarian	kanguelov@cypresscollege.onm
Natsuyo Higuchi	Foreign Language/Language Arts	Japanese	nhiguchi@cypresscollege.edu
Eunju Lee	Math/SEM	Korean	elee@cypresscollege.edu
Maha Afra	Dance/Fine Arts	Lebanese	mafra@cypresscollege.edu
Sujata Chiplunkar	Biology/SEM	Marath	schiplunkar@cypresscollege.edu
Bradley Hampton	Music/VAPA	Portuguese	bhampton@cypresscollege.edu
Julia Cherney	Dental Hygiene/Health Science	Russian	jcherney@cypresscollege.edu
Silvie Grote	Pub Health/Kinesiology	Slovak	sgrote@cypresscollege.edu
Juan Garcia	Vets Counselor/Student Services	Spanish	jgarcia@cypresscollege.edu
Billy Pashaie	Library	Spanish	wpashaie@cypresscollege.edu
Denise Vo	Counseling/Health Science	Vietnamese	dvo@cypresscollege.edu
Kelly Nguyen	Math/SEM	Vietnamese	kellynguyen@cypresscollege.edu