Classification of instructional programs (CIP) Canada 2000

• 1 - Chapter I: Academic and Occupation-specific Programs
• 16. - Aboriginal and Foreign Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
• 16.17 - Second Language Learning

16.1701 - English as a Second Language

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the development of proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English for those for whom English is not their mother tongue. These programs include courses in the use of basic communication skills to develop and transmit ideas and thoughts in English as well as specialized programs that focus on the development of proficiency in English sufficient to meet specific occupational or academic demands.

• Example Program Names:

  • English as a second language (ESL) teaching

• Exclusion

  • Bilingual and multilingual education(13.0201)
  • English teacher(13.1305)
  • Teaching English as a second language(13.1401)
  • Second language learning (not for credit)(32.0109)