12/27/2024 10:44:19 AM	ESL 712 Course Outline as of Summer 2012	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ESL 712	Title:  BEG NC ESL LITERACY
Full Title:  Beginning Non-Credit ESL Literacy
Last Reviewed:3/14/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	0	Lecture Scheduled	6.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	105.00
Minimum	0	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	105.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  210.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 315.00

Title 5 Category:  Non-Credit
Grading:  Non-Credit Course
Repeatability:  27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
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Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Non-Credit English as a Second Language Literacy is for non-native speakers of English with little or no ability to read and write in English due to limited transfer skills in first language.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Non-Credit English as a Second Language Literacy is for non-native speakers of English with little or no ability to read and write in English due to limited transfer skills in first language.

(Non-Credit Course)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Read and write the letters of the alphabet in upper and lower case and discriminate between their corresponding sounds in English.

2. Read and fill out basic forms related to work, school and health.

3. Demonstrate comprehension of simple words, phrases and questions drawn from familiar material in the context of work, school and health.

4. Express data related to personal information and respond to simple yes/no questions in various community and social interactions.

5. Talk about activities connected to daily routine and communicate at a basic level at work, school and in the community.

6. Identify personal and vocational goals.

7. Demonstrate basic practices associated with the academic classroom.

8. Demonstrate culturally appropriate behaviors, both in class and out.

9. Demonstrate level appropriate grammar and writing skills.

Topics and Scope

A. Listening and Speaking Skills

1. Basic speaking and listening skills needed to communicate in day to day contexts including community and vocational settings using level-appropriate grammar

  a. following basic directions

  b. giving reasons for an absence

  c. stating data about self and others

  d. requesting information

  e. stating health needs

   f.  sharing preferences

  g. sharing personal and vocational goals

2. Topics and vocabulary development related to daily and cultural life that may include family, friends, neighborhood, work, shopping, housing and community resources using level appropriate grammar.

3. Pronunciation skills

  a. recognize and produce vowel and consonant sounds

  b. basic sound/spelling patterns

 

B. Reading Skills

1. Basic pre-reading skills including predicting, skimming and scanning

2. Short narratives and simplified materials (e.g., calendars, schedules, and charts) related to work, school, home and the community  

3. Vocabulary building strategies including using a picture dictionary

4. Spelling patterns

 

C. Writing Skills

1. Upper and lower case letters and spacing of words

2. Copying from the board: words and sentences on familiar topics related to daily life, personal experiences and family stories

3. Vocabulary development

4. Simple forms related to school, work and the community

5. Verb tenses and language structures needed to write simple sentences on topics related to school, work and the community may include:

  a. simple present tense

  b. present continuous

  c. common modals

  d. like + infinitive

  e. there is/there are

  f. singular and plural nouns

  g. prepositions

  h. personal and possessive pronouns

  i. question words

  j. requests

 

D.  Academic Skills

1. Group work

2. Organizational skills (organizing a binder, making a study calendar)

3. Study skills

4. Basic classroom vocabulary, commands and instructions

 

E. Cultural Skills

1. Culturally appropriate norms of interviews and conversation (formal and informal).

2. Reading, writing and speaking about cultural similarities and differences

 

F.  Vocational Skills

Topics may include:

1. Articulating job skills and activities

2. Applications and other simple forms

3. Emergency and safety signs and warnings

4. Work schedules

5. Calling in sick

6. Giving and following basic directions, both orally and in writing

7. Asking for clarification

8. Requesting and offering assistance

9. Knowing your rights at work

Assignments:

This course will emphasize student-centered activities designed to develop reading, writing, listening, speaking and pronunciation skills. The following represent the types of assignments that may be included:

A.  In-class work:

1. Vocabulary building exercises

2. Pair and group activities

3. Role plays

4. Surveys and interviews

5. Problem-solving activities in small groups

6. Language experience stories

7. Response to stories on themes related to real-life situations

8. Objective exams and quizzes

9.  Oral and written descriptions from pictures and real-life situations

10. Developing portfolio of representative writings

11. Use of technology such as the Internet, ESL websites and software to improve reading, listening, vocabulary, spelling, conversation and pronunciation skills

B. Homework:

1. Surveys and interviews

2. Reading exercises

3. Writing exercises

4. Request information from school and community resources

5. Reading signs, labels, bumper stickers and other examples of environmental print

6. Individual recordings using voicemail

7. Listening to TV and radio programs in English

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 40 - 50%
Written homework, in home listening exercises with corresponding activities
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 20%
Multiple choice, true/false, matching items, completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 40 - 50%
Attendance, participation, student portfolios

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Basic Oxford Dictionary by Margot F. Gramer, Oxford University Press, 1996

Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary Literacy Program by Gainet Templin-Imel, Oxford University Press, 2008

Longman ESL Literacy by Yvonne Wong Nishio, Longman, 1998

Ventures - Basic by K. Lynn Savage (Ed.), Cambridge University Press, 2008

Instructor prepared materials

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