12/26/2024 4:35:00 PM	EMLS 712 Course Outline as of Fall 2024	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  EMLS 712	Title:  NC EMLS BEGIN LITERACY
Full Title:  Noncredit Beginning English 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		8 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
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  ESL 712

Catalog Description:

In this course, students will develop language skills in English to complete essential literacy tasks. This beginning noncredit English Literacy course is for English language learners 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:

In this course, students will develop language skills in English to complete essential literacy tasks. This beginning noncredit English Literacy course is for English language learners 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

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate preliminary writing skills necessary to fill out simplified forms and copy from samples.

2. Read and interpret important information contained in simplified materials including signs, forms, labels and schedules.

3. Give personal information and describe activities related to daily routine.

4. Demonstrate fundamental behaviors and study skills needed in school.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should 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

I. Listening and Speaking Skills - 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

 

II. Topics and Vocabulary Development related to Daily and Cultural Life using Level Appropriate Grammar that may include:

    A. Family

    B. Friends

    C. Neighborhood

    D. Work

    E. Shopping

    F. Housing

    G. Community resources

 

III. Pronunciation Skills

    A. Recognize and produce vowel and consonant sounds

    B. Basic sound/spelling patterns

 

IV. Reading Skills

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

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

     C. Vocabulary building strategies including using a picture dictionary

    D. Spelling patterns

 

V. Writing Skills

    A. Upper and lower case letters and spacing of words

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

    C. Vocabulary development

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

     E. Verb tenses and language structures needed to write simple sentences on topics related to

         school, work and the community may include:

         1. simple present tense

         2. present continuous

         3. common modals

         4. like + infinitive

         5. there is/there are

         6. singular and plural nouns

         7. prepositions

         8. personal and possessive pronouns

         9. question words

         10. requests

 

VI. Academic Skills

    A. Group work

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

    C. Study skills

    D. Basic classroom vocabulary, commands and instructions

 

VII. Cultural Skills

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

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

 

VII. Vocational Skills

Topics may include:

    A. Articulating job skills and activities

    B. Applications and other simple forms

    C. Emergency and safety signs and warnings

    D. Work schedules

    E. Calling in sick

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

    G. Asking for clarification

    H. Requesting and offering assistance

    I. Knowing your rights at work

Assignments:

This course will emphasize student-centered activities designed to develop reading, writing, listening, speaking and pronunciation skills.

 

I. In-class work, such as:

    A. Vocabulary building exercises

    B. Pair and group activities

    C. Role plays

     D. Surveys and interviews

    E. Problem-solving activities in small groups

    F. Language experience stories

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

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

    J. Use of technology such as the Internet, ESL websites and software to improve reading,

         listening, vocabulary, spelling, conversation and pronunciation skills

 

II. Objective exams, quizzes, and final exam

 

III. Written Homework, such as:

    A. Surveys and interviews

    B. Reading exercises

    C. Writing exercises

   

 

IV. Independent Work (ungraded)

 

     A. Request information from school and community resources

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

     C. Individual recordings using voicemail

    D. 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
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%
Objective exams, quizzes, and final examination
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 40 - 50%
Attendance and participation (in-class activities)

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Ventures Basic. 3rd ed. Bitterlin, Gretchen and Johnson, Dennis and Price, Donna. Cambridge University Press. 2018

Foundations Activity Workbook. 2nd ed. Molinsky, Steven and Bliss, Bill. Pearson. 2007 (classic)

Longman ESL Literacy. 3rd ed. Wong Nishio, Yvonne. Pearson. 2006 (classic)

Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary Literacy Program. 2nd ed. Templin-Imel, Garnet and Brod, Shirely, and Gramer, Margot. Oxford University Press. 1996 (classic)

Instructor prepared materials

Other approved materials

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