5/19/2025 6:04:21 PM	ESL 714CP Course Outline as of Fall 2011	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ESL 714CP	Title:  BEG- HI NC ESL CONV/PRON
Full Title:  Beginning-High Non-Credit ESL Conversation/Pronunciation
Last Reviewed:3/28/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	0	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	0	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

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

This class is for non-native speakers of English with limited ability to function independently in English in everyday situations. Particular emphasis on vocabulary development, pronunciation and oral language skills needed in real-life settings.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Recommend concurrent or previous enrollment in ESL 714

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This class is for non-native speakers of English with limited ability to function independently in English in everyday situations. Particular emphasis on vocabulary development, pronunciation and oral language skills needed in real-life settings.

(Non-Credit Course)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Recommend concurrent or previous enrollment in ESL 714
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 should be able to:

1. Improve English pronunciation in context of realistic conversations about school, work, and the community.

2. Initiate and conduct a level-appropriate conversation or interview with an employer, medical provider, or school official.

3. Identify academic, vocational, and personal goals and skills needed to achieve these goals.

4. Use appropriate language to actively participate in classroom activities.

5. Use culturally appropriate communication strategies in group work and individual interactions at school, work, and in the community.

Topics and Scope

A.  Academic Skills

     1. Vocabulary and interactions related to academic environments

        a.  Language needed to participate in classroom discussions

        b.  Language needed for inquiries

    2. Language needed to access academic information

        a.  Voicemail

         b.  Recorded menus

    3. Recorded interviews and narratives, readings and activities about personal, academic and vocational goals

     4. Study skills needed to achieve academic and vocational goals

        a.  Good attendance

        b.  Time management skills

        c.  Organization of materials

B. Real-Life Skills

     1. Topics related to daily life using level-appropriate grammar

         a.  Family and friends

         b.  Neighborhood

         c.  Work

         d.  Housing

         e.  Community resources

         f.   Cross cultural differences and similarities

     2.  Practice speaking and listening skills in various social contexts using level-appropriate grammar

         a.  Community

              1) Making an appointment

              2) Requesting information

              3) Stating health needs

          b.  Vocational settings

              1) Following directions

              2) Stating job skills

              3) Explaining an absence

C. Pronunciation Skills

    1.  Recognition of phonemic sounds and pronunciation of vowels, consonants, and blends

    2. Spelling patterns to predict corresponding sounds

    3. Use of appropriate intonation needed in questions and statements in the context of conducting interviews or giving oral presentations

    4. Self-monitoring of pronunciation skills studied in class

D. Culturally Appropriate Conversation Skills

    1. Appropriate greetings in different contexts

    2. Conversation strategies in formal and informal settings

    3. Non-verbal communication skills including active listening signals and gestures used to clarify interactions

    4. The language of group work in real-life situations

        a.  Agreement

        b.  Disagreement

        c.  Expressing opinions

        d.  Interrupting

Assignments:

This course will emphasize student-centered activities designed to develop 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.  Problem-solving activities in small groups

     5.  Discussions and written journal entries in response to stories on a variety of themes related to real-life situations

     6.  Listening activities requiring oral response  

      7.  Objective exams and quizzes

     8.  Individual and small group presentations

     9.  Listening to stories and/or guest speakers and re-telling, and/or taking notes on main idea and supporting details, both orally and in writing

     10.  Dictations

     11.  Oral descriptions from pictures and real-life situations

     12.  Use of technology such as the internet, ESL websites and software to facilitate communication and/or to improve vocabulary, conversation and pronunciation skills

 

B. Homework:

     1.  Surveys and interviews

     2.  Use of technology to gather and take notes on key information (e.g. telephone transactions involving "menu" selections)

     3.  Request information from school and community resources and take notes

     4.  Prepare brief oral and written presentations with a group

     5.  Individual recordings using voicemail

     6.  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 10 - 20%
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 20 - 35%
Homework problems, Cooperative group work and projects
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 35%
Class performances, performance exams, independent projects
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 15%
Multiple choice, matching items, completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 15%
Attendance, participation, student portfolios

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

New Oxford Picture Dictionary, Shapiro, et al, Oxford University Press, 1998, and accompanying Literacy Program (Classic)

 

Live Action English, Romijn, Command Performance Language Institute, 1997 (Classic)

 

Now Hear This, Foley, Heinle ELT, 1994 (Classic)

 

Sounds Great Book 1, Beisbier, Heinle ELT, 1994 (Classic)

 

Talk Time 1, Stempleski, Oxford University Press, 2006

 

Instructor-prepared materials.

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