ESL 042 Low Intermediate ESL Reading - 4 (1 to 15 credits)
Prerequisite CASAS score of 201 and above or completion of ESL 032
Course Description
A low intermediate level ESL course which develops the verbal ability to pursue realistic and long-term personal, career or academic goals, and to participate confidently and resourcefully in their overall environment.
Course Content
A. Washington State Adult Learning Standards-ESL
• Convey Ideas in Writing
o Determine the purpose for communicating.
o Organize and present information to serve the purpose.
o Pay attention to conventions of English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, to minimize barriers to reader’s comprehension.
o Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of the communication.
B. Goal Setting
Student Outcomes
1. Writing W 4.1 Determine the purpose and audience for communicating in writing. W 4.2 Follow a highly structured plan to organize ideas around a single familiar topic and produce a short but legible and comprehensible draft. W 4.3 Appropriately use every day, familiar vocabulary (such as words with personal significance and commonly-used adjectives, pronouns and prepositions) and simple sentence structures to produce a several sentences on a topic. W 4.4 Make simple edits of grammar, capitalization, spelling, and punctuation.
2. Goals/Student Success Strategies G 4.1 Set educational goals as they relate to their roles as workers, citizens, and family members report progress on these goals and revise and update them quarterly
Degree Outcomes
CORE ABILITIES OUTCOME:
1.Effective Communication: Recognizes and uses a variety of methods and styles to convey ideas and information as a student, worker, citizen, and family member. At this level, the student exhibits this element of the core ability at an emerging level, due to limited spoken English proficiency.
2.Responsibility: Selects, plans, and executes action steps that address obstacles and efficiently utilize resources. At this level, the student selects, plans, and executes action steps in spoken English at an emerging level due to limited English proficiency. BASIC SKILLS OUTCOME: Effectively handle life issues: • Consciously plan and progress along a educational and or career path. Advocate for oneself, family, and community, actively engage in community, Access and utilize community resources and civic rights, Engage in lifelong learning, Access and utilize technological resources. • Effectively use writing at level in the community, work, school and family.
Lecture Contact Hours 10-150
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 10-150
Potential Methods
A.Pair and group work
B.Portfolio
C.Graphic Organizers
D.Self-assessment
E.Instructor observation
F.Technology, World Wide Web
G.Distance Learning tools
H.Written exercises
I.Games
J.Written assignments
K.Washington State Basic Skills Standards
L.Formal and informal written presentations
M.Interviews
N.Surveys
O.Peer & self editing
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