| PROGRAM BREAKDOWN BY COURSE |
| COURSE NUMBER |
COURSE TITLE |
CREDIT HOURS |
| English as a Second Language (ESL) |
| ESL 000 |
Pre-Basic
Pre-basic level is a blended course for students who have some degree of literacy in their native languages. This course is designed to provide students with a good foundation of basic vocabulary, language structures, work skills, and life skills, so they will be able to communicate and interact at work, at school, and in the community.
|
3.0 |
| ESL 001 |
Basic 1
Basic 1 level is a blended course for students who are ready to exit the Beginning ESL Literacy Level are able to, with prompting and support (including context, and visual aids), identify a few key words and phrases from read alouds, visual images, and oral presentations using a very limited set of strategies.
ELLs ready to exit this level can, with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), recognize the meaning of a few frequently occurring words and phrases in simple oral presentations and read alouds about familiar topics, experiences, and events. They can recognize the meaning of some words learned through conversations, reading, and being read to.
|
3.0 |
| ESL 002 |
Basic 2
Basic 2 level is a blended course for students who are able to identify a few key words and phrases in oral communications and simple spoken and written texts using a very limited set of strategies. They can recognize the meaning of some words learned through conversations, reading, and being read to.
ELLs ready to exit this level are able to, with support, identify a point an author or a speaker makes. Relying heavily on context, questioning, and knowledge of morphology in their native language(s), ELLs ready to exit this level are able to recognize the meaning of a few frequently occurring words, simple phrases, and formulaic expressions in spoken and written texts about familiar topics, experiences, or events.
|
3.0 |
| ESL 003 |
Intermediate 1
Intermediate 2 level is a blended course for students who are able to identify the main topic in oral presentations and simple spoken and written texts and retell a few key details using an emerging set of strategies. ELLs ready to exit this level are able to, with support, identify the main argument an author or speaker makes. They can, with support, identify one reason an author or a speaker gives to support the argument.
ELLs ready to exit this level are able to determine the meaning of frequently occurring words, phrases, and expressions in spoken and written texts about familiar topics, experiences, or events.
|
3.0 |
| ESL 004 |
Intermediate 2
Intermediate 2 level is a blended course for students who are able to determine a central idea or theme in oral presentations and spoken and written texts, retell key details, answer questions about key details, explain how the theme is developed by specific details in texts, and summarize part of a text using a developing set of strategies.
ELLs ready to exit this level are able to, with support, explain the reasons an author or a speaker gives to support a claim and identify one or two reasons an author or a speaker gives to support the main point. Using context, questioning, and a developing knowledge of English and their native language(s)' morphology, ELLs ready to exit this level are able to determine the meaning of general academic and content-specific words and phrases and frequently occurring expressions in spoken and written texts about familiar topics, experiences, or events.
|
3.0 |
| ESL 005 |
Advanced 1
Advanced 2 level is a blended course for students who are able to determine a central idea or theme in oral presentations and spoken and written texts using an increasing range of strategies. They can analyze the development of the themes/ideas, cite specific details and evidence from texts to support the analysis, and summarize a text.
ELLs ready to exit this level are able to analyze the reasoning in persuasive spoken and written texts and determine whether the evidence is sufficient to support the claim. They can cite textual evidence to support the analysis. Using context, questioning, and an increasing knowledge of English morphology, ELLs ready to exit this level can determine the meaning of general academic and content-specific words and phrases, figurative and connotative language, and a growing number of idiomatic expressions in spoken and written texts about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
|
3.0 |
| ESL 006 |
Advanced 2
Advanced 2 level is a blended course for students who are able to determine central ideas or themes in oral presentations and spoken and written texts using a wide range of strategies. They can analyze the development of the themes/ideas, cite specific details and evidence from texts to support the analysis, and summarize a text.
ELLs ready to exit this level are able to analyze and evaluate the reasoning in persuasive spoken and written texts, determine whether the evidence is sufficient to support the claim, and cite specific textual evidence to thoroughly support the analysis. Using context, questioning, and consistent knowledge of English morphology, ELLs ready to exit this level are able to determine the meaning of general academic and content-specific words and phrases, figurative and connotative language, and idiomatic expressions in spoken and written texts about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
|
3.0 |
