SYLLABUS
ESL 022/023/024/025 (High Beginning)
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ESL 022-001 M T W R
Room: E-303 8:00 – 10:50 am |
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday: |
June
Pomann Office: E-718A Voice
Mail:(908) 659-5121 E-mail: jpomann@ucc.edu |
Prerequisite
ESL Placement Test
or ESL 015
Course Description
ESL Level 2 is a
high-beginning academic sequence designed for students whose native language is
not English. This course meets four days
a week,12 hours a week for 14 weeks. The
purpose of this level is to develop the students’ listening, speaking, reading
and writing skills in personal and cultural contexts such as family, house and
neighborhood, immigration, American geography, and education.
Students who are
successful in passing this level move on to Level 3. Students who need more time at the level must
repeat the course. In some cases a
student may be able to skip to Level 4.
Course Objectives/ Student Learning Outcomes
· To demonstrate cultural awareness and
knowledge of community resources, work, and basic U.S. history.
· To comprehend short dialogues and narratives
about familiar topics spoken slightly slower than native speed and restate main
ideas and important details
· To take simple notes
· To participate in simple conversations and
personal narratives with limited fluency, accuracy, and pronunciation.
· To understand texts written in basic English
about everyday situations and historical events and people.
· To apply literal comprehension skills and
introductory reading strategies, such as inferencing and predicting skills.
· To be able to guess at unfamiliar vocabulary
that is highly contextualized.
· To write short descriptive and narrative
paragraphs and short compositions that demonstrate control of content
vocabulary and structures.
· To comprehend and produce the items in the
grammar/theme chart with accuracy and basic fluency in controlled situations.
· To log on/off, locate and use Level 2 ESL
software independently
Information Literacy
By the conclusion of the
semester all students who pass this course will have demonstrated in at least
one graded project, that they are developing familiarity with library sources.
This should include attending a library orientation, obtaining at least one
library source and incorporating it into an oral or written project.
Requirements
·
Midterm
exam – Students take midterm exam during the 7th week of the
semester. It includes listening, speaking,
reading, writing, and grammar.
·
Final
exam – Students in Level 2 take the same final exam. It includes listening,
speaking, reading, writing, and grammar.
·
Frequent
tests/quizzes to test all skills.
·
Daily
homework
·
Compositions,
in class and for homework, a minimum of 6-8 writing assignments.
·
Participation
in class demonstrating basic oral and aural proficiency in small group and
whole class discussions.
·
Reading
assignments based on the reading texts
·
One hour
a week of computer lab, utilizing level 2 multi-media software
·
Library assignments
·
Students
are required to buy their own text books.
Student Resources
(Required
books)
Center Stage Book 2,Bonestell and Eckstut-Didier, Pearson
Lifelines 2, Second Edition Foley and
Pomann, Prentice-Hall
Listen to Me, Second Edition Foley, Heinle and Heinle
Literature for English, McGraw Hill
Read On 1, Mare, McGraw-Hill
CALL:
Software programs include: Dyned, Focus on Grammar, Longman Interactive,
Grammar Mastery and WIDA
Suggested Final Grade
Calculation
To pass the course
and go to Level 3, a student must receive 75% as an overall final average for
the semester. Student work for the complete semester will determine the final
grade. Possible final grades are:
Satisfactory (S), Unsatisfactory (U) or Stopped Attending (UF). Students who
receive a U or UF must repeat the entire course.
The final grade will
be calculated as follows:
Final exam 50%
Speaking 10%
Midterm, other tests
and quizzes 20%
Compositions,
projects, homework, class work 20%
Final exam
Listening 20%
Reading 15%
Grammar 40%
Composition 15%
Speaking 10%
Important Dates to Remember:
Withdrawal Last date to withdraw is October 31st.
Midterm Seventh or eighth week of semester
Final The last two days of regular class
College Closed November 22nd to November 25th
College open but no
classes November 21st
ESL 022/023/024/025 Grammar/Themes Chart
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Functions (statements & questions) |
Possible Contexts/Themes (related vocabulary and expressions) |
Grammar
Points (statement, question and negative forms) |
|
Giving and
requesting personal and general information Describing
locations Sequencing of events Describing daily
activities Talking about
likes/dislikes Agreeing and
disagreeing |
Education/Work Self and Family Neighborhood/Community resources Health Crime Leisure
activities/Vacations The immigrant
experience Holidays US historical
events and people |
Primary Contrast of verb
to be/ present continuous/going to Simple past Future –will Time expressions Modal – can/could Comparative and
superlatives Introduced Simple present *Review of grammar
points from previous levels |
To comprehend and
produce the items in the grammar/theme chart with accuracy and basic fluency in
controlled situations.
Program Goals |
(ESL Level 022,023, 024, 025) Course Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes |
Assessments |
|
1. To comprehend a college lecture delivered
in English 2. To read and respond to college-level materials
in English 3. To participate in an American college
classroom discussion 4. To communicate ideas in clear and coherent
written English 5. To demonstrate knowledge of American culture,
including the American education system, and a respect for multiculturalism 6. To demonstrate knowledge of information
literacy |
·
To
demonstrate cultural awareness and knowledge of community resources, work,
and basic U.S. history. (5) ·
To
comprehend short dialogues and narratives about familiar topics spoken
slightly slower than native speed and restate main ideas and important
details (1,3,5) ·
To
take simple notes (1,2,3,4) ·
To
participate in simple conversations and personal narratives with limited
fluency, accuracy, and pronunciation. (1,3,5) ·
To
understand texts written in basic English about everyday situations and
historical events and people. (1,2,3,4,5) ·
To
apply literal comprehension skills and introductory reading strategies, such
as inferencing and predicting skills. (2,3,4,5) ·
To be
able to guess at unfamiliar vocabulary that is highly contextualized. (2,4,6) ·
To
write short descriptive and narrative paragraphs and short compositions that
demonstrate control of content vocabulary and structures. (2,3,4,5) ·
To
comprehend and produce the items in the grammar/theme chart with accuracy and
basic fluency in controlled situations. (1,2,3,4,5) ·
To
turn on, log on/off, use a mouse, locate and use Level 2 ESL software independently in the UCC computer
laboratory (1,2,3,4,5,6) |
Students will take
a midterm and departmental final to assess listening, writing, and reading
skills. Students
will take regular quizzes/tests designed to assess control of grammatical
structures, listening skills, and comprehension of readings. Students will
complete a minimum of 6-8 writing assignments, such as paragraphs and short
narratives. Students
will receive as part of the final grade a rating of 1-10 for oral competency
in small group and whole class discussions, based on level appropriate
accuracy, fluency and pronunciation Students will
demonstrate ability to utilize level 2 software independently. |
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