ESOL 053 - ELA Level 5-3 (Low Advanced ESL)

Credits: 15
Variable Credit Course: Yes

Lecture Hours: 165
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: ESOL Level 5-3 (Low Advanced ESL). Students improve English listening, speaking, reading, and writing and comprehension with a goal to develop college and career readiness skills. Prepares students for transition to ELA 18 and/or CCB/ELA 95.

Prerequisite: Receive a P grade in ESOL 52 (or placement into ESOL 53).
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Write a summary of authentic text.
Write a narrative, explanatory, or opinion paragraph by using a multi-step writing process.
Make arguments using key concepts from lectures, presentations, and/or relevant course work to express opinions and/or engage in debate.
Write sentences using clauses, including dependent, independent, relative, adverbial, and adjectival clauses.
Write sentences using active and passive voices.
Use a combination of English verb tenses, including past, future, and present, to express ideas.
Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions to connect ideas.
Use a combination of facts and opinions to express ideas.
Differentiate between informal and academic language in text.
Compose a recollection of lived experiences in a cohesive way.
Summarize data from a graph, chart, and/or diagram.
Use technology to produce coursework.

Course Contents

Personal and Professional Development
College and community knowledge and success
Digital and information literacy

Instructional Units: 15