ODLA 042 - ELA 4-2 for Open Doors

Credits: 15
Variable Credit Course: Yes

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

Course Description: ELA Level 4-2 (High Intermediate 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 43.

Prerequisite: Receive a P grade in ELA 41 (or placement into ELA 42).
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Organize key details in text.
Categorize the eight parts of speech in Standard American English in text.
Find capitalization and punctuation errors in text by applying Standard American English rules.
Organize parts of a paragraph using transition words and/or phrases.
Prepare questions and/or responses using agreed-upon norms to participate in class discussions.
Use the Present Perfect tense.
Identify comparative, superlative, and equative adjective forms in text.
Differentiate between the first and second “If” conditionals.
Create a basic resume using a template.
Translate math word problems into corresponding math equations.
Use technology to produce coursework.

Course Contents

Personal and professional development
College and community knowledge and success
Digital Information literacy

Instructional Units: 15