ODLA 043 - ELA 4-3 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 4-3 (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 51.

Prerequisite: Receive a P grade in ELA 42 (or placement into ELA 43).
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Summarize key details in text.
Use affixes to determine parts of speech.
Use Standard American English capitalization and punctuation rules when composing sentences.
Compose a basic narrative and/or descriptive paragraph using transition words and/or phrases.
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners by building on others’ ideas and/or expressing their own ideas clearly.
Use a combination of English verb tenses, including past, future, and present, to express ideas.
Use a combination of English verb tenses, including past, future, and present, to express ideas.
Use the first and second “If” conditionals.
Communicate relevant information from a completed resume template by participating in a mock interview.
Solve math word problems using math terminology and operators.
Use technology to produce coursework.

Course Contents

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

Instructional Units: 15