ESOL 013 - ESOL Level 1-3 (Beginning ELA Literacy)

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 1-3 (Low Intermediate ELA) 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 ESOL 21.

Prerequisite: Receive a P grade in ESOL 12 (or placement into ESOL 13 or equivalent).
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Differentiate between formal and informal common expressions.
Participate in short conversations and written exchanges about familiar topics and in familiar contexts.
With support, communicate information and feelings about familiar texts, topics, and experiences.
With support, communicate an opinion about a familiar topic, experience, or event.
Communicate information gathered from text, such as course schedules.
Read level-appropriate text aloud by applying basic phonetic rules.
With support, differentiate between affirmative, negative, and question sentence structures.
Use frequently occurring nouns, verbs, prepositions, and conjunctions.
Provide basic personal information by responding to written and spoken prompts.
Communicate basic math operations.
Use technology to produce coursework.

Course Contents

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

Instructional Units: 15