Listening Student Learning Outcomes
Goals for Learning
Listening 152 / 154
How You Can Show
the Teacher You Can
Do This
End of Semester
Has sufficient vocabulary to comprehend an
unsimplified academic lecture
Can paraphrase academic discourse
effectively in writing and discussion from an
academic lecture
Can identify main idea and supporting
details of a unsimplified academic lecture
tests, quizzes, class
discussions
summaries, test essay
questions
Coordinated exams and
final achievement test
Coordinated exams and
final achievement test
questions/quizzes right after
listening
Coordinated exams and
final achievement test
Can take independent, thorough, wellorganized notes on unsimplified academic
lectures.
Can integrate information based on notes
from multiple sources and use for test
preparation
collected notes after lectures
Coordinated exams and
final achievement test
test, class discussions,
group projects
Coordinated exams and
final achievement test
Can summarize a lecture using notes
Tests and quizzes with notes
Can respond to a lecture topic or an opinion
from the lecture
Tests and quizzes with notes
Coordinated exams and
final achievement test
Coordinated exams and
final achievement test
Speaking Student Learning Outcomes
Speaking 152
Goals for Learning to
Speak Better
How You Can Show the
End of Semester
Teacher You Can Do This
#1- Demonstrates fluency in
conversing about both
academic and non-academic
topics
#2- Demonstrates fluency in
“small talk” in non-academic
situations
#3- Demonstrates ability in
basic communication skills,
including working with a
group, agreeing/disagreeing,
interrupting, active listening,
and impromptu speaking
#4- Can use level-appropriate
vocabulary on a range of
non-personal topics including
current events, and topics
covered in textbook and other
readings
#5- Can use grammar from
previous levels, and can
paraphrase short passages
#6- Can produce consonant
and vowel sounds, and can
manage suprasegmentals
#7- Can read levelappropriate material aloud
#8- Can follow and participate
in conversations at level
#9-Can give sufficiently
detailed explanations of levelappropriate academic
vocabulary
#10-Can support answers
with clearly related reasons
and examples
#11-Can give summaries of
level-appropriate academic
material
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
Final in-class interview
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
Final in-class interview
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
Final in-class interview
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
Teacher observation, oral
assessment
Final in-class interview
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral assessment
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral assessment
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral assessment
N/A
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral assessment
Final in-class interview
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral assessment
Final in-class interview
N/A
Final in-class interview
Final in-class interview
Final in-class interview
Speaking Student Learning Outcomes
Speaking 154
Goals for Learning to
Speak Better
How You Can Show the
Teacher You Can Do This
End of Semester
#1- Demonstrates fluency in
conversing about both
academic and non-academic
topics
#2- Demonstrates fluency in
“small talk” in non-academic
situations
#3- Demonstrates ability in
basic communication skills,
including working with a group,
agreeing/disagreeing,
interrupting, active listening,
and impromptu speaking
#4- Can use simple and
advanced vocabulary on a
range of non-personal topics
including current events, and
topics covered in textbook and
other readings
#5- Can use grammar from
previous levels, and can
paraphrase short passages
#6- Can produce consonant
and vowel sounds, and can
manage suprasegmentals
#7- Can read level-appropriate
material aloud
#8- Can follow and participate
in conversations at level
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
Final in-class interview
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
Final in-class interview
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
Final in-class interview
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
Teacher observation, oral
assessment
Final in-class interview
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral assessment
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral assessment
N/A
#9-Can give sufficiently detailed
explanations of levelappropriate academic
vocabulary
#10-Can support answers with
clearly related reasons and
examples
#11-Can give summaries of
level-appropriate academic
material
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral assessment
Final in-class interview
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral assessment
Final in-class interview
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral assessment
Final in-class interview
N/A
Final in-class interview
Final in-class interview
Reading Student Learning Outcomes
Reading 152
Aims for learning to read
How you can
better:
show the teacher
Be able to:
you can do this:
Comprehension  Comprehend un-simplified texts
 Identify main ideas, supporting
details, and conclusions
 Preview and make predictions
 Recognize organizational patterns
 Make inferences
 Paraphrase and summarize
 Read critically
 Apply ideas to new contexts
 Answer various types of
comprehension questions
Vocabulary
 Understand and use vocabulary at
152-level
 Guess meanings of words in context
 Understand word forms
 Recognize and use collocations
 Recognize and use connotations
Rate (Fluency)
Classroom and
Test-taking
skills
End of
Semester:
 Teacher
observation
 Homework
 Reading skills tests
 Final
Achievement test
 Homework
 Vocabulary quizzes
and tests
 Teacher
observation
 Final
Achievement test
 Identify and use more strategies to
increase reading rate
 Complete reading tasks within
specified time
 In-class practice
 Final
Achievement test
 Discuss readings
 Pronounce and spell new
vocabulary
 Use a dictionary – monolingual
English
 Use skimming/scanning techniques
to answer questions
 Respond to readings in short and/or
essay-length answers
 Understand academic test questions
and directions
 Read 152-level text at minimum of
about 200 WPM with at least 70%
comprehension
 Use paced and timed readings to
increase reading speed with leveled
texts
 Teacher
observation
 Homework
 Assessed through
in-class practice
throughout the
semester
 Reading skills tests
Reading Student Learning Outcomes
Reading 154
Aims for learning to read better:
Be able to:
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Rate (Fluency)
Classroom and
Test-taking skills
 Comprehend un-simplified texts
 Identify main ideas, supporting
details, and conclusions
 Preview and make predictions
 Recognize organizational patterns
 Make inferences
 Paraphrase and summarize
 Read critically
 Apply ideas to new contexts
 Answer various types of
comprehension questions
 Understand and use vocabulary at
152-level
 Guess meanings of words in context
 Understand word forms
 Recognize and use collocations
 Recognize and use connotations
 Identify and use more strategies to
increase reading rate
 Complete reading tasks within
specified time
 Discuss readings
 Pronounce and spell new vocabulary
 Use a dictionary – monolingual
English
 Use skimming/scanning techniques to
answer questions
 Respond to readings in short and/or
essay-length answers
 Understand academic test questions
and directions
 Read 152-level text at minimum of
about 200 WPM with at least 70%
comprehension
 Use paced and timed readings to
increase reading speed with leveled
texts
How you can show
the teacher you
can do this:
End of Semester:
 Teacher observation
 Homework
 Reading skills tests
 Final Achievement test
 Homework
 Vocabulary quizzes
and tests
 Teacher observation
 Final Achievement test
 In-class practice
 Final Achievement test
 Teacher observation
 Homework
 Assessed through
in-class practice
throughout the
semester
 Reading skills tests
Writing Student Learning Outcomes
Writing 152
152 Writing SLOs
How to Show Your
Teacher You Can Do
These
Can use prewriting and organizational skills
Can use increasingly advanced sentence structures to add
clarity to writing
Can show written coherence through organization,
development, and word choice
Can analyze and revise own writing
Can edit own writing for mechanical and structural errors
Can use correct paragraph and essay form
Can express individual ideas in different modes of academic
essays
Can perform independent searches to find reliable sources of
research
Can use appropriate citation format for academic writing
Can write a short research paper incorporating appropriate
reliable sources
Can summarize, synthesize, and paraphrase authentic articles
and sources in written and oral form
Can respond to readings in written and oral form
Homework
Quizzes
In-Class Writing
Out-of-class assignments
152 Grammar SLOs
How to Show Your
Teacher You Can Do
These
Can use all verb tenses
Can use simple, compound, complex, and compound/complex
sentences
Can use adjective and adverb clauses
Can use conditionals
Can use gerunds and infinitives
Can use grammatical structures and patterns appropriate for
advanced ESL writing
Can recognize and articulate orally and in writing structural
phrases and clause patterns in different forms of authentic
texts
Can use quoted and reported speech
Can use transitional words and phrases
Can use parallel structure
Can identify and edit structural common errors including
comma splices, run-ons, and fragments
Homework
Quizzes
In-Class Writing
Out-of-class assignments
Writing Student Learning Outcomes
Writing 154 (3hr)
154 (3hr) Writing SLOs
How to Show Your
Teacher You Can Do
These
Can use prewriting and organizational skills
Can use increasingly advanced sentence structures to add
clarity to writing
Can show written coherence through organization,
development, and word choice
Can analyze and revise own writing
Can edit own writing for mechanical and structural errors
Can use correct paragraph and essay form
Can express individual ideas in different modes of academic
essays
Can perform independent searches to find reliable sources of
research
Can use appropriate citation format for academic writing
Can write a 3 – 5 page research paper incorporating
appropriate reliable sources
Can summarize, synthesize, and paraphrase authentic
articles and sources in written and oral form
Can analyze orally and in writing advanced rhetorical
structures and situations
Can respond to readings in written and oral form
Can demonstrate advanced critical thinking skills in writing
Homework
Quizzes
Essays
In-Class Writing
Out-of-Class Assignments
154 (3hr) Grammar SLOs
How to Show Your
Teacher You Can Do
These
Review as needed based on instructor evaluation of
students’ proficiency:
Can use grammatical structures and patterns appropriate for
advanced ESL writing
Can recognize and articulate orally and in writing structural
phrases and clause patterns in different forms of authentic
texts
Can use parallel structure
Can identify and edit structural common errors including
comma splices, run-ons, and fragments
Can use quoted and reported speech
Adjective and adverb clauses
Homework
Quizzes
Essays
In-Class Writing
Out-of-Class Assignments
Writing Student Learning Outcomes
Writing 154 (6hr)
154 (6 hr.) Writing SLOs
How to Show Your
Teacher You Can Do
These
Can use prewriting and organizational skills
Can use increasingly advanced sentence structures to add
clarity to writing
Can show written coherence through organization, development,
and word choice
Can analyze and revise own writing
Can edit own writing for mechanical and structural errors
Can use correct paragraph and essay form
Can express individual ideas in different modes of academic
essays
Can perform independent searches to find reliable sources of
research
Can use appropriate citation format for academic writing
Can write a 3 – 5 page research paper incorporating appropriate
reliable sources
Can summarize, synthesize, and paraphrase authentic articles
and sources in written and oral form
Can analyze orally and in writing advanced rhetorical structures
and situations
Can respond to readings in written and oral form
Can demonstrate advanced critical thinking skills in writing
Homework
Quizzes
Essays
In-Class Writing
Out-of-Class Assignments
154 (6 hr.) Grammar SLOs
How to Show Your
Teacher You Can Do
These
Review only as needed based on instructor evaluation of
students’ proficiency:
Can use all verb tenses
Can use simple, compound, complex, and compound/complex
sentences
Can use conditionals
Can use gerunds and infinitives
Can use transitional words and phrases
Can use noun clauses
Homework
Quizzes
Essays
In-Class Writing
Out-of-Class Assignments
Emphasized review:
Can use grammatical structures and patterns appropriate for
advanced ESL writing
Can recognize and articulate orally and in writing structural
phrases and clause patterns in different forms of authentic texts
Can use parallel structure
Can identify and edit structural common errors including comma
splices, run-ons, and fragments
Can use quoted and reported speech
Can use adjective and adverb clauses