Course Syllabus
Beginning Reading
ESOL 0342
Semester with
Course Reference
Number (CRN)
76000
Instructor contact
information
(phone number
and email
address)
Angela Lopez, 713-718-8181, angela.lopez@hccs.edu
Office Location
and Hours
Room 420 Northline, 2:00-2:30 pm TTH
Course
Location/Times
Room 222, 11:50 am to 2:00 pm TTH
Course Semester
Credit Hours
(SCH) (lecture,
lab) If applicable
Credit Hours
3.00
Lecture Hours
3.00
Laboratory Hours 2.00
Total Course
Contact Hours
80
Continuing
Education Units
(CEU): if
applicable
Course Length
(number of
weeks)
Type of
Instruction
Lecture and lab activities
Course
Description:
A beginning course in reading English. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary
building, reading skills and simple spelling. Instruction is individualized.
Course
None
Prerequisite(s)
Academic
Discipline/CTE
Program Learning
Outcomes
Course Student
Learning
Outcomes (SLO):
4 to 7
1. Demonstrate familiarity with a basic target vocabulary
2. Read and understand a short passage in English, using appropriate target
vocabulary
3. Read and understand a large volume of level-appropriate text. (Extensive
reading)
4. Use a process for extracting meaning from an unfamiliar text
Learning
Objectives
(Numbering
system should be
linked to SLO e.g., 1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
etc.)
Demonstrate familiarity with a basic target vocabulary
Read and understand a short passage in English, using appropriate target
vocabulary
Read and understand a large volume of level-appropriate text. (Extensive
reading)
Use a process for extracting meaning from an unfamiliar text
SCANS and/or
Core Curriculum
Competencies: If
applicable
Core Curriculum Competencies:
No Competencies Selected
Instructional
Methods
Student
Assignments
Demonstrate familiarity with a basic target vocabulary
No assignments selected for this outcome
Read and understand a short passage in English, using appropriate target
vocabulary
No assignments selected for this outcome
Read and understand a large volume of level-appropriate text. (Extensive
reading)
No assignments selected for this outcome
Use a process for extracting meaning from an unfamiliar text
No assignments selected for this outcome
Student
Assessment(s)
Demonstrate familiarity with a basic target vocabulary
No assessments selected for this outcome
Read and understand a short passage in English, using appropriate target
vocabulary
No assessments selected for this outcome
Read and understand a large volume of level-appropriate text. (Extensive
reading)
No assessments selected for this outcome
Use a process for extracting meaning from an unfamiliar text
No assessments selected for this outcome
Instructor's
No make ups for exams except in extreme emergencies. Homework to be
Requirements
submitted at beginning of class period. No vocabulary journals accepted late.
Program/Disciplin
e Requirements: If
applicable
HCC Grading
Scale
A = 100- 90
4 points per semester hour
B = 89 - 80:
3 points per semester hour
C = 79 - 70:
2 points per semester hour
D = 69 - 60:
1 point per semester hour
59 and below = F
0 points per semester hour
IP (In Progress)
0 points per semester hour
W(Withdrawn)
0 points per semester hour
I (Incomplete)
0 points per semester hour
AUD (Audit)
0 points per semester hour
IP (In Progress) is given only in certain developmental courses. The student must
re-enroll to receive credit. COM (Completed) is given in non-credit and continuing
education courses. To compute grade point average (GPA), divide the total grade
points by the total number of semester hours attempted. The grades "IP," "COM"
and "I" do not affect GPA.
See "Health Science Program/Discipline Requirements" for grading scale.
Instructor Grading Unit tests 60%, HW and quizzes 10%, lab and projects 20%, participation and
attendance 10%
Criteria
Instructional
Materials
Textbook: Facts and Figures 3rd edition, P. Ackert, Heinle and Heinle; Basic
Reading Power 2nd edition, Beatrice Mikulecky, Linda Jeffries, Longman
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