Course Syllabus
Beginning Reading
ESOL 0342
Semester with
Course Reference
Number (CRN)
76607
Instructor contact Deborah.webne@hccs.edu
information (phone 713-718-7151
number and email
address)
Office Location
and Hours
Faculty Offices 124 Felix Morales Building
Office Hours: M-Th, 8:15-9:00 a.m., W-2-3p.m.
Course
Location/Times
Room 217 Felix Morales Building
T/Th, 11:30-1:50
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
Course
Description:
Course
Prerequisite(s)
Academic
A beginning course in reading English. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary building,
reading skills and simple spelling. Instruction is individualized.
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
Instructional
Methods
Computer Lab is one hour each week. Students will use Focus on Grammar and
other materials as determined by the instructor.
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
Requirements
Academic Honesty : Students observed cheating on tests or assignments will
receive a zero for that test or assignment.
Attendance: It is important to attend class and come on time. If a student is
late for class, they will receive a tardy. Three Tardies equal one absence. If
you are more than 20 minutes late for class, you will be marked absent. If
you have 1o absences, you will be dropped from the class.
Make-up Policy: It is the student’s responsibility to make-up missed work. If a
student is absent on the day dof a test, they will receive a grade of zero.
Make-up tests will be given only if the students has notifi8ed the teacher
before or on the day of the test and due to an emergency.
Program/Discipline
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
Criteria
Reading Test and Project
Attendance & Participation
90%
10%
100%
Instructional
Materials
Slice of Life, Starr and Tierney
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