ESL Course Student Learning Outcomes
Non-Credit ESL
NESL 300: Students will be able to identify and demonstrate their understanding of information found
in charts and data.
NESL 301: Name the things you see in the home or community.
NESL 302: Students will describe everyday activities using present tense.
NESL 303: Students will describe a thing or a place in 5-7 sentences. They will use correct grammar
and vocabulary words they have learned in class in their sentences.
NESL 304: Students will write an organized paragraph using correct grammar and appropriate
vocabulary.
NESL 322: Students will ask and answer questions on familiar topics
NESL 361: Students will understand and intelligibly pronounce the English alphabet.
NESL 362: Students will bring something to class and describe it in a few short sentences.
NESL 363: Students will introduce themselves to another student in clear and correct English.
NESL 364: Students will organize their ideas on a topic and speak in clear English for two or three
minutes.
NESL 383: Students will be able to follow written instructions provided by the teacher to produce a
document using a computer. They will be able to choose a particular font size and font style and
include a graphic. They will be able to save the document to a file and then send it as an e-mail
attachment to the teacher.
NESL 394: Students will create a basic graph or chart using word processing and spreadsheet
applications.
NESL 394: Students will demonstrate intermediate-level writing skills by writing paragraphs and short
reports. They will show control of grammar, vocabulary, and organization in their writing.
Credit ESL
ESL 9: Students will use English pronunciation rules to pronounce words and sentences clearly.
ESL 10: Students will use English pronunciation rules to correctly produce sounds, syllables, words,
phrases, sentences, and conversations.
ESL 12: Students will apply knowledge of grammatical errors discussed in class by finding and labeling
errors within a paragraph.
ESL 13: Students will write a timed, in-class paragraph with correct uses of present modals in it.
ESL 14: Students will use knowledge of grammatical errors discussed in class to properly identify and
correct errors within a paragraph.
ESL 20: By the end of the course, successful students will be able to listen to and take notes on a
lecture and answer questions based on it.
ESL 20: By the end of the course, successful students will organize and give an individual presentation
incorporating research and visual aids.
ESL 40: Students will identify the main idea of a reading passage.
ESL 45: At the end of this class, students will write an in-class paragraph on a topic from class using a
topic sentence, examples, correct spelling, academic vocabulary and different sentence types.
ESL 45: Students will find the main idea in a paragraph.
ESL 55: At the end of this course, students will be able to complete an in-class writing of two or more
paragraphs on a topic from class. The writing should have a topic sentence, detailed development, a
range of academic vocabulary, appropriate punctuation, and correct subject-verb agreement.
ESL 98.1: Students will show computer skills by creating a graph or chart based on information they
have analyzed.
ESL 98.1: Students will demonstrate intermediate ESL level writing skills by using proper grammar,
appropriate vocabulary, and paragraph organization.
ESL 98.2: Students will demonstrate advanced writing skills in a multi-paragraph essay, including
control of grammar, vocabulary, and paragraph and essay organization.
ESL 98.2: Students will produce a set of graphs or charts based on the interpretation and analysis of
data. They will use word-processing and spreadsheet applications to demonstrate their skills.
ESL 101: Students will be able to write an organized, multi-paragraph essay that is on-topic and uses
transitions, appropriate grammar, and varied sentence types.
ESL 102: Students will be able to write an organized, multi-paragraph essay that is supported by
outside sources in response to a reading. The essay should feature varied sentence types, transitions,
academic vocabulary, and appropriate grammar.
ESL 102: Students will be able to correctly edit their own sentences.
ESL 103: Students will be able to write an organized, detailed, multi-paragraph essay supported by
multiple outside sources in response to selected readings. The essay should feature varied sentence
types, transitions, academic vocabulary, and appropriate grammar.
ESL 105: Students will be able to write an organized, multi-paragraph essay that is on-topic and uses
appropriate transitions, varied sentence types, and appropriate grammar.
ESL 106: Students will be able to write an organized, detailed, multi-paragraph essay supported by
multiple outside sources in response to selected readings. The essay should feature varied sentence
types, transitions, academic vocabulary, appropriate grammar, and appropriate citations.
ESL 130: Students will be able to state the main idea of paragraphs they have read.
ESL 131: Students will be able to state the main idea of passages and brief essays they have read.