PROPOSED ESL PROGRAM (1/21/05)
GRAMMAR
(CIP 3201085712)
ESLG 0305: ESL
GRAMMAR:
INTERMEDIATE
Instruction for non-native
speakers of English in all verb
tenses, passive voice, and
modals. Course content
supports ESLW0305 objectives
for grammar usage.
Prerequisite: Assessment.
3 credit hours.
NOTE: May not be used to
satisfy the requirement for an
associate degree.
ESLG 0310: ESL
GRAMMAR: HIGH
INTERMEDIATE
Instruction for non-native
speakers of English in
conditionals, gerunds,
infinitives, and prepositions.
Course content supports
ESLW0310 objectives for
grammar usage.
Prerequisite: ESLG 0305 or
assessment.
3 credit hours.
NOTE: May not be used to
satisfy the requirement
for an associate degree.
LISTENING & SPEAKING
(CIP 3201085512)
ESLC 0305: ESL LISTENING and
SPEAKING: INTERMEDIATE
Emphasis on developing non-native speakers’
intermediate listening and speaking skills to
facilitate natural communication. Oral skills
are developed through individual
presentations and interactions in dyads, and in
small and large groups. Aural skills are
developed through classroom interaction,
outside assignments, and video and audio
clips designed to enhance non-native
speakers’ skills in understanding both formal
and informal speech styles of English. Focus
is given to students’ spoken grammar,
pronunciation, vocabulary, and exposure to
North American culture.
Prerequisite: Assessment.
3 credit hours.
NOTE: May not be used to satisfy the
requirement for an associate degree.
ESLC 0310: ESL LISTENING and
SPEAKING: ADVANCED
Emphasis on developing non-native speakers’
advanced oral communication and listening
competencies. Students practice natural
communication regarding abstract concepts in
classroom activities by working in dyads and
in small and large groups while formal
speaking skills are focused upon through
delivery of oral presentations. Students
participate in advanced level listening
activities through interaction both in and out
of the classroom and the use of video and
audio tapes. Focus is given to students’
spoken grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary
and exposure to North American culture.
Prerequisite: ESLC 0305 or Assessment.
3 credit hours.
NOTE: May not be used to satisfy the
requirement for an associate degree.
READING/VOCABULARY
(CIP 3201085612)
ESLR 0305: ESL READING:
INTERMEDIATE
Instruction in intermediate reading
comprehension for non-native speakers
who score 60-74 on the Compass/ESL
Test. Focuses on teaching students with
lower level speaking and listening skills
to identify topics, main ideas, and
supporting details in simplified
academic and literary texts.
Prerequisite: Assessment.
3 credit hours.
NOTES: May not be used to satisfy the
requirement for an associate degree.
ESLR0305, 0310, 0315, and
ESLV0305 may be repeated for a
combined total of no more than 9 credit
hours.
WRITING
(CIP 3201085412)
ESLW 0305: ESL WRITING:
INTERMEDIATE
Instruction in intermediate writing skills
for non-native speakers. Focuses on
sentence-level writing and paragraph
development. Introduces students to
pre-academic, experiential writing.
Trains students to develop and organize
ideas in narration, description and
process modes.
Prerequisite: Assessment.
3 credit hours.
NOTE: May not be used to satisfy the
requirement for an associate degree.
ESLR 0310: ESL READING: HIGH
INTERMEDIATE
Instruction in high intermediate reading
comprehension for non-native speakers
who score 75-84 on the Compass/ESL
Test. Focuses on teaching vernacular
vocabulary and syntax in the informal
register, context clues, topics, main
ideas, supporting details, transitions,
and organizational patterns for
improving comprehension of abridged
academic and literary texts.
Prerequisite: ESLR 0305 or
assessment.
3 credit hours.
NOTES: May not be used to satisfy the
requirement for an associate degree.
ESLR0305, 0310, 0315, and
ESLV0305 may be repeated for a
combined total of no more than 9 credit
hours.
ESLW 0310: ESL WRITING: HIGH
INTERMEDIATE
Instruction in high-intermediate writing
skills for non-native speakers. Focuses
on multi-paragraph essays. Introduces
students to academic writing. Trains
students to develop and organize ideas
in process, classification and
comparison/contrast modes.
Prerequisites: ESLW 0305 and ESLG
0305, or assessment.
3 credit hours.
NOTE: May not be used to satisfy the
requirement for an associate degree.
ESLG 0315: ESL
GRAMMAR: ADVANCED
Instruction for non-native
speakers of English in noun
clauses, adjective clauses,
adverb clauses, and adverbial
phrases. Course content
supports ESLW0315 objectives
for grammar usage and
successful transition into
English 1301.
Prerequisite: ESLG 0310 or
assessment; corequisite:
ESLW 0315.
3 credit hours.
NOTE: May not be used to
satisfy the requirement for an
associate degree.
ESLC 0320: ESL PRONUNCIATION and
ACCENT REDUCTION
Emphasis on teaching aspects of spoken
English, including stress and intonation,
individual phonemes, and awareness of
connected and reduced speech. Addresses
pronunciation problems of specific language
groups. Attention to productive and receptive
skills is facilitated through classroom
activities, student work in dyads and small
and large groups, audio and video taping, and
individualized feedback of instructor.
Prerequisite: ESLC 0305, Assessment, or
instructor consent.
3 credit hours.
NOTE: May not be used to satisfy the
requirement for an associate degree.
ESLR 0315: ESL READING:
ADVANCED
Instruction in advanced reading
comprehension to prepare non-native
students for admission to readingrestrictive classes. To enroll, students
must score 85-95 on the Compass/ESL
Test. ESLR0315 focuses on cultural
allusions, connotation of vocabulary,
augmentation of reading rate for nonnative speakers, implied main ideas,
facts and opinion, inferences and
conclusions, author's purpose, tone,
point of view, vocabulary, and graphic
aids in unabridged academic texts.
Prerequisite: ESLR 0310 or
assessment.
3 credit hours.
NOTES: May not be used to satisfy the
requirement for an associate degree.
ESLR0305, 0310, 0315, and
ESLV0305 may be repeated for a
combined total of no more than 9 credit
hours.
ESLV 0305: ESL VOCABULARY:
IDIOMS
Instruction in idiomatic American
English for second language learners.
Increases familiarity with idiomatic
English to facility comprehension and
productive use of idioms in spoken and
written discourse.
Prerequisites: ESLC 0305 and ESLR
0305, instructor or department chair
consent, or assessment.
3 credit hours.
NOTES: May not be used to satisfy the
requirement for an associate degree.
ESLR0305, 0310, 0315, and
ESLV0305 may be repeated for a
combined total of no more than 9 credit
hours.
ESLW 0315: ESL WRITING:
ADVANCED
Instruction in advanced essay writing
designed to prepare non-native students
to enter ENGL 1301. Trains students to
write academically acceptable papers in
various rhetorical modes with a primary
focus on argumentation. Focuses on
mechanics of writing, common
problems that ESL speakers encounter,
research, and documentation.
Prerequisites: ESLW 0310 and ESLG
0310, or assessment; co-requisite:
ESLG 0315.
3 credit hours.
NOTE: May not be used to satisfy the
requirement for an associate degree.
ACPE 0200: STUDY SKILLS (Special sections of ACPE 0200 for NNSs)
Develops non-native speakers’ study skills in the areas of listening and note taking for academic lecture classes, test preparation, test taking, and learning styles.
Prerequisite: ESLC 0310. 3 credit hours. NOTE: May not be used to satisfy the requirement for an associate degree.