75861151ESL Beginner
Course Information
Description
ESL Beginner is designed for adult learners of English. The course focuses on using English in different situations, understanding different types of written materials, and writing simple words and sentences at the beginner level. Topics include asking for clarification, using basic grammar, employing pronunciation strategies, understanding signs, and engaging in basic functional communication. Students will also learn computer literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
Total Credits
2
Course Competencies
  1. Reading
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration through writing, speaking, listening, and reading performances with classmates and instructor
    Unit tests at 70% or above
    Criteria
    Identify structural components of a text (for example, title, subtitles, heading, graphic organizers, images, etc.) as appropriate for level
    Analyze text for comprehension
    Describe the author’s purpose for writing a text
    Connect text to personal experiences, knowledge, and/or learning
    Summarize text at beginner level

  2. Writing
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration through writing, speaking, listening, and reading performances with classmates and instructor
    Unit tests at 70% or above
    Criteria
    Analyze model theme-related texts as appropriate for level
    Organize ideas around theme-related texts as appropriate for level (beginner: sentences)
    Produce theme-related content as appropriate for level (beginner: sentences)
    Revise student-produced writing (self-edit, peer edit, etc.)

  3. Listening
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration through writing, speaking, listening, and reading performances with classmates and instructor
    Unit tests at 70% or above
    Criteria
    Identify main ideas
    Interpret details
    Recognize speech patterns such as tone, intonation, reduced speech, specific speech sounds, etc. (beginner: rising and falling intonation)
    Determine inferred message

  4. Speaking
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration through writing, speaking, listening, and reading performances with classmates and instructor
    Unit tests at 70% or above
    Criteria
    Use communicative strategies to stay in the target language
    Make use of theme-related ideas using unit vocabulary
    Communicate using affirmative, negative, and question forms in target grammar structures
    Increase use of extended speech as appropriate for level
    Produce speech patterns as appropriate for level (tone, intonation, reduced speech, specific speech sounds, etc.)
    Beginner: rising and falling intonation, and others

  5. Grammar
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration through writing, speaking, listening, and reading performances with classmates and instructor
    Unit tests at 70% or above
    Criteria
    Form grammar structures of subject pronouns and simple present be-verb
    Apply linguistic and cultural applications of subject pronouns and simple present be- verb
    Form grammar structures of singular using a/an, and plural nouns
    Apply linguistic and cultural applications of singular and plural nouns
    Form grammar structures of simple present verbs
    Apply linguistic and cultural applications of simple present verbs
    Form grammar structures of possessive adjectives and nouns using ‘s
    Apply linguistic and cultural applications of possessive adjectives and nouns using ‘s
    Form grammar structures of simple present verbs have and be to describe people
    Apply linguistic and cultural applications of simple present verbs have and be to describe people
    Form grammar structures of simple present affirmative and negative statements and yes/no questions
    Apply linguistic and cultural applications of simple present affirmative and negative statements and yes/no questions
    Form grammar structures of prepositions of time, adverbs, and expressions of frequency
    Apply linguistic and cultural applications of prepositions of time, adverbs, and expressions of frequency
    Form grammar structures of present continuous and adverbs of degree to describe weather
    Apply linguistic and cultural applications of present continuous and adverbs of degree to describe weather

  6. Vocabulary
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration through writing, speaking, listening, and reading performances with classmates and instructor
    Unit tests at 70% or above
    Criteria
    Apply thematic vocabulary related to health, employment, finance, government, community, and education appropriate to level
    Identify thematic vocabulary related to health, employment, finance, government, community, and education appropriate to level
    Use thematic vocabulary related to health, employment, finance, government, community, and education appropriate to level in conversation
    Produce thematic vocabulary related to health, employment, finance, government, community, and education appropriate to level in various writing contexts