Shoreline Community College Master Course Outline for ESLAF 050 (Level 5)

Date:

Submitting Faculty Name:

Bruce McCutcheon

Division:	C0 (ABE/ESL/GED/DEVED)	Credits:	10
Course Title:	Integrated Skills in English 5 -International	Var Cr:	Yes

Description:	Students read pre-college materials, build vocabulary, use more advanced grammar and write developed paragraphs that combine personal with text-based information.
Description2:	Students read pre-college materials, build vocabulary, use more advanced grammar and write developed paragraphs that combine personal with text-based information. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the previous level or appropriate placement on the SCC ESL placement test.
Prerequisites:	Successful completion of the previous level or appropriate placement on the SCC ESL placement test

Registration requires instructor/program approval

Grading Options:

Mandatory Decimal Mandatory Pass/NC Optional Pass/NC

Planned Year/Quarter Effective: WINTER 2011

COURSE OUTCOMES & ASSESSMENTS

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Outcome: 1) Write single and connected paragraphs incorporating topic sentence and detailed support, using vocabulary that is appropriate for audience.

Assessment Methods	Req/Sug	Gen Ed Outcomes
In-class and out-of-class writing	Required	Communication: Write effectively

Outcome: 2) Use a variety of sentence types including simple, compound and complex.

Assessment Methods	Req/Sug	Gen Ed Outcomes
In-class and out-of-class writing	Required	Communication: Write effectively

Outcome: 3) Use verb tenses, active and passive voice, logical connectors and clause structures appropriate to level and writing prompt.

Assessment Methods	Req/Sug	Gen Ed Outcomes
In-class and out-of-class writing	Required	Communication: Write effectively
Quizzes / Tests	Suggested	Communication: Write effectively
Worksheets and Cloze Exercises	Suggested	Communication: Write effectively

Outcome: 4) Use revision strategies and instructor feedback to edit for grammatical accuracy and general clarity.

Assessment Methods	Req/Sug	Gen Ed Outcomes
Revised Writing	Required	Communication: Write effectively
Editing Quizzes and Tests	Suggested

Outcome: 5) Apply appropriate reading strategies (e.g. pre-reading, restating, predicting) to help comprehend level- appropriate academic and life skills reading passages.

Assessment Methods	Req/Sug	Gen Ed Outcomes
Short answers, multiple choice, teacher observation	Suggested	Communication: Read and analyze

Outcome: 6) Expand understanding and use of common and academic vocabulary.

Assessment Methods	Req/Sug	Gen Ed Outcomes
Vocabulary / reading tests	Suggested	Communication: Read and analyze

Outcome: 7) Identify main ideas and supporting details of level-appropriate paragraphs and articles.

Assessment Methods	Req/Sug	Gen Ed Outcomes
Outline paragraphs and short summaries	Suggested	Communication: Read and analyze
Reading Tests	Required

Course Outline or Topics
Topics:
Study skills
Reading strategies


Writing:
Write two well-organized, connected paragraphs that go beyond personal experience and show ability to respond to text-based content  
Identify audience and purpose
Use complex clauses (adverbial, noun, and adjective)
Communicate main ideas and use clear supporting details
Revise and edit based on feedback
Use level appropriate common and academic vocabulary

Reading:
Accurately comprehend various types of level appropriate written materials (fictional and non-fictional texts that bridge personal and academic themes)
Accurately interpret  graphs
Identify main ideas and support of a variety of pre-college level readings on a variety of topics
Apply reading skills (predicting, skimming/scanning, making inferences, identifying main idea, summarizing, drawing conclusions)
Apply word identification strategies for unfamiliar words.
Understand the relationship between ideas (time, logical order, comparison/contrast, cause/effect)


Grammar:
Review and correctly use all verb tenses
Learn and begin to use:
   Intermediate adjective clauses (where, when, whose)
   Conditionals (present, past unreal)
   Modals with perfect aspect (should have, could have etc)
   Noun clauses (including with embedded questions)
   Basic passive (present and past)
   Past Perfect
   Participial adjectives  

Textbooks must be selected from the list of approved texts on SCC ESL Instructor Resources website.  

For additional curricular information, see documents posted on SCC ESL Instructor Resources website.


Certificate/Degree/Transfer Information
This course could be taken as part of the following:

Type of Degree:	AS (Associate in Science) Track 1 Track 2 AAS (Associate in Arts & Sciences) Option A Option B AAAS (Associate in Applied Arts & Sciences) AAS-T (Associate in Applied Sciences-Transfer)
Type of Certificate:	Certificate of Proficiency (Type A) (45-89 credits) Certificate of Completion (Type B) (<45 credits) Short Term Completion (< 20 credits)

Transfers To

Transfers As

Transfer Type

This Course Is:	Currently a W Course To Be Considered for W Course

General Education Degree Requirements:
	This course already meets Gen Ed core curriculum requirements for:

Comm Skills:	Transfer	Prf/Tech Deg    Prf/Tech Cert	Req Mult Oth Crs:
Quantitative Reas:	Transfer	Prf/Tech Deg    Prf/Tech Cert	Req Mult Oth Crs:
Multicultural Und:	Transfer	Prf/Tech Deg    Prf/Tech Cert	Req Mult Oth Crs:
Physical Education:	Transfer	Prf/Tech Deg    Prf/Tech Cert	Req Mult Oth Crs:
Human Relations:		Prf/Tech Deg    Prf/Tech Cert	Req Mult Oth Crs:

This course should be considered to meet Gen Ed core curriculum requirements for:

Comm Skills:	Transfer	Prf/Tech Deg    Prf/Tech Cert	Req Mult Oth Crs:
Quantitative Reas.:	Transfer	Prf/Tech Deg    Prf/Tech Cert	Req Mult Oth Crs:
Multicultural Und.:	Transfer	Prf/Tech Deg    Prf/Tech Cert	Req Mult Oth Crs:
Physical Education:	Transfer	Prf/Tech Deg    Prf/Tech Cert	Req Mult Oth Crs:
Human Relations:		Prf/Tech Deg    Prf/Tech Cert	Req Mult Oth Crs:

This course fulfills a Distribution Requirement for:

This course is:	Dual Listed Dual Listed as: