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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
This course provides instruction in special topics related to oral and aural skills. The content may include reviewing social and academic listening/speaking skills, pronunciation of Standard American English, presentation techniques, and improving interpersonal/cross-cultural communication. This course is open only to students whose first language in not English. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lab.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085512
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2.00 Credits
This course focuses on basic reading comprehension. Students practice identifying main ideas and supporting details and employ reading strategies such as pre-reading, skimming, and scanning. Students build vocabulary and learn to use a dictionary. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085612
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0.00 Credits
These courses engage students in reading material from daily experience and prepare them for college reading tasks. Each course instructs students in reading skills, vocabulary development, critical thinking skills, and the use of resources.
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2.00 Credits
This course builds upon the skills introduced in ESOL 0041. Students identify various modes of paragraph organization. Students distinguish between facts and opinions; make inferences; and increase reading rates and fluency. Students practice strategies such as context clues and word parts to deal with unknown words and acquire new vocabulary. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085612
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2.00 Credits
This course builds upon the skills introduced in ESOL 0042, emphasizing critical thinking skills including identifying author's purpose, tone and point of view; predicting outcomes; and drawing conclusions. Students identify and paraphrase stated and implied main ideas. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085612
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2.00 Credits
The capstone reading course prepares students to transition into college-level courses. Skills and strategies from previous courses are expanded to include evaluating the strength of an argument, identifying bias, and analyzing the strength and relevance of supporting details and assessing the author's credibility. Students paraphrase and summarize academic texts as well as explore figurative language and literary devices. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085612
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1.00 Credits
This course provides instruction in special topics related to reading. The content may include reviewing reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and critical thinking skills as well as learning to value cultural differences. This course is open only to students whose first language is not English. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lab.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085612
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2.00 Credits
This course focuses on students writing a series of sentences correctly in an informal paragraph. It covers mastery of standard sentence structure, an introduction to end-of-sentence punctuation, and exposure to basic vocabulary. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085412
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0.00 Credits
These courses are designed to help students increase fluency and build confidence in writing. The courses focus on writing as a process. Through inventing, drafting, and revising, students write for specific audiences and purposes.
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces the elements of formal paragraph structure as well as writing as a process - inventing, drafting, revising, and editing. It emphasizes a variety of modes such as narration, description, definition, and explanation. (1 Lec., 3 Lab) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085412
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