CCOG for ALC 53 Fall 2024
- Course Number:
- ALC 53
- Course Title:
- English Skills Lab - 3 credits
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 0
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 90
Course Description
Provides an individualized plan of study to improve English grammar, punctuation, writing, reading, and/or communication skills based on 90 hours of study. Includes tutoring, use of textbooks/workbooks for assignments, and/or computer software and other media. Prerequisites: Placement into WR 80, RD 80, ESOL 250, or ESOL 252.
Intended Outcomes for the course
· Apply English language skills related to assigned topic(s) extensively and in great depth.
Course Activities and Design
- Tutoring
- Small group instruction
- Textbook", workbook, computer-assisted, and/or audio/video assignments
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Quizzes
- Written papers
- Reading summary paragraphs
- Journal writing
- Teacher observations
- Conferences
- Self evaluation
- Portfolios with log entries
- Research papers
- Book reviews
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
- Grammar and punctuation
- Paragraph development
- Essay development
- Writing process
- Reading comprehension
- Reading and proofreading strategies
- Vocabulary: context clues", dictionary skills, and spelling
- Speaking and listening
- Use of lab's self-paced learning resources -- tutorials", computer programs, videos, and others