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Effective Term:
Spring 2018 through Winter 2025

Course Number:
ESOL 101B
Course Title:
Integrated Skills Low Beginner 2
Credit Hours:
9
Lecture Hours:
90
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Continues developing low-beginning English reading, writing, speaking and listening skills for international students. Promotes the process of combining knowledge, skills, and problem-solving strategies.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of the course students will be able to

  1. Read, understand, and respond to level-appropriate text.
  2. Write three to five simple sentences with minimal errors.
  3. Manage a wider variety of basic interactions, in highly predictable settings using present tenses.
  4. Arrive in class on time with the necessary materials, exhibit appropriate classroom behavior, complete homework assignments, and use voice mail to inform instructor of absences.
  5. Improve use of language lab software, the internet and keyboarding skills learned in ESOL 101A to continually develop English language skills.

Course Activities and Design

  • Short lectures and explanations
  • Readings appropriate to the level
  • Sentence-level writing assignments
  • Dictations
  • Listening activities and exercises
  • Dialog and information exchange
  • Pronunciation activities and exercises
  • Pair and group work
  • Written and oral grammar practice
  • Exercises and activities using the internet and language learning software
  • Quizzes and tests

Outcome Assessment Strategies

  • Short quizzes, including spelling tests
  • Comprehensive tests
  • In class writing assignments
  • Informal oral assessment
  • Completion of homework

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Speaking and pronunciation
  • Listening
  • Grammar
  • Vocabulary
  • Study Skills
  • Technology
  • American culture