CCOG for ESOL 59D archive revision 201401
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- Effective Term:
- Winter 2014 through Winter 2017
- Course Number:
- ESOL 59D
- Course Title:
- ESOL VESL Support Course IV
- Credit Hours:
- 8
- Lecture Hours:
- 80
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Provides English language support for ESOL learners while they are concurrently enrolled in the program’s designated third term CTE courses. Runs 80 hours per term concurrently with the CTE courses.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion, students should be able to:
- Read authentic materials related to employment area
- Write a variety of correspondence related to employment
- Orally communicate effectively in English in a variety of employment settings
- Carry out short and long term professional goals
Course Activities and Design
The VESL Support Course IV teaches a variety of job skills while simultaneously providing language support (reading, writing and oral communication) for the CTE courses in the final term of the specified VESL program. This support may include instruction in skills and activities that can be adjusted to the requirements of the specific technical content area. In addition, integrated ESOL skills will always be taught with the objective of improving reading, writing and communication.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Active participation in job readiness development
- Successful completion of all assignments related to the course
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes & Concepts
- English language proficiency in reading, writing and oral communication
- Success in college level courses
- Job readiness
- Transition to work
- Problem solving
- Cultural Awareness
- Personal expression/reflection
Skills - Reading
- Read, understand, follow directions
- Use skimming and scanning to find specific information
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- Work in groups to define, analyze, and solve problems
- Use a monolingual, adult, ESL dictionary of American English and other references
- Read for comprehension under time constraints
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- Read authentic materials related to the field of study, including manuals, directions and text
Skills – Writing
- Grammar Review and Instruction: phrases and clauses; verbs and related structures; other parts of speech; mechanics
- Written communication: writing and editing basic paragraphs and short essays; improvement in ability to communicate through emails and letters; strengthen confidence in written communications; resume and cover letter writing
Skills – Oral Communication
- Learn conventions of the job interview via mock interviews
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- Practice effective telephone communication
- Recognize idioms and jargon, especially related to the field of study
- Choose appropriate words and word forms
- Recognize and use correct word order most of the time
- Communicate effectively in all tenses
- Use question and negative forms correctly most of the time
- Participate by contributing and connecting ideas
- Begin to develop strategies to achieve intelligibility
- Begin to backtrack and restructure smoothly in conversation
- Listen, understand, take notes and follow directions appropriate to the field of study
- 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网 discussion skills (asking clarification, questions to negotiate meaning, rejoinders, confirmation) to participate in job interviews, workplace meetings and small group discussions