Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Use technology to improve English reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills.

• Practice speaking skills with language software, audio/video technology and/or face to face interaction.
• Practice listening skills using interactive language software, audio/video delivery technology.
• Practice reading skills using textbooks, educational software programs, or selected interactive websites to develop comprehension skills.
• Practice grammar skills using on-line activity skill banks and educational software.
• Practice writing skills by using documents in word processing software applications, via on-line tutorials, and through e-mail communications.
• Use reference materials found in lab to enhance skills, such as using Internet search engines to find information, and edit with spell check and grammar check in word processing program.
• Describe situations related to ESOL curriculum themes: family member, community member, worker, citizen, and lifelong learner

• Use basic computer programs, both language and technology enhancing
• Use keyboarding software to increase keyboarding skills
• Use educational software or web-based language exercises to increase English language skills
• Gain access to web sites for communication and skill building purposes
• Create, edit, save, print, and close simple text documents using word processing software
• Use e-mail to communicate with others, both locally and globally

• Demonstrate ability to use interactive listening activities such as responding orally and in writing to recorded speech via video/audio delivered technology, interactive language software, and communicate orally with tutor, instructor, and other students
• Demonstrate reading skills using assessment through textbooks, websites, and interactive technology-based activities
• Demonstrate oral language skills by responding to text with oral or written responses to reading material
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of computer terminology, operation and programs
• Demonstrate keyboarding skills using assessment tools both within the program and via the Internet
• Write and present reports via computer mediated presentation programs

• Technology enhancement
• Technology empowerment/skill gain
• Goal Setting
• Self-directed learning
• Learning strategies
• Problem solving
• Grammatical competence
• Listening practice
• Skills to increase employment gain
• Global community
• Technology
• Personal Advocacy