Course Number and Title:
ESL 028 Beginning ESL Listening and Speaking
Campus Location
- Dover
- Georgetown
- Stanton
- Wilmington
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Test Scores
Course Credits and Hours
4 credit(s)
4 lecture hours/week
0 lab hours/week
Course Description
Students listen to simple commands, directions, and limited conversations to do task-oriented activities. Students use target structures and new vocabulary to talk about basic topics.
Additional Materials
None
Disclaimer
Some lecture hours may be completed in a laboratory setting.
Core Course Performance Objectives (CCPOs)
- Recognize and convey personal information. (CCC 1; PGC 1, 2)
- Respond to and make simple requests. (CCC 1; PGC 1, 2)
- Describe people, places, things, and actions. (CCC 1; PGC 1, 2)
- Respond to and ask questions about current actions, daily activities, and future plans. (CCC 1, 2; PGC 1, 2)
See Core Curriculum Competencies and Program Graduate Competencies at the end of the syllabus. CCPOs are linked to every competency they develop.
Measurable Performance Objectives (MPOs)
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
- Recognize and convey personal information.
- Introduce self and others.
- Use vocabulary related to family, work, school, health, recreation, and self.
- Apply pronunciation with regards to basic consonants, vowels, stress, and intonation patterns in English.
- Respond to and make simple requests.
- Follow and give directions.
- Form questions in present, past, and future tenses.
- Use modals relevant to everyday speaking.
- Describe people, places, things, and actions.
- Identify and use adjectives and adverbs to describe.
- Recognize and use target vocabulary.
- Respond to and ask questions about current actions, daily activities, and future plans.
- Discuss and exchange spoken information.
- Apply grammar and language appropriate to obtain information.
- Respond appropriately to and ask yes/no and information questions.
- Extra information from spoken dialogues and conversation.
Evaluation Criteria/Policies
The grade will be determined using the Delaware Tech grading system:
| 90-100 |
= |
A |
| 80-89 |
= |
B |
| 70-79 |
= |
C |
| 0-69 |
= |
F |
Students should refer to the
Catalog/Student Handbook for information on the Academic Standing Policy, the Academic Integrity Policy, Student Rights and Responsibilities, and other policies relevant to their academic progress.
Final Course Grade
Calculated using the following weighted average
|
Evaluation Measure
|
Percentage of final grade
|
|
Listening Exams (Summative)
|
40%
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Speaking Assessments (Summative)
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30%
|
|
Graded listening tasks (Formative)
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10%
|
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Graded speaking tasks (Formative)
|
20%
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TOTAL
|
100%
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Program Graduate Competencies (PGCs are the competencies every graduate will develop specific to his or her major)
- Speak English with sufficient proficiency to obtain, exchange, and present information, ideas, and opinions for personal, academic and general work-related purposes.
- Apply English listening comprehension skills of formal and informal spoken English in social, academic and workplace settings.
- Compose effective paragraphs and/or short essays incorporating the conventions of English grammar, mechanics, and usage.
- Use English reading comprehension skills with sufficient proficiency to obtain general information and specific details from a variety of general interest readings and limited academic texts.
- Use grammatical structures accurately and appropriately to support effective comprehension and expression of English in daily and academic situations.
- Use a variety of technological tools to learn and express English in everyday and academic settings.
Core Curriculum Competencies (CCCs are the competencies every graduate will develop)
- Apply clear and effective communication skills.
- Use critical thinking to solve problems.
- Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
- Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
- Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.
Students in Need of Accommodations Due to a Disability
We value all individuals and provide an inclusive environment that fosters equity and student success. The College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. Students are encouraged to schedule an appointment with the campus Disabilities Support Counselor to request an accommodation needed due to a disability. The College's policy on accommodations for persons with disabilities can be found in the College's Guide to Requesting Academic Accommodations and/or Auxiliary Aids Students may also access the Guide and contact information for Disabilities Support Counselors through the Student Resources web page under Disabilities Support Services, or visit the campus Advising Center.