EASL 040 Low Intermediate ESL

1-15 credits

Students continue improving their communication skills with an emphasis on reading and writing to enhance their participation in the community and on the job.

Prerequisites: EASL 030 or equivalent placement score.

Quarters Offered: All

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Reading
- Locate important information in short to medium-length texts; skim and scan for main ideas and details
- Infer meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary by drawing on content knowledge and using contextual clues
- Read and interpret charts, graphs, or maps
Writing
- Write simple and compound sentences with appropriate punctuation and capitalization.
- Use familiar vocabulary and basic text structure to write a single paragraph to convey an idea with supporting details and/or examples.
- Make edits of grammar (simple verb tenses), spelling, and sentence structure
Speaking
- Discuss and exchange opinions
- Discuss personal/employment background
- Use high-frequency vocabulary, knowledge of basic grammar, and sentence structure in familiar communicative tasks and short presentations
Listening
- Understand and respond to conversations, explanations, instructions, and short narratives of a somewhat complex nature but related to familiar tasks and situations
- Apply linguistic and background knowledge and strategies (by taking notes and summarizing main points to understand the main intent and details communicated by speaker)