Listening Student Learning Outcomes Goals for Learning Has sufficient vocabulary to comprehend an unsimplified academic lecture Can paraphrase academic discourse effectively in writing and discussion from an academic lecture Can identify main idea and supporting details of a unsimplified academic lecture Can take independent, thorough, wellorganized notes on unsimplified academic lectures. Can integrate information based on notes from multiple sources and use for test preparation Listening 152 / 154 How You Can Show the Teacher You Can Do This tests, quizzes, class discussions summaries, test essay questions questions/quizzes right after listening collected notes after lectures test, class discussions, group projects End of Semester Can summarize a lecture using notes Tests and quizzes with notes Can respond to a lecture topic or an opinion from the lecture Tests and quizzes with notes
Speaking Student Learning Outcomes Goals for Learning to Speak Better #1- Demonstrates fluency in conversing about both academic and non-academic topics #2- Demonstrates fluency in small talk in non-academic situations #3- Demonstrates ability in basic communication skills, including working with a group, agreeing/disagreeing, interrupting, active listening, and impromptu speaking #4- Can use level-appropriate vocabulary on a range of non-personal topics including current events, and topics covered in textbook and other readings #5- Can use grammar from previous levels, and can paraphrase short passages #6- Can produce consonant and vowel sounds, and can manage suprasegmentals #7- Can read levelappropriate material aloud #8- Can follow and participate in conversations at level #9-Can give sufficiently detailed explanations of levelappropriate academic vocabulary #10-Can support answers with clearly related reasons and examples #11-Can give summaries of level-appropriate academic material Speaking 152 How You Can Show the This Teacher observation, oral observation, oral observation, oral observation, oral observation, oral observation, oral End of Semester N/A N/A
Speaking Student Learning Outcomes Goals for Learning to Speak Better #1- Demonstrates fluency in conversing about both academic and non-academic topics #2- Demonstrates fluency in small talk in non-academic situations #3- Demonstrates ability in basic communication skills, including working with a group, agreeing/disagreeing, interrupting, active listening, and impromptu speaking #4- Can use simple and advanced vocabulary on a range of non-personal topics including current events, and topics covered in textbook and other readings #5- Can use grammar from previous levels, and can paraphrase short passages #6- Can produce consonant and vowel sounds, and can manage suprasegmentals #7- Can read level-appropriate material aloud #8- Can follow and participate in conversations at level #9-Can give sufficiently detailed explanations of levelappropriate academic vocabulary #10-Can support answers with clearly related reasons and examples #11-Can give summaries of level-appropriate academic material Speaking 154 How You Can Show the This Teacher observation, oral observation, oral observation, oral observation, oral observation, oral observation, oral End of Semester N/A N/A
Reading Student Learning Outcomes Reading 152 Aims for learning to read better: Be able to: Comprehension Comprehend un-simplified texts Identify main ideas, supporting details, and conclusions Preview and make predictions Recognize organizational patterns Make inferences Paraphrase and summarize Read critically Apply ideas to new contexts Answer various types of comprehension questions Vocabulary Understand and use vocabulary at 152-level Guess meanings of words in context Understand word forms Recognize and use collocations Recognize and use connotations How you can show the teacher you can do this: Teacher observation Reading skills tests Vocabulary quizzes and tests Teacher observation End of Semester: Final Achievement test Final Achievement test Rate (Fluency) Identify and use more strategies to increase reading rate Complete reading tasks within specified time In-class practice Final Achievement test Classroom and Test-taking skills Discuss readings Pronounce and spell new vocabulary Use a dictionary monolingual English Use skimming/scanning techniques to answer questions Respond to readings in short and/or essay-length answers Understand academic test questions and directions Read 152-level text at minimum of about 200 WPM with at least 70% comprehension Use paced and timed readings to increase reading speed with leveled texts Teacher observation Assessed through in-class practice throughout the semester Reading skills tests
Comprehension Vocabulary Rate (Fluency) Classroom and Test-taking skills Reading Student Learning Outcomes Reading 154 Aims for learning to read better: Be able to: Comprehend un-simplified texts Identify main ideas, supporting details, and conclusions Preview and make predictions Recognize organizational patterns Make inferences Paraphrase and summarize Read critically Apply ideas to new contexts Answer various types of comprehension questions Understand and use vocabulary at 152-level Guess meanings of words in context Understand word forms Recognize and use collocations Recognize and use connotations Identify and use more strategies to increase reading rate Complete reading tasks within specified time Discuss readings Pronounce and spell new vocabulary Use a dictionary monolingual English Use skimming/scanning techniques to answer questions Respond to readings in short and/or essay-length answers Understand academic test questions and directions Read 152-level text at minimum of about 200 WPM with at least 70% comprehension Use paced and timed readings to increase reading speed with leveled texts How you can show the teacher you can do this: Teacher observation Reading skills tests Vocabulary quizzes and tests Teacher observation In-class practice Teacher observation Assessed through in-class practice throughout the semester Reading skills tests End of Semester: Final Achievement test Final Achievement test Final Achievement test
Writing Student Learning Outcomes Writing 152 152 Writing SLOs How to Show Your Can use prewriting and organizational skills Can use increasingly advanced sentence structures to add clarity to writing Can show written coherence through organization, development, and word choice Can analyze and revise own writing Can edit own writing for mechanical and structural errors Can use correct paragraph and essay form Can express individual ideas in different modes of academic essays Can perform independent searches to find reliable sources of research Can use appropriate citation format for academic writing Can write a short research paper incorporating appropriate reliable sources Can summarize, synthesize, and paraphrase authentic articles and sources in written and oral form Can respond to readings in written and oral form Out-of-class assignments 152 Grammar SLOs How to Show Your Can use all verb tenses Can use simple, compound, complex, and compound/complex sentences Can use adjective and adverb clauses Can use conditionals Can use gerunds and infinitives Can use grammatical structures and patterns appropriate for advanced ESL writing Can recognize and articulate orally and in writing structural phrases and clause patterns in different forms of authentic texts Can use quoted and reported speech Can use transitional words and phrases Can use parallel structure Can identify and edit structural common errors including comma splices, run-ons, and fragments Out-of-class assignments
Writing Student Learning Outcomes Writing 154 (3hr) 154 (3hr) Writing SLOs How to Show Your Can use prewriting and organizational skills Can use increasingly advanced sentence structures to add clarity to writing Can show written coherence through organization, development, and word choice Can analyze and revise own writing Can edit own writing for mechanical and structural errors Can use correct paragraph and essay form Can express individual ideas in different modes of academic essays Can perform independent searches to find reliable sources of research Can use appropriate citation format for academic writing Can write a 3 5 page research paper incorporating appropriate reliable sources Can summarize, synthesize, and paraphrase authentic articles and sources in written and oral form Can analyze orally and in writing advanced rhetorical structures and situations Can respond to readings in written and oral form Can demonstrate advanced critical thinking skills in writing Essays Out-of-Class Assignments 154 (3hr) Grammar SLOs How to Show Your Review as needed based on instructor evaluation of students proficiency: Can use grammatical structures and patterns appropriate for advanced ESL writing Can recognize and articulate orally and in writing structural phrases and clause patterns in different forms of authentic texts Can use parallel structure Can identify and edit structural common errors including comma splices, run-ons, and fragments Can use quoted and reported speech Adjective and adverb clauses Essays Out-of-Class Assignments
Writing Student Learning Outcomes Writing 154 (6hr) 154 (6 hr.) Writing SLOs How to Show Your Can use prewriting and organizational skills Can use increasingly advanced sentence structures to add clarity to writing Can show written coherence through organization, development, and word choice Can analyze and revise own writing Can edit own writing for mechanical and structural errors Can use correct paragraph and essay form Can express individual ideas in different modes of academic essays Can perform independent searches to find reliable sources of research Can use appropriate citation format for academic writing Can write a 3 5 page research paper incorporating appropriate reliable sources Can summarize, synthesize, and paraphrase authentic articles and sources in written and oral form Can analyze orally and in writing advanced rhetorical structures and situations Can respond to readings in written and oral form Can demonstrate advanced critical thinking skills in writing Essays Out-of-Class Assignments 154 (6 hr.) Grammar SLOs How to Show Your Review only as needed based on instructor evaluation of students proficiency: Can use all verb tenses Can use simple, compound, complex, and compound/complex sentences Can use conditionals Can use gerunds and infinitives Can use transitional words and phrases Can use noun clauses Emphasized review: Can use grammatical structures and patterns appropriate for advanced ESL writing Can recognize and articulate orally and in writing structural phrases and clause patterns in different forms of authentic texts Can use parallel structure Can identify and edit structural common errors including comma splices, run-ons, and fragments Can use quoted and reported speech Can use adjective and adverb clauses Essays Out-of-Class Assignments