1. Indicate problems in communication;
2. Give two- to three-word basic everyday instructions/directions/commands;
3. Request assistance, inquire about and state time, and provide basic personal information related to the context;
4. Express ability/inability;
5. Write greetings or other goodwill messages;
6. Copy numbers, letters, words, short phrases and sentences for personal use or to complete short writing tasks;
7. Fill out simple forms;
8. Describe a personal situation by completing a short guided text about self and family;
9. Understand greetings or other goodwill expressions in speech;
10. Recognize requests for repetition and clarification;
11. Follow simple instructions and positive and negative commands and requests;
12. Understand expressions used to request assistance;
13. Understand spoken numbers, letters, key words, and short expressions;
14. Read and understand short greetings and other “goodwill” written texts;
15. Follow short one-sentence written instructions;
16. Use simplified, short, common forms; simplified maps and diagrams; common traffic signs and symbols;
17. Get information from very basic short texts and identify specific details;
18. Identify grammatical parts of speech;
19. Use verb tenses;
20. Recognize and use certain grammatical forms in appropriate word order and context;
21. Understand basic computer operations;
22. Demonstrate an understanding of the career planning process;
23. Identify Student Services, the ESL counselor, and related resources.

1. Lecture/Lab

1. Speaking skills
   1. Courtesy expressions in short conversations
   2. Expressions to indicate communication problems
   3. Instructions, directions, commands
   4. Expressions to get help and to ask for and state time
   5. Questions about basic personal information
   6. Expressions to indicate ability or inability to do something
2. Writing skills
   1. Short writing tasks
      1. Greeting cards and envelopes
      2. Identification documents
      3. Checks
   2. Forms
   3. Simple guided texts
3. Reading skills
   1. Follow written instructions and match a set of instructions with a set of pictures
   2. Short, common forms
      1. Applications
      2. Maps
      3. Diagrams
      4. Traffic signs
   3. Short stories and descriptions
4. Listening skills
   1. Goodwill expressions
   2. Expressions of clarification
   3. Instructions and requests
   4. Numbers, letters, key words, and short expressions
5. Grammar skills
   1. Parts of speech
      1. Identify
         1. Nouns
         2. Verbs
         3. Adjectives
         4. Prepositions
   2. Syntax
      1. Identify
         1.  Subject
         2. Object
   3. Verbs, verb tenses, verb aspects
      1. Identify
         1. Imperatives
         2. Verb BE
         3. Verb BE (There + BE + noun)
         4. Simple present tense
         5. Present progressive/continuous
         6. Simple past tense (regular verbs)
         7. Future: will
   4. Grammatical forms, appropriate word order, context
      1. Identify
         1. Nouns
            1. Singular and plural
            2. Count and non-count
            3. Possessive
         2. Pronouns
            1. Subject
            2. Object
            3. Possessive
         3. Adjectives
            1. Descriptive
            2. Possessive
         4. Adverbs of frequency 
         5. Prepositions
            1. Place/ location
            2. Time
         6. Modals
            1. Can/Can’t
            2. May for permission
6. Computer Literacy Topics
   1. Basic computer operations
   2. Microsoft Word
   3. Internet
7. Career Awareness Topics
   1. Jobs and careers
   2. Preparing for future jobs and careers
   3. Palomar College educational system
      

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