PALOMAR COLLEGE Course Outline

	Effective Term: Fall 2007 Status: Pending

PALOMAR COLLEGE
COURSE OUTLINE FOR CREDIT COURSE

Courses numbered 1 - 49 are remedial or college preparatory courses which do not apply toward an A. A. Degree and are not intended for transfer.
Courses numbered 50-99 apply toward an AA Degree, but are not intended for transfer.
Courses numbered 100 and higher apply toward an AA Degree and/or are intended for transfer to a four-year college or university.

Course Number and Title: ESL 35 Intermediate ESL II

Unit Value: 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, or 4

Lecture Hours Per Week:

Lab Hours Per Week:

Lecture/Lab Hours Per Week: 3, 4.5, 6, 7.5, 9, 10.5, or 12

Grading Basis: Grade/Credit/No Credit

Basic Skills Requirements: Appropriate Language and/or Computational Skills.

Requisite(s): Prerequisite:
A minimum grade of 'C' in ESL 34 or eligibility determined through the English as a Second Language placement process; Corequisite:
None; Prerequisite: Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in
None; Recommended Preparation:
None; Limitation on Enrollment:
None

Scope of Course:
Listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills for non-native speakers of English at the mid-intermediate level.

Specific Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

Converse comfortably in short conversations
Give extended instructions or directions
Describe a sequence of events
Present information using coherent connected discourse
Identify factual details and inferred meanings in a variety of moderately complex written texts
Follow moderately complex written instructions for seven- to ten-step procedures
Demonstrate comprehension of a two-to three-paragraph moderately complex descriptive or narrative text
Demonstrate understanding of information from maps, tables, and other reference materials
Understand a range of spoken everyday instructions on step by step procedures
Identify situation and relationship between speakers
Demonstrate comprehension of factual details and inferred meanings in a variety of discourse
Write a personal message in a formal short letter of 100-150 words
Summarize written information using important points with accurate details
Write a paragraph describing an event, person, object, scene, or picture; or narrating a sequence of events or procedures
Identify and use certain parts of speech
Identify and use certain verbs and verb tenses and aspects
Identify and use certain grammatical forms in appropriate word order and context

Methods of Instruction:
Methods of Instruction may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Lecture/Lab

Content in Terms of Specific Body of Knowledge:

Speaking skills
1. Casual conversation
  1. Small talk
  2. Invitations and compliments
    1. Extend
    2. Receive
  3. Turn-taking expressions
  4. Expressions to show interest
  5. Expressions to solve communication problems
2. Appropriate discourse in a variety of speaking situations
  1. Common phone expressions to place and receive calls
  2. Spoken directions
  3. Request and permission expressions
  4. Simple advice
  5. Sequence of events
  6. Detailed story
  7. Scenes or pictures
  8. Opinions in small group discussions
  9. Expressions of necessity, reason, worry, and concern
Reading and critical thinking skills
1. Moderately complex notes, e-mails, and letters
  1. Factual details
  2. Inferred meanings
  3. Writer’s attitude
  4. Ten-step written instructions
  5. Key information in directories, charts, and schedules
2. Intermediate-level descriptive or narrative texts
  1. Factual details
  2. Inferred meanings
  3. Main idea and key details
  4. Organization and inter-paragraph links
  5. Predicting meanings of words, expressions, and outcomes from contextual clues
Listening comprehension skills
1. Dialogues and discussions
  1. Specific details
  2. Inferred meanings
  3. Relationship of intonation to speaker’s emotions
  4. Following oral instructions
2. Descriptive and narrative oral texts
  1. Main ideas
  2. Factual details
  3. Inferred meanings
  4. Key words and phrases
  5. Responding to requests for facts and opinions
Writing and composing skills
1. Personal messages
  1. Appropriate language, structure, and content appropriate for the occasion
  2. Organization
  3. Control of grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and punctuation
2. Note-taking
  1. Summarizing oral information using important points and details
  2. Recording detailed information
    1. Names, addresses
    2. Numbers, dates, times
    3. Spelling
3. Forms
  1. Recognizing required information
  2. Spelling & punctuation
4. One- to two-paragraph narratives
  1. Main idea
  2. Supporting details
  3. Appropriate paragraph organization
  4. Appropriate logical connectors
  5. Accurate spelling and punctuation
  6. Control of simple grammatical structures
Grammar skills
1. Parts of speech
  1. Identify and use
    1. Nouns
    2. Pronouns
    3. Verbs
    4. Adjectives
    5. Adverbs
    6. Prepositions
  2. Identify
    1. Adjectives
      1. Participles used as adjectives
2. Syntax
  1. Identify and use
    1. Subject
    2. Object
3. Verbs, verb tenses, verb aspects, and verbals
  1. Identify and use
    1. Present
      1. Present progressive
      2. Simple present
    2. Past
      1. Simple past
        
        Regular
        Irregular
      2. Used to
      3. Past progressive
    3. Future
      1. Going to
      2. Will
    4. Perfect aspect
      1. Simple present perfect
      2. Present perfect progressive
    5. Gerunds and infinitives
  2. Identify
    1. Perfect aspect
      1. Past perfect
      2. Past perfect progressive
      3. Future perfect
      4. Future perfect progressive
    2. Passive voice
    3. Conditionals
4. Specific grammatical forms, word order, context
  1. Identify and use
    1. Nouns
      1. Singular & plural
      2. Count vs. non-count
      3. Possessive
    2. Pronouns
      1. Subject & object
      2. Direct & indirect
      3. Possessive
      4. Reflexive & reciprocal
    3. Adjectives
      1. Descriptive
      2. Possessive
      3. Comparative
      4. Superlative
    4. Adverbs
      1. Frequency
      2. Manner
    5. Prepositions
      1. Location
      2. Time
    6. Modals and modal-like expressions
      1. Can /could / be able to (ability)
      2. Must / must not / have to / not have to / should / ought to / be supposed to (obligation)
      3. Must / must not / should / ought to / had better (advisability)
      4. Can / could / may / might (possibility)
      5. Would rather / would prefer (preference)
      6. Would / may / could / can (request)
      7. May / can / be permitted to / be allowed to (permission)
    7. Sentence types and clauses
      1. Independent
      2. Dependent
  2. Identify
    1. Sentence types and clauses
      1. Adverbial
      2. Adjective
      3. Noun
Computer literacy skills
1. Word processing
2. Using educational software
3. Internet and research
Career Awareness skills
1. Jobs and careers
2. The career planning process
3. Palomar College educational system and resources
  1. Student Services
  2. Career Center
  3. Health Services
  4. Financial aid

Textbooks/Resources:
May Include Textbooks, Manuals, Periodicals, Software, and Other Resources

Murphy, Raymond. Grammar in Use Intermediate. second ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.ISBN: 0521625971
Elbaum, Sandra . Grammar in Context 3. fourth ed. Boston: Thomson Heinle, 2005.ISBN: 1413007481
Baker-Gonzalez, Joan. Building on Basics: A Thematic Approach to Reading Comprehension. first ed. White Plains: Addison Wesley Longman, 1999.ISBN: 0201340526
Heyer, Sandra. Beyond True Stories: A High-Intermediate Reader. first ed. White Plains: Pearson Education, 2003.ISBN: 0130918148
Palomar College ESL Dept. Career Awareness Project ESL 35. second ed. San Marcos: Palomar College, 2006.ISBN: 0434372130

Required Reading:
Daily reading of moderately complex notes, e-mails, and letters; or intermediate-level descriptive or narrative texts.

Suggested Reading:

Critical Thinking:
Identify key facts/information in reading.
Transform textual information to graphic and vice versa.
Draw conclusions based on evidence.
Apply information to real-life situations.

Required Writing:
Daily writing tasks and at least five original, well-organized paragraphs, each with up to 15 sentences and with a simple topic sentence and concluding sentence.

Outside Assignments:
Students are expected to spend a minimum of three hours per unit per week in class and on outside assignments, prorated for short-term classes.

Methods of Assessment
Methods of Assessment may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Class Participation
Class Work
Exams/Tests
Group Projects
Homework
Oral Presentation
Papers
Quizzes

Open Entry/Open Exit
No, course is not offered as open entry/open exit

Is Course Repeatable for Reason(s) Other Than Deficient Grade?
No

Contact Person: Lihe Chen