COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE



COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COURSE OUTLINE

Course Number ESL 3A Division ESL and Foreign Languages

Course Title: Basic English for Non-English Speakers

Hours Lecture 5 Hours Lab: 0 Weeks: 18 Units: 5

Associate Degree Credit: Certificate Credit: Non-Credit:

Transfer Code: UC: CSU: None: X

Prerequisite or Corequisite: CASAS Placement Test score of 180 or below. Concurrent enrollment in ESL 3B.

Catalog Description:

The primary purpose of this class is to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the English language. The course includes basic sentence structure and the use of the subject, verb and complement. It also includes instruction in pronunciation, stress and intonation and practice in listening for these patterns for comprehension.

Need/Justification/Goals:

Students need to be engaged in listening speaking, reading and writing activities in English language to reinforce the grammatical structure of the simple sentence which is necessary to develop communicative skills in the U.S. Society.

Course Outline Prepared by:

Carmela Aguilar Date: February 27, 1997

Curriculum Committee Chair: Division Chair:

Chelvi Subramaniam Carmela Aguilar

TOP NO. 4930.80 USOE NO. 00000000 CLASSIFICATION T5/55001(A)(1)(C2)

CAN NO. NA SAM CODE

Compton Community College February 27, 1997

Course Outline For ESL 3A

Basic English for Non-English Speakers

I. Catalog Description

ESL 3A, Basic English for Non-English Speakers Units: 5

The primary purpose of this class is to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the English language. The course includes basic sentence structure and the use of the subject, verb and complement. It also includes instruction in pronunciation, stress and intonation and practice in listening for these patterns for comprehension.

II. Expected Outcome For Students

Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to perform the

following activities with 70% accuracy.

A. Identify and write basic sentence word order - Subject, Verb, Object.

B. Write singular and plural nouns.

C. Identify and define regular and irregular nouns.

D. Distinguish between count and non-count nouns.

E. Ask and answer wh- questions.

F. Make requests.

G. Demonstrate basic punctuation skills.

H. Produce sentences using the simple tenses including the present, past and future.

I. Identify definite and indefinite articles.

J. Identify and use direct and indirect objects.

K. Develop spelling skills.

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III. Course Content

A. BE: am, are, is; statements and questions; contractions; short answers

B. Singular and plural noun phrases

C. Simple present tense with verbs other than BE: statements, questions, short

answers

D. Single-word adverbs of frequency: ALWAYS, USUALLY, OFTEN,

SOMETIMES, SELDOM, NEVER (position is statements and questions)

E. Past tense of BE in statements, questions, and short answers

F. Adverbials of place time

F. Past tense of regular verbs (questions, short answers with DID0

G. Wh-questions: Who, What, Where, When

H. Present continuous tense

I. Using adjectives and nouns to modify nouns

J. BE + GOING TO to indicate future

K. Negative statements with single-word adverbs of frequency

L. Single-word adverbs, SOME and ANY

M. Articles: THE, A, AN; Count and non-count nouns

N. Count and non-count nouns

O. Quantity expressions: MUCH, MANY, A FEW

P. Demonstrative: THIS, THAT THESE, THOSE

Q. Possessives

R. Irregular nouns: man-men, people

S. The noun substitute

T. Use of OTHER and ANOTHER

U. Verb and Indirect Object

V. Past tense forms of irregular verbs

W. The object forms of pronouns

X. Adverbs of manner

Y. Noun phrase plus modifier

IV. Methods of Presentation

A. Lecture

B. Aural / oral exercises

C. Written exercises

D. Class discussion

E. Group learning

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V. Assignments and Methods of Evaluation

A. Writing assignments

B. Problem solving demonstrations

C. Skill demonstrations including class performances

D. Fill in examinations

E. Basis for grades

1. Attendance and participation

2. Quizzes

3. Final Examination

VI. Textbook

Krohn, R. and K. Folse. English Sentence Structure. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of

Michigan, 1971.

Folse, Keith S. English Structure Practices. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of

Michigan, 1971.

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