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COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COURSE OUTLINE

Course Number ESL 11X Division ESL and Foreign Languages

Course Title: English Conversation for the Non-Native English Speaker

Hours Lecture 3 Hours Lab: 0 Weeks: 18 Units: 0

Credit Status:

AA/AS: Non-Degree: Certificate: Non-Credit: X

Transfer Code: UC: CSU: None: X

Prerequisite or Corequisite: None.

Catalog Description:

This course is designed to develop student-centered conversations, especially in everyday social situations. Core vocabulary building skills will be practiced to enhance speaking skills for non-native English speaking students. This is a non-credit course.

Needs/Justifications/Goals:

ESL students need practice in using daily English in all settings. They need help to raise their level of confidence in using English to meet daily requirements.

Course Outline Prepared by:

Aurora Cortez-Perez Date: November 4, 2004

Curriculum Committee Chair: Division Chair:

Janice J. Blume Janice J. Blume

SENATE APPROVAL DATE: December 7, 2004 BOARD APPROVAL DATE:

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

CAN NO. N/A SAM CODE E

Compton Community College November 4, 2004

Course Outline for ESL 11X

English Conversation for the Non-Native English Speaker

I. Catalog Description

ESL 11X, English Conversation for the Non-English Speaker 0 Units

This course is designed to develop student-centered conversations, especially in everyday social situations. Core vocabulary building skills will be practiced to enhance speaking skills for non-native English speaking students. This is a non-credit course.

II. Expected Outcomes for Students

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to perform the following activities with __70% accuracy:

A. Give a formal introduction.

B. Respond to a formal introduction.

C. Identify and read labels.

D. Participate in a job interview.

E. Participate in short conversations with English speakers.

F. Use the telephone to acquire needed information.

G. Put into practice instructions and directions.

H. Give instructions and directions in English.

I. Place telephone orders.

J. Identify and use public services.

III. Course Content:

A. Getting acquainted

1. Introductions

2. Background

3. Communication problems

4. Polite behavior

5. Written communication (short notes)

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B. Family life

1. Families

2. Marriage

3. Wedding customs (home country/USA)

4. Husbands, wives, children

5. Teens

6. Grandparents

7. Family customs

C. Housing

1. Looking for housing

2. Renting or buying housing

3. Home maintenance problems

4. Home repair problems

5. Home services (utilities)

D. Employment

1. Ambitions and personal goals

2. Looking for a job

3. Job applications and interviews

4. Work problems

5. Banking

6. Taxes/social security

E. Transportation and travel

1. Commuting

2. Public transportation

3. Driving/owning a car

4. Financing a car/registration/licensing/insurance

5. Travel in the United States

6. Travel outside the U.S.A.

F. Health care

1. Preventive medicine

a. Diet

b. Healthy habits

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c. Medical exams

2. Human body

3. Pharmacy and doctor visits

4. Medical decisions

5. Immunizations

6. Health insurance

G. Consumer information

1. Food shopping

2. Using newspapers and ads

3. Bargains and guarantees

4. Returns and adjustments

H. Values clarification

1. Personal values

2. Education

3. Ethnic stereotypes

4. Citizenship

5. Environment/technology

6. The arts

IV. Methods of Presentation:

A. Classroom lecture

B. Student conversation groups

C. Role playing

D. Classroom discussions

E. Practice exercises

F. Textbook practice exercises

G. Use of visual aids and videos

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H. Peer revision

I. Group and individual presentations

V. Assignment and Methods of Evaluation:

A. Attendance for class work

B. Aural/oral exercises

C. Daily participation

D. Quizzes

E. Mid-term exam, written and oral

F. Final exam

G. Projects

VI. Textbook(s)

Carver/Fotinos. A Conversation Book: English in Everyday Life II.

Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1985.

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