Mt. SAC ESL



ESL Speaking A for Beginners (Pre-1)Course Description:Literacy level English listening comprehension and speaking skills. Activities include repetition exercises, listening and responding to simple conversations, retelling stories, and pronunciation practice.Course Measurable Objectives:1. Use appropriate phrases to introduce oneself to others.2. Correctly provide personal information in brief conversations.3. Create and perform short conversations using accurately formed questions and answers – SLO assessed.4. Match vocabulary to the correct pictures – SLO assessed.5. Accurately use intonation patterns when forming questions and statements.6. Listen and retell short stories with main idea and factual detail.ESL Speaking ACourse Description:Beginning level English listening and speaking skills. Focus on vocabulary development, simple conversations, short presentations, and pronunciation.Course Measurable Objectives:1. Create formal and informal short conversations using appropriate greeting and introductions.2. Create and perform short conversations based on a model.3. Ask and answer simple questions about personal life – SLO assessed.4. Discriminate between question and statement intonation.5. Articulate unfamiliar vocabulary words correctly.6. Categorize vocabulary according to subject – SLO assessed.7. Give and follow simple directions using prepositions of location.8. Create and share sentences on familiar topics using simple present and present progressive verb tenses.9. Retell simple short storiesESL Speaking BCourse Description:Intermediate level English oral proficiency in areas of pronunciation, listening comprehension, and speaking. Speaking with clarity and fluency while presenting ideas and opinions. Ability to actively listen and engage in familiar conversation topics.Course Measurable Objectives:1. Maintain conversations about familiar topics.2. Use common American vocabulary and idiomatic expressions correctly in conversations.3. Create intonation and stress patterns in words and sentences.4. Produce speeches in informal and formal registers.5. Ask appropriate clarification questions and follow-up questions.6. Create yes or no questions and wh-questions with appropriate sentence structure.7. Identify main ideas and details from listening passages – SLO assessed.8. Use present, past, perfect, and future verb tenses to talk about familiar topics.9. Create oral reports on a familiar topic using a visual aid – SLO assessed.ESL Speaking CCourse Description:Advanced level English listening and speaking strategies for academic preparation, workplace advancement, and civic participation. Focus is on fluency, vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, and appropriate social register.Course Measurable Objectives:1. Distinguish verbal and nonverbal differences between American and native-language style of communication.2. Interpret meaning from tone, stress, and intonation patterns in discourse.3. Take notes from authentic materials, such as lectures, news clips, and interviews.4. Apply clarification strategies such as paraphrasing when misunderstandings occur.5. Summarize information gathered through in-class and out-of-class interviews.6. Sustain a 10-minute discussion with a partner about a familiar or current event topic.7. Debate a topic with classmates using information from authentic (unmodified) material.8. Use appropriate idiomatic expressions relevant to academic and social situations.9. Infer meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases through contextual cues.10. Adjust language in conversations according to level of formality required by specific situations – SLO assessed.11. Deliver an oral report with visual aids on a researched topic using only outlines and note cards – SLO assessed. ................
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