The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) credit curriculum is designed to develop a student's pre-academic language proficiency in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The plan of study consists of sixteen courses divided into four proficiency levels and four skill areas (Listening-Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Grammar). The credit curriculum is designed to interface both with other ESOL programs and with developmental studies or college level programs on each campus. A student enters this program by taking an English placement test and then by being advised by a specially trained ESOL academic advisor.
ESOL 0031 - ESOL 0034 (Listening/Speaking)
These courses prepare students to communicate orally in both public and academic environments. Emphasis is placed on developing language functions, pronunciation, and listening skills, and improving social and intercultural communication skills. Activities range from one-on-one conversation and brief descriptions to formal oral presentations and debates.
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ESOL 0041 - ESOL 0044 (Reading)
These courses engage students in reading material from daily experience and prepare them for college reading tasks. Each course instructs students in reading skills, vocabulary development, critical thinking skills, and the use of resources.
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ESOL 0051 - ESOL 0054 (Writing)
These courses are designed to help students increase fluency and build confidence in writing. The courses focus on writing as a process. Through inventing, drafting, and revising, students write for specific audiences and purposes.
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ESOL 0061 - ESOL 0064 (Grammar)
These courses are designed to complement the ESOL 0051-0054 writing series. They provide instruction and practice with discrete grammar points necessary for effective writing.
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El programa de credito academico de Ingles Como Segundo Idioma ESOL esta diseñado para desarrollar el dominio del idioma pre-academico del estudiante en las areas de escuchar, hablar, leer y escribir. El plan de estudio consiste en dieciseis cursos divididos en cuatro niveles de dominio y cuatro areas de habilidades (Escuchar/Hablar, Lectura, Escritura y Gramatica). El programa de credito academico esta disenado para complementar otros programas de ESOL y con los estudios de desarrollo o programas de nivel universitario de cada campus. El estudiante comienza este programa al tomar un examen de clasificacion y despues de una entrevista individual con un asesor academico entrenado especialmente en ESOL.
ESOL 0031 - ESOL 0034 ESOL Listening/Speaking (2)
Prerequisite: None.
Estos cursos preparan al alumno para comunicarse con confianza en situaciones sociales y academicas. Se desarollan las varias funciones del lenguaje, se mejora la pronunciacion y comprension auditiva y se practica la comunicacion academica y transcultural. Las actividades didacticas incluyen describir lugares y objetos, proyectos en grupo, presentaciones orales y debates formales.
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ESOL 0041 - ESOL 0044 (Lectura)
Estos cursos permiten a los estudiantes el acceso a material de lectura de la vida diaria y los prepara para tareas de lectura academica. Cada curso instruye a los estudiantes en habilidades de lectura, desarrollo de vocabulario, pensar en forma critica
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ESOL 0051 - ESOL 0054 (Escritura)
Estos cursos estan diseñados con el objeto de ayudar los alumnos a obtener fluidez y confianza en escritura. Los cursos se enfocan en el proceso de escritura. A traves de crear, planear y revisar, los estudiantes produciran escritos para diferentes audiencias y con diversos propositos.
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ESOL 0061 - ESOL 0064 (Gramatica)
Estos cursos estan disenados para complementar la serie de Escritura 0051-0054. Dichos cursos proveen instruccion y ejercicios practicos, asi como puntos esenciales de gramatica necesarios para la efectiva comunicacion escrita.
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ESOL 0031 ESOL Listening/Speaking (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course focuses on developing basic social and pre-academic listening and speaking skills. It includes skills such as describing, giving directions, and learning to understand explanations. Conversation conventions will be practiced as well as non-verbal communication skills. (Pronunciation is introduced through the study of basic phonetic segments and intonation patterns.) (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085512
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ESOL 0032 ESOL Listening/Speaking (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course develops intermediate social and pre-academic listening and speaking skills through situational activities. Students will express ideas and opinions in small groups and learn to understand and react appropriately. Intercultural communication will be incorporated. (Pronunciation skills will be practiced through identifying phonetic correctness and applying concepts of stress and intonation.) (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085512
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ESOL 0033 ESOL Speaking (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course develops public/academic oral language skills through active participation in group projects and presentations. Rhetorical skills such as narration and description will be practiced, and improving cross-cultural communication skills will be emphasized. (Pronunciation skills, including stress and intonation, will be refined with focused effort on areas of need through monitoring of oral production.) (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085512
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ESOL 0034 ESOL Academic Speaking (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course stresses academic speaking skills. Students learn formal presentation techniques as they defend a point of view and participate in seminars, panels, and debates. Formal rhetorical skills such as cause/effect, process, and summary will be practiced. The course will emphasize the value of cultural diversity. (Pronunciation skills, including stress and intonation, will continue to be refined with focused effort on areas of need through monitoring of oral production.) (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085512
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ESOL 0036 Skill Development in Listening/Speaking (1)
Prerequisite: None.
This course provides instruction in special topics related to oral and aural skills. The content may include reviewing social and academic listening/speaking skills, pronunciation of Standard American English, presentation techniques, and improving interpersonal/cross-cultural communication. This course is open only to students whose first language in not English. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085512
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ESOL 0041 ESOL Reading (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course focuses on language development through reading activities. It includes reading comprehension, vocabulary building, study skills techniques, and intercultural sharing. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085612
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ESOL 0042 ESOL Reading (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course continues language development through reading comprehension and vocabulary building. It introduces paragraph organization, idiom study, and adapting reading rate for different purposes. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085612
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ESOL 0043 ESOL Reading (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course includes specific reading comprehension skills, reading efficiency strategies, critical thinking skills, vocabulary expansion, and the use of campus resources such as labs and libraries. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085612
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ESOL 0044 ESOL Reading (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course provides instruction in order to fulfill the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) remediation for reading. It is designed to build on skills taught in previous reading classes but with a more academic emphasis. Students are taught reading skills and critical thinking skills as they relate to academic topics and to literature. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085612
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ESOL 0046 Skill Development in ESOL Reading (1)
Prerequisite: None.
This course provides instruction in special topics related to reading. The content may include reviewing reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and critical thinking skills as well as learning to value cultural differences. This course is open only to students whose first language is not English. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085612
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ESOL 0051 ESOL Writing (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course stresses the creation of sentences and groups of sentences. It also introduces basic spelling rules and vocabulary development. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085412
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ESOL 0052 ESOL Writing (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course introduces the development of controlled and guided paragraphs using a variety of organizational structures and stresses logic patterns of English. (1 Lec., 3 Lab)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085412
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ESOL 0053 ESOL Writing (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course stresses the process of paragraph writing and the characteristics of effective paragraph structure. It also introduces modes of discourse such as description, cause-effect, and comparison-contrast. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085412
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ESOL 0054 ESOL Writing (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course provides instruction in order to fulfill the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) remediation requirement for writing. It emphasizes modes of discourse in expository writing for academic purposes. Particular attention is given to improving unity, coherence, transition, and style as students progress to multi-paragraph compositions. Paraphrasing and summarizing are also introduced. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085412
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ESOL 0056 Skill Development in Writing (1)
Prerequisite: None.
This course provides instruction in special topics related to writing. The content may include reviewing single and multi-paragraph compositions, sentence structure, and edited American usage as well as developing awareness of organizational conventions of written American English. This course is open only to students whose first language is not English. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085412
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ESOL 0061 ESOL Grammar (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course introduces the basic aspects of English grammar needed to write simple and compound sentences. It includes the study of basic verb tenses, parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, and question formation. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085712
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ESOL 0062 ESOL Grammar (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course reviews basic elements of English grammar introduced in ESOL 0061 and introduces grammar points necessary for writing controlled paragraphs. It includes further study of verb tenses, parts of speech, and question formation and introduces two-word verbs, modals, gerunds, and infinitives. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085712
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ESOL 0063 ESOL Grammar (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course reviews grammar points studied in ESOL 0061 and ESOL 0062 and introduces elements necessary for students to write effective one-paragraph essays. It continues the study of verb tenses, parts of speech, and modals and introduces adverb, adjective, and noun clauses. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085712
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ESOL 0064 ESOL Grammar (2)
Prerequisite: None.
This course reviews grammar points studied in ESOL 0061, ESOL 0062, and ESOL 0063 and analyzes complex elements of those points. In addition, it introduces passive voice and conditional sentences. (1 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085712
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ESOL 0066 Skill Development in ESOL Grammar (1)
Prerequisite: None.
This course provides instruction in special topics related to grammar. Content may Include reviewing parts of speech, verb forms, word order, and other elements of
American English grammar. It may also emphasize the application of grammar in
written and oral production. This course is open only to students whose first language is not English. This course may be repeated for credit. (3 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085712
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