I. General Information
1. Course Title:
English for Speakers of Other Languages II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
ENGL 1512
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Internship Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
Advanced integrated English language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) for academic purposes through culture using authentic language situations (reading authentic academic language texts, writing authentic academic papers, quizzes, listening to authentic lectures and participating in discussions, asking questions.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
ESL Accuplacer |
Score: |
72 |
6. Prerequisite Courses:
ENGL 1512 - English for Speakers of Other Languages II
There are no prerequisites for this course.
8. Prerequisite (Entry) Skills:
Demonstrate high intermediate English language skills.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
ENGL 1512 - English for Speakers of Other Languages II
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:
III. Course Purpose
Other - If this course is not required in a program or is not part of the MN Transfer Curriculum, it may be used for the purpose(s) listed below:
Liberal Arts Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Complete writing assignments --- Essays, journals, quizzes, etc. (see course description for specifics). |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts, drawing on prior experience, interactions with other readers and writers, knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, word identification strategies, and understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics). |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Summarize a wide range of print and non-print texts.
- Evaluate their own understanding of the texts, of themselves, and of the culture of the United States and the world.
- Apply a wide range of strategies (prior experience, interactions with other readers and writers, knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, word identification strategies, and understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics)) to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
- Adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.
- Employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
- Apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.
- Conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They will be able to gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.
- Use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.
- Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles.
- Give examples of their participation as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members in a variety of academic communities.
- Illustrate their use of spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Struggle for Equality
- Analyze and Synthesize Information
- Facts to Support Opinions
- Conducting Research
- Oral Presentations
- Nouns and Pronouns
- Struggle Continues
- Reading Critically
- Signal Words and Phrases
- Listening Critically
- Modals
- American Values in the Past
- Context Clues
- Key Words
- Modals
- American Values Today
- Making Inferences
- Organization
- General Statements
- Drawing Inferences
- Passive
- American Innovations
- Reading Fiction
- Sentence Patterns
- Similarities and Differences
- Understanding Humor
- Gerunds
- Infinitives
- Coordinating conjunctions
- Global Transformations
- Reading Fiction
- Transitions and Signal Words
- Restatements
- Slang
- Interviews
- Adverbs
- Making Connections
- Reading Fiction
- Appropriate Vocabulary
- Formal Speaking
- Cause and Effect
- Contrast
- Conditional Sentences
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
English for Speakers of Other Languages II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
ENGL 1512
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Internship Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
Advanced integrated English language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) for academic purposes through culture using authentic language situations (reading authentic academic language texts, writing authentic academic papers, quizzes, listening to authentic lectures and participating in discussions, asking questions.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
ESL Accuplacer |
Score: |
72 |
6. Prerequisite Courses:
ENGL 1512 - English for Speakers of Other Languages II
There are no prerequisites for this course.
8. Prerequisite (Entry) Skills:
Demonstrate high intermediate English language skills.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
ENGL 1512 - English for Speakers of Other Languages II
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:
III. Course Purpose
3. Other - If this course does NOT meet criteria for #1 or #2 above, it may be used for the purpose(s) selected below:
Liberal Arts Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Complete writing assignments --- Essays, journals, quizzes, etc. (see course description for specifics). |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts, drawing on prior experience, interactions with other readers and writers, knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, word identification strategies, and understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics). |
| Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills |
Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Summarize a wide range of print and non-print texts.
- Evaluate their own understanding of the texts, of themselves, and of the culture of the United States and the world.
- Apply a wide range of strategies (prior experience, interactions with other readers and writers, knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, word identification strategies, and understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics)) to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
- Adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.
- Employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
- Apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.
- Conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They will be able to gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.
- Use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.
- Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles.
- Give examples of their participation as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members in a variety of academic communities.
- Illustrate their use of spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Struggle for Equality
- Analyze and Synthesize Information
- Facts to Support Opinions
- Conducting Research
- Oral Presentations
- Nouns and Pronouns
- Struggle Continues
- Reading Critically
- Signal Words and Phrases
- Listening Critically
- Modals
- American Values in the Past
- Context Clues
- Key Words
- Modals
- American Values Today
- Making Inferences
- Organization
- General Statements
- Drawing Inferences
- Passive
- American Innovations
- Reading Fiction
- Sentence Patterns
- Similarities and Differences
- Understanding Humor
- Gerunds
- Infinitives
- Coordinating conjunctions
- Global Transformations
- Reading Fiction
- Transitions and Signal Words
- Restatements
- Slang
- Interviews
- Adverbs
- Making Connections
- Reading Fiction
- Appropriate Vocabulary
- Formal Speaking
- Cause and Effect
- Contrast
- Conditional Sentences