Austin Community College

FY 2009 Course Descriptions

English for Speakers of Other Languages - Academic

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ESOL 0320 INTRODUCTION TO WRITING AND GRAMMAR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This entry-level course is designed for deaf students and taught in American Sign Language. Writing topics include prewriting strategies, how to construct correct sentences, how to structure a paragraph, and how to write a descriptive and narrative paragraph. Grammar points include the simple past, present, and future verb tenses, the present progressive, parts of speech, basic s-v-o/s-v-c word order, formation of negative sentences, and questions. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: Placement by ESOL Assessment Exam. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0321 ESOL HIGH BEGINNING L1 ASL GRAMMAR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This course is designed for Deaf students and taught in American Sign Language. Students develop American Sign Language grammar skills in order to build their first language foundation in ASL, a fully accessible visual language. This course will focus on ASL grammatical structures, varying registers in ASL, public speaking and video publishing. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in ESOL 0320 or placement in the course by the ESOL assessment. Corequisites: It is recommended, but not required, that this course be taken concurrently with ESOL 0323. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0322 ESOL LOW INTERMEDIATE L1 ASL GRAMMAR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This course is designed for Deaf students and taught in American Sign Language. Students develop American Sign Language grammar skills in order to continue building their first language foundation in ASL, a fully accessible visual language. This course will focus on ASL grammatical structures, language analysis through transcription, public speaking and video publishing. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisites: Placement is made based on ESOL assessment. Corequisites: It is recommended, but not required, that this course be taken concurrently with ESOL 0324. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0323 HIGH BEGINNING WRITING AND GRAMMAR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This course is designed for Deaf students and taught in American Sign Language. Course emphasizes using standard English grammar in writing paragraphs and short essays. Introduction of parts of speech. Study of simple and progressive verb tenses and modal auxiliaries. Practice in writing simple and compound sentences, using transitional expressions and punctuation. Exposure to and practice with different modes of writing. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisites: Placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment or the Compass Test. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0324 LOW INTERMEDIATE WRITING AND GRAMMAR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This course is designed for Deaf Students and taught in American Sign Language. Course emphasizes using standard English grammar in writing short essays. Study of perfect tenses, passive voice, gerunds and infinitives. Introduction to clauses. Continued emphasis on writing compound sentences and introduction to complex sentence structures with appropriate conjunctions, transitional expressions, and punctuation. Continued practice in paragraph development and longer academic compositions. Exposure to and practice with different modes of writing. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0323 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0325 HIGH INTERMEDIATE WRITING AND GRAMMAR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This course is designed for Deaf Students and taught in American Sign Language. Grammar topics include study of the perfect tenses, passive voice, modal auxiliaries, gerunds, and infinitives. Emphasis on adjective, noun, and adverb clauses showing relationships. Introduction to conditionals. Further practice in formal essay writing with continued exposure to different modes of writing. Focus on error correction, paraphrasing, and editing. Introduction to using the library to locate and college resource materials. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0324 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0326 ADVANCED WRITING AND GRAMMAR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This course is designed for Deaf Students and taught in American Sign Language. Designed for advanced ESL students. This exit-level course prepares students for English 1301, other college writing and writing in the workplace. Continued study of clauses and introduction of reduced forms. Practice in writing more sophisticated formal essays and selected modes of writing, including the persuasive mode. Instruction on introduction to the research paper. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0325 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0327 ESOL HIGH INTERMEDIATE L1 ASL GRAMMAR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This course is designed for Deaf students and taught in American Sign Language. Students further develop American Sign Language grammar skills in order to continue building their first language foundation in ASL, a fully accessible visual language. This course will focus on complex ASL grammatical structures, more formal public speaking and research based video publishing. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisites: ESOL 0322. Corequisites: It is recommended, but not required, that this course be taken concurrently with ESOL 0325. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0328 ESOL ADVANCED L1 ASL GRAMMAR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This course is designed for Deaf students and taught in American Sign Language. Students further develop American Sign Language grammar skills in order to continue building their first language foundation in ASL, a fully accessible visual language. This course will focus on complex ASL grammatical structures, ASL/English comparative analysis, formalized public speaking and research based video publishing. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisites: ESOL 0327. Corequisites: It is recommended, but not required, that this course be taken concurrently with ESOL 0326. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0330 ESOL ASL/ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF/HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This course is designed for Deaf Students and taught in American Sign Language. Students develop comprehension skills in both American Sign Language (ASL) and written English. Emphasis is on comprehension skills such as identifying the main idea and supporting details as well as developing the ability to analyze inferences and figurative language through active translation between the languages. Features fiction and nonfiction ASL works as well as written English texts. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0331 HIGH BEGINNING READING AND VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This course is designed for Deaf Students and taught in American Sign Language. Emphasis on comprehension skills, such as identifying main idea, supporting details, and patterns of paragraph development. Features reading short passages of academic materials. Focus on high frequency vocabulary and word forms. Repeatable for up to six-credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: Placement is made based on ESOL assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0332 LOW INTERMEDIATE READING AND VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This course is designed for Deaf students and taught in American Sign Language. Continued emphasis on building comprehension skills. Introduction to analytical components of reading. Continues emphasis on development of vocabulary through analysis of word structure. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0361 or placement in course by ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0333 HIGH INTERMEDIATE READING AND VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This course is designed for Deaf Students and taught in American Sign Language. Emphasis on more complex analytical reading skills for reading college textbooks and novels. Introduction to annotation. Advanced study of vocabulary using context. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ESOL 0362 or placement in the course by ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0334 ADVANCED READING AND VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (3-4-0). This course is designed for Deaf Students and taught in American Sign Language. This exit-level course prepares students for reading in college courses and the workplace. Emphasis on critical and analytical reading skills and advanced reading strategies for reading college-level textbooks, novels, and periodicals. Continued expansion and application of vocabulary. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0363 or placement in the course by the ESOL assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0340 INTRODUCTION TO ORAL COMMUNICATION (3-4-0). Designed for ESOL students at the introductory level, this course emphasizes speaking and listening to everyday American English. There is a strong focus on understanding simple conversations, generating conversations about simple topics, and using correct pronunciation, including vowel and consonant sounds as well as stress and intonation. Repeatable for up to six hours of credit.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisites: Placement in the class by the ESOL Oral Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0341 HIGH BEGINNING ORAL COMMUNICATION (3-4-0). Designed for high beginning ESL students. Course emphasizes speaking and listening to everyday American English. Strong focus on understanding English speaker conversation and using correct pronunciation, including vowel and consonant sounds as well as stress and intonation. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: ESOL 0340 with a grade of C or better. Placement in the course by the ESOL Oral Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0342 LOW INTERMEDIATE ORAL COMMUNICATION (3-4-0). Designed for low intermediate ESL students. Course emphasizes speaking and listening to American English. Development of better listening skills by listening to real-life conversations and short academic talks. Practice in speaking in pairs and groups. Continued focus on correct pronunciation with the goal of helping reduce accents that interfere with communication. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0341 or placement in the course by the ESOL Oral Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0343 HIGH INTERMEDIATE ORAL COMMUNICATION (3-4-0). Designed for high intermediate ESL students. Course emphasizes speaking and listening to formal American English. Development of academic listening and note-taking skills. Exposure to long talks and short college lectures. Practice in giving short presentations and leading group discussions. Continued practice in using correct pronunciation to reduce accent interference. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0342 or placement in the course by the ESOL Oral Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0344 ADVANCED ORAL COMMUNICATION (3-4-0). Designed for advanced ESOL students. This exit-level course prepares students for participation in discussions and presentation of oral reports in the college classroom and the workplace. Emphasizes listening to formal American English. Continued practice in academic listening and note-taking skills. Exposure to real-life formal talks and college lectures. Class activities include explaining and defending one's opinion in group discussions and giving formal presentations in class. Further work on pronunciation problems and development of vocal variety including intonation, emphasis, and pitch. Repeatable for up to six-credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0343 or placement in the course by the ESOL Oral Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0351 ACCENT REDUCTION FOR ADVANCED SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH (3-4-0). This course practices the ways in which spoken English differs from written with emphasis on the strategies English speakers use to make their message very clear for listeners. Time is spent learning how difficult English sounds are produced, and how native speakers produce the characteristic rhythm and intonation patterns of the language. Repeatable to 6 hours credit.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: Students need to have been placed in ESOL 0384. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0360 INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH READING AND VOCABULARY (3-4-0). This is an introductory-level course designed to improve reading proficiency in English and develop an appreciation for reading. It is the first in a series of five courses whose purpose is to prepare students to handle the reading assignments they will encounter in college and in the workplace. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisites: Placement in the class by the ESOL Reading Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0361 HIGH BEGINNING READING AND VOCABULARY (3-4-0). Designed for high beginning ESL students. Emphasis on comprehension skills, such as identifying main idea, supporting details, and patterns of paragraph development. Features reading short passages of academic materials. Focus on high frequency vocabulary and word forms. Repeatable for up to six-credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in ESOL 0360 or placement in the course by ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0362 LOW INTERMEDIATE READING AND VOCABULARY (3-4-0). Designed for low intermediate ESL students. Continued emphasis on building comprehension skills. Introduction to analytical components of reading. Continues emphasis on development of vocabulary through analysis of word structure. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course isnot for college-level credit. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0361 or placement in course by ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0363 HIGH INTERMEDIATE READING AND VOCABULARY (3-4-0). Designed for high intermediate ESL students. Emphasis on more complex analytical reading skills for reading college textbooks and novels. Introduction to annotation. Advanced study of vocabulary using context. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0362 or placement in the course by ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0364 ADVANCED READING AND VOCABULARY SKILLS (3-4-0). Designed for advanced ESL students. This exit-level course prepares students for reading in college courses and the workplace. Emphasis on critical and analytical reading skills and advanced reading strategies for reading college-level textbooks, novels, and periodicals. Continued expansion and application of vocabulary. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: A grade C or better in ESOL 0363 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0380 INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH WRITING AND GRAMMAR (3-4-0). This entry-level course is designed for students with little or no knowledge of English. Writing topics include prewriting strategies, how to construct correct sentences, how to structure a paragraph and how to write a descriptive and a narrative paragraph. Grammar points covered include the simple past, present and future verb tenses, the present progressive, parts of speech, basic s-v-o or s-v-c syntax, formation of negative sentences and questions. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisites: ESOL Assessment Test. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0381 HIGH BEGINNING WRITING AND GRAMMAR (3-4-0). Designed for high beginning ESL students. Course emphasizes using standard English grammar in writing paragraphs and short essays. Introduction of parts of speech. Study of simple and progressive verb tenses and modal auxiliaries. Practice in writing simple and compound sentences, using transitional expressions and punctuation. Exposure to and practice with different modes of writing. Required lab work will supplement classroom work. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: ESOL 0380 with a grade of C or better or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0382 LOW INTERMEDIATE WRITING AND GRAMMAR (3-4-0). Designed for low intermediate ESL students. Course emphasizes using standard English grammar in writing short essays. Study of perfect tenses, passive voice, gerunds and infinitives. Introduction to clauses. Continued emphasis on writing compound sentences and introduction to complex sentence structures with appropriate conjunctions, transitional expressions, and punctuation. Continued practice in paragraph development and longer academic compositions. Exposure to and practice with different modes of writing. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0381 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0383 HIGH INTERMEDIATE WRITING AND GRAMMAR (3-4-0). Designed for high intermediate ESL students. Continued study of the perfect tenses, passive voice, modal auxiliaries. Emphasis on adjective, phrasal verbs and adverb clauses. Introduction to conditionals. Further practice in formal essay writing with continued exposure to different modes of writing. Focus on error correction, paraphrasing, and editing. Introduction to using the library to locate and collect resource materials. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0382 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0384 ADVANCED WRITING AND GRAMMAR (3-4-0). Designed for advanced ESL students. This exit-level course prepares students for English 1301, other college writing and writing in the workplace. Continued study of clauses and introduction of reduced forms. Practice in writing more sophisticated formal essays and selected modes of writing, including the persuasive mode. Instruction on introduction to the research paper. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0383 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0391 RESEARCH WRITING FOR COLLEGE AND THE WORKPLACE FOR ESOL STUDENTS (3-4-0). This course is designed to help ESOL students acquire essential skills needed for college or in the workplace. Students learn to use the library and the internet to locate appropriate materials, to take notes from those materials, and to write either a research paper or a workplace report with documentation. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit.
Prerequisites: "C" or better in ESOL 0383 and ESOL 0363. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0392 BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS (3-4-0). Business Communications for Non-Native Speakers is a communications course for non-native speakers of English. The course occurs in a simulated office setting in which students become fellow employees of a small business specializing in consulting. Using a "hands-on" approach, students work through various business procedures, such as conducting meetings and taking minutes, creating press releases, writing white papers, and showcasing new products. This course presents business grammar and vocabulary to non-native speakers and requires students to apply this knowledge to reading, writing, and speaking the language of business English. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: ESOL Assessment at the level of high intermediate or above in writing/grammar and reading/vocabulary or a grade of "C" or higher in ESOL 0382, ESOL 0383, ESOL 0384, ESOL 0362, ESOL 0363, or ESOL 0364 or permission of the ESOL department. ( ) Course Type: D

ESOL 0393 INTENSIVE GRAMMAR FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (3-4-0). An accelerated grammar course tailored to correct the individual grammatical errors of ESOL students. The class will consist of diagnostics, whole group discussion of problematic grammatical and syntactical structures, and an individualized plan of instruction and study for each student based on his/her individual needs. Repeatable for up to six credit hours.
This course is not for college-level credit. Prerequisites: ESOL 0382 with a minimum grade of C or placement by ESOL Assessment. ( ) Course Type: D

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Course Descriptions as of December 03, 2008 04:23am
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