Austin Community College
Spring 2008 - CLOSED COURSES
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Updated: 06/12/2008 15:25:57
ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
8 Week Session January 14 - March 9
16 Week Session January 14 - May 11
ESOL 0323 High Beginning Writing & Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
+ [10/10] 11772 Lec 001 RVS 1130 TTh 9:00am - 10:40am OH Domatti-Thomas, Erika
ESOL 0364 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary Skills
+ [18/18] 11805 Lec 002 NRG 4212 MW 3:30pm - 5:10pm OH Gast, Gerhardt
12 Week Session February 11 - May 11
8 Week Session March 17 - May 11
ESOL 0320 Introduction to Writing and Grammar for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This entry-level course is designed for students who are deaf or hard of hearing with little or no knowledge of standard English grammar and writing conventions. 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. Prerequisite: Placement by ESOL Assessment Exam.
ESOL 0321 ESOL High Beginning L1 ASL Grammar for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf students. 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. It is recommended, but not required, that this course be taken concurrently with ESOL 0323. Prerequisite: Placement is made based on ESOL assessment.
ESOL 0322 ESOL Low Intermediate L1 ASL Grammar for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf students. 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. It is recommended, but not required, that this course be taken concurrently with ESOL 0324. Prerequisite: Placement is made based on ESOL assessment.
ESOL 0323 High Beginning Writing & Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf 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. Prerequisite: Placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment or the Compass Test.
ESOL 0324 Low Intermediate Writing & Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf 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. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0323 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0325 High Intermediate Writing & Grammer for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Designed for high intermediate ESL students. By examining grammatical features of both American Sign Language and American Standard English, the student will recognize how grammatical functions differ and apply this knowledge when writing. Continued 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. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0324 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0326 Advanced Writing & Grammar for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf students. 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. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0325 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0331 High Beginning Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf 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. Prerequisite: Placement is made based on ESOL assessment.
ESOL 0332 Low Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf 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. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0361 or placement in course by ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0333 High Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf 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. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in ESOL 0362 or placement in the course by ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0334 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
This course is designed for Deaf 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. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0363 or placement in the course by the ESOL assessment.
ESOL 0341 High Beginning Oral Communication
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. Prerequisite: Placement in the course by the ESOL Oral Assessment.
ESOL 0342 Low Intermediate Oral Communication
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. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0341 or placement in the course by the ESOL Oral Assessment.
ESOL 0343 High Intermediate Oral Communication
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. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0342 or placement in the course by the ESOL Oral Assessment.
ESOL 0344 Advanced Oral Communication
Designed for advanced ESL 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. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0343 or placement in the course by the ESOL Oral Assessment.
ESOL 0351 Accent Reduction for Advanced Speakers of English
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. Prerequisite: Students needs to have been placed in ESOL 0384.
ESOL 0360 Introduction to English Reading and Vocabulary
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.
ESOL 0361 High Beginning Reading and Vocabulary
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. Prerequisite: Placement in the course by ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0362 Low Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary
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. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0361 or placement in course by ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0363 High Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary
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. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0362 or placement in the course by ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0364 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary Skills
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. Prerequisite: A grade C or better in ESOL 0363 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0380 Introduction to English Writing & Grammar
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 syntax, formation of negative sentences and questions. Prerequisite: ESOL Assessment Test.
ESOL 0381 High Beginning Writing and Grammar
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. Prerequisite: Placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0382 Low Intermediate Writing and Grammar
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. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0381 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0383 High Intermediate Writing and Grammar
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. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0382 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0384 Advanced Writing and Grammar
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. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ESOL 0383 or placement in the course by the ESOL Assessment.
ESOL 0393 Intensive Grammar for Speakers of Other Languages
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. Prerequisite: ESOL 0382 with a minimum grade of C.