MCCCD Program Description

Basic English as a Second Language I

Course: ESL001

First Term: 2004 Summer I

Lecture 6 Credit(s) 6 Period(s) 6 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English at a basic level. Focus on survival skills related to life in the United States. Introduction to elementary grammatical patterns

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Identify and use vocabulary associated with days of the week, the weather, time, money, family, health, transportation, clothing, housing, jobs, and the community. (I-III) 2. Identify and use possessive pronouns and adjectives. (I-III) 3. Identify and use definite and indefinite articles. (I-III) 4. Identify and use subject and object pronouns. (I-III) 5. Identify and use descriptive adjectives. (I-III) 6. Identify and use possessive adjectives and pronouns. (I-III) 7. Identify and use simple present tense and present continuous tense in affirmative and negative statements and questions. (I-III) 8. Use functional language patterns in survival situations. (I-III) 9. Speak phrases and sentences with proper intonation. (I-III) 10. Speak standard greetings, farewells, introductions, and apologies. (I-III) 11. Use language patterns and vocabulary in a systematic way. (I-III) 12. Ask simple questions orally and in writing. (I-III) 13. Answer simple questions orally and in writing. (I-III) 14. Provide personal information on simple forms. (I-III)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Personal health and safety A. Listening skills 1. Understanding simple questions 2. Understanding simple statements 3. Recognizing grammatical patterns in questions and statements B. Speaking skills 1. Asking simple questions 2. Producing simple answers 3. Producing grammatical patterns in questions and answers C. Reading skills 1. Recognizing written questions 2. Recognizing written answers 3. Recognizing grammatical patterns in questions and statements 4. Drawing inferences from short readings D. Writing skills 1. Answering questions in writing 2. Asking questions in writing 3. Producing grammatical patterns in written questions and statements II. Service and employment A. Listening skills 1. Understanding simple questions 2. Understanding simple statements 3. Recognizing grammatical patterns in questions and statements B. Speaking skills 1. Asking simple questions 2. Producing simple answers 3. Producing grammatical patterns in questions and answers C. Reading skills 1. Recognizing written questions 2. Recognizing written answers 3. Recognizing grammatical patterns in questions and statements 4. Drawing inferences from short readings D. Writing skills 1. Answering questions in writing 2. Asking questions in writing 3. Producing grammatical patterns in written questions and statements III. Shopping and everyday life A. Listening skills 1. Understanding simple questions 2. Understanding simple statements 3. Recognizing grammatical patterns in questions and statements B. Speaking skills 1. Asking simple questions 2. Producing simple answers 3. Producing grammatical patterns in questions and answers C. Reading skills 1. Recognizing written questions 2. Recognizing written answers 3. Recognizing grammatical patterns in questions and statements 4. Drawing inferences from short readings D. Writing skills 1. Answering questions in writing 2. Asking questions in writing 3. Producing grammatical patterns in written questions and statements

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12/9/2003

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