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Course Syllabus

ESL 1040 Level 3 Content-Based Reading

  • Division: Humanities
  • Department: English/Second Language
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 2; Lecture: 4; Lab: 0
  • Prerequisites: Successful completion of ESL 0441 or placement in ESL 1040 through the department
  • Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Semester Approved: Spring 2021
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2025
  • End Semester: Fall 2026
  • Optimum Class Size: 10
  • Maximum Class Size: 20

Course Description

This course is designed to develop reading skills needed to prepare students to participate in academic coursework in colleges and universities. Students will read and discuss a variety of authentic texts and be introduced to specific discourse markers. The course will contribute to vocabulary development. Some emphasis will be placed on reading for entertainment and general information.

Justification

The ESL Department at Snow College houses the intensive ESL program which is accredited through the American Association of Intensive English Programs (AAIEP).The four-level program provides instruction for students at Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 (elementary through exiting levels). This course is part of the core curriculum for Level 3. This course prepares ESL students for the academic reading that will make up an integral part of their study in regular academic college courses.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Successful ESL 1040 students will know and use strategies to approach academic readings and successfully comprehend them. Students will have made significant gains in vocabulary usage in various content areas.

Course Content

The course will focus on academic reading comprehension from a variety of texts from various academic fields of study. Typical themes for academic readings are in topics which include world health issues, social sciences, linguistics, science, education, and world history.