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Course Syllabus

ESL 1051 Level 3 Composition

  • Division: Humanities
  • Department: English/Second Language
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1.5; Lecture: 3; Lab: 0
  • Prerequisites: Successful completion of ESL 0451 or through the ESL department placement exam
  • 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 focuses on the development of well-written essays. Students will develop English writing skills by writing five-paragraph essays in at least four modal styles in preparation for English 1010. Non-native speakers of English must complete this course, score a 4 or higher on the Test of Written English (TWE), or take a written exam (graded by ESL department faculty members) before they can register for ENGL 1010 (see the Snow College catalog for more detailed 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 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. Non-native speakers of English must complete this course, score a 4 or higher on the Test of Written English (TWE), or take a written exam (graded by ESL department faculty members) before they can register for ENGL 1010 (see the Snow College catalog for more detailed information).

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Upon successful completion of this course, students will understand and utilize the following elements of the writing process: brainstorming, organizing, outlining, drafting, peer editing, proofreading, and revising. They will be able to produce all parts of a comprehensive five-paragraph essay: introduction, body, and conclusion.
  2. They will be able to write and understand the function of narrative, compare and contrast, process, cause and effect, and argumentative essays.

Course Content

Students will review and practice the organizational rules for formal writing which include thesis statements, topic sentences, introductions, body paragraphs and conclusions. Students will learn and practice the skills of writing formal college essays through at least four essay assignments from the following areas: narrative, compare and contrast, process, cause and effect, and argumentative. Writing topics will range in world issues, social issues, cultural areas and other various themes.