ELL-O 10 - English Language Learning Online Level 1

Credits: 12
Online beginning level of English Language Learning.  Students study contextualized content to improve fluency.   This is a pass/no credit course.

Enrollment Requirement: ELL-O 9 ; or ELL 8  or 9 ; or placement test; and instructor consent.

Course Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

1. Recognize and reproduce letter names and sounds.
2. Read basic sight words and short and long vowel words with some fluency.
3. Identify the main topic, read and comprehend short passages on familiar topics.
4. Use the illustrations and information in a text to understand its key details.
5. Understand and respond to verbal and written questions on reading passages.
6. Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation, and use capitals and periods with few errors. 
7. Write and spell basic sight words and simple short and long vowel words with minimal errors.
8. Create simple verbal statements concerning personal information without prompting, and produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation.
9. Participate in guided discussions with diverse partners, following agreed upon rules, such as listening to others with care, speaking one at a time, etc.
10. Communicate basic needs to instructor and other students in English.
11. Answer basic personal information questions and respond to questions with limited guidance or repetition.
12. Comprehend the gist of simple conversations with aid from some visual cues and  pre-learned vocabulary and phrases.
13. Use video conferencing tools such as mute/unmute buttons, and chat to participate in class discussions.
14. Use the digital tools in Canvas to complete online classwork.
15. Use email, and messaging applications to ask for help from instructors.

1. Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
2. Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
3. Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text.
4. Use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information.
5. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
6. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Writing

1. Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
2. With guidance and support from peers and others, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
3. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
4. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling and standard English grammar when writing.
5. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Speaking/Listening

1. Speak more fluently with increased vocabulary and improved pronunciation, intonation and word stress.
2. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why.
3. Improve ability to manage conversations, recognize when listeners don’t understand and be able to provide clarification.
4. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking.
5. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
6. Build on the ideas of others.
7. Express opinions clearly and persuasively.

Technology

1. Use video conferencing tools such as mute/unmute buttons, chat, screen sharing, and breakout rooms to participate in class discussions.
2. Use the digital tools in Canvas to complete online classwork and participate in written and recorded discussions.
3. Log in to and use multiple applications or computer programs simultaneously.
4. Use email, discussion, and messaging applications to ask for help from instructors, classmates, and college staff.

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.