ELL-O 50 - English Language Learning Online Level 5

Credits: 12
Online high-intermediate level of ELL. Students study contextualized content to improve fluency. This is a pass/no credit course.

Enrollment Requirement: ELL-O 40 ; or ELL 40 ; or placement test; and instructor consent.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Reading

• Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
• Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
• Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text.
• Use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information.
• 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.

Writing

• Write multi-paragraph narratives.
• With guidance and support from peers and others, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
• Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling and standard English grammar when writing.
• Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Speaking/Listening

• Speak more fluently with increased vocabulary and improved pronunciation, intonation and word stress.
• Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why.
• Improve ability to manage conversations, recognize when listeners don’t understand and be able to provide clarification.
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking.
• 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.

Technology

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

• Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
• Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
• Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text.
• Use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information.
• 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.
• Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Writing

• 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.
• With guidance and support from peers and others, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
• Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling and standard English grammar when writing.
• Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Speaking/Listening

• Speak more fluently with increased vocabulary and improved pronunciation, intonation and word stress.
• Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why.
• Improve ability to manage conversations, recognize when listeners don’t understand and be able to provide clarification.
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking.
• 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.
• Build on the ideas of others.
• Express opinions clearly and persuasively.

Technology

• Use video conferencing tools such as mute/unmute buttons, chat, screen sharing, and breakout rooms to participate in class discussions.
• Use the digital tools in Canvas to complete online classwork and participate in written and recorded discussions.
• Log in to and use multiple applications or computer programs simultaneously.
• 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.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.