ELL-O 40 - English Language Learning Online Level 4

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

Enrollment Requirement: ELL-O 30 ; or ELL 30 ; or placement test; and instructor consent.

Course Fee: $10.00

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.

Writing

Write one to two 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.

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.

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.

Program Outcomes
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.
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.

College-wide Outcomes

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.