Course Outline of Record

Item	Value
Eff Term	Fall 2026
Curriculum Committee Approval Date	12/03/2025
Top Code	493086 - English as a Second Language - Speaking/Listening
Units	0 Total Units (Lecture Units 0)
Hours	36 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 36)
Total Outside of Class Hours	0
Total Student Learning Hours	36
Course Credit Status	Noncredit (N)
Material Fee	No
Basic Skills	Basic Skills (B)
Repeatable	Yes; Repeat Limit 99
Open Entry/Open Exit	Yes
Grading Policy	P/NP/SP Non-Credit (D)

Course Description

This course is designed for intermediate English learners wanting to become more confident in their speaking skills by engaging in converstions about a variety of cultural topics. Students will also practice working with a variety of texts with a focus on increasing their vocabulary and awareness of cultural topics of general interest such as current events, significant speeches, politics, technology, world events, sports, travel, business, and lifestyle. This is an open-entry noncredit course, not degree applicable.

Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)

1. Students will apply various strategies to engage in extended discussions of a variety of nonfiction texts, including visual, oral, and written texts.
2. Students will provide support for their reaction to ideas presented in level-appropriate nonfiction texts.

Course Objectives

• 1. Using various listening strategies, appropriately interpret statements, exclamations, and a variety of questions
• 2. Verbally restate ideas in various level-appropriate texts (written, visual, and aural) with some attention to grammar and pronunciation
• 3. Use appropriate vocabulary to respond to statements and questions about a variety of written, oral, and visual texts
• 4. Use various conversation strategies to increase their participation in extended discussions
• 5. Apply critical thinking and/or elements of their own experience to react to various nonfiction texts
• 6. Apply social and nonverbal communication elements to their conversations/presentations

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Lecture Content

1. Interpreting Written and Oral Nonfiction Texts
   1. Main idea
   2. Supporting details
2. Responding to Written and Oral Nonfiction
   1. Expressing a different opinion
   2. Agreeing with the author
   3. Adding a related idea
   4. Providing details from the text
3. Vocabulary
   1. Some basic academic vocabulary
   2. Intermediate general lexicon
   3. Some content-specific
4. Listening
   1. Statements vs Questions
   2. Yes/ No questions vs Wh- questions (distinguish intonation)
   3. Active listening strategies (restating what has been said, asking for clarification)
5. Conversation strategies
   1. Maintaining a conversation
   2. Ending a conversation
   3. Staying on topic
   4. Changing the topic 
6. Social and nonverbal elements
   1. Voice volume
   2. Eye contact
   3. Personal space

Method(s) of Instruction

• Enhanced NC Lect (NC1)
• Live Online Enhanced NC Lect (NC9)
• Online Enhanced NC Lect (NC5)

Instructional Techniques

Lecture and discussion Oral practice Oral pair and group work Individual and small group listening, speaking, and reading activities Teacher-directed class lessons and projects Pair and small group work in a computer setting

Reading Assignments

Students will spend approximately 1-2 hours each week reading assigned materials or researching potential discussion topics.

Writing Assignments

Students will spend approximately 1/2 hour each week completing exercises requiring writing in preparation for their oral responses.

Out-of-class Assignments

Students will spend approximately 2-4 hours each week reading, understanding, paraphrasing ideas presented in various nonfiction texts, practicing pronunciation, learning relevant vocabulary, and/or reviewing problematic grammar structures, as necessary for their reading and presentations.

Methods of Student Evaluation

• Short Quizzes
• Projects (Individual/Group)
• Oral Presentations
• Skills Demonstration

Demonstration of Critical Thinking

Students will comments on others' opinions. Students will apply critical thinking to formulate responses to level-appropriate nonfiction texts.

Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration

Students will read and briefly summarize pieces of non-fiction, apply critical thinking and various elements of idea development to offer and support opinions. Students will apply knowledge of pronunciation and grammar to improve their intelligibility.

Resources Subscreen

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Eligible Discipline(s)

• English as a Second Language (ESL): Master’s degree in TESL, TESOL, applied linguistics with a TESL emphasis, linguistics with a TESL emphasis, English with a TESL emphasis, or education with a TESL emphasis OR bachelor’s degree in TESL, TESOL, English with a TESL certificate, linguistics with a TESL certificate, applied linguistics with a TESL certificate, or any foreign language with a TESL certificate AND master’s degree in linguistics, applied linguistics, English, composition, bilingual/bicultural studies, reading, speech, or any foreign language OR the equivalent. Master's degree required.