SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE

ASSOCIATE DEGREE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE

Department: ESL

Subject Area and Course Number: ESL 121

Course Title: Level 3: Intermediate Conversation

Discipline: ESL

Units: 4

Repeatability: 1

Catalog Course Description: Designed to provide the student with intermediate level verbal and listening skills.

Description for Schedule of Classes: Level 3: Intermediate Conversation

Lecture Hours per Week: 4

Laboratory Hours per Week: None

Plus Hours: 1

Prerequisites: ESL 117 with a "C" or better or qualifying score on SBCC Placement Exam

Co-requisites: None

Skills Advisories: None

Course Advisories: None

Limitation on Enrollment: None

Course Objectives: At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Participate in conversations in a variety of settings at an elementary level.

2. Discuss cultural customs and traditions.

Course Content and Scope:

1. Further vocabulary and discussion work on survival skills introduced in Beginning Conversation

a. Greetings/Customs

b. Information exchange

c. Housing

d. Work/Career

e. Market

f. Clothes/Furniture

g. Health Care

h. Restaurants

i. Travel/Transportation

2. Individual and group work on American customs and culture

a. Politeness and hospitality

b. Friendships

c. Giving and seeking advice

d. Introductions and salutations

e. Non-verbal language

f. The American family

g. Dating customs

h. Male and female roles

i. Treatment of the old and the young

j. Sports and entertainment

k. Holidays

Methods of Instruction: Lecture, small group work, individual instruction, role play, audio-visual equipment, audio and video tape of students for review

Required Assignments:

1. Mandatory attendance

2. Daily readings for homework

3. Unit tests – oral and written

4. Weekly attendance and completion of assignments in the Language Lab

5. Midterm and Final Exam – written and oral

Methods of Evaluation: Students must attend regularly, participate in class discussions, pass oral and written exams and pass the exit final.

Appropriate Texts and Supplies: Instructors assign texts from departmentally approved list of textbooks which ensures systematic articulation of ESL program's scope and sequence of skills and concepts. Other materials used include school pamphlets, newspapers, pictures, videos, job application and housing forms, etc.

CO/mej/FRC

Updated January 2006

(3/14/06 gb)