Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 02/27/01
ESL001 20014-20042	LEC	6 Credit(s)	6 Period(s)
Basic English as a Second Language I
Listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English at a basic level. Focus on survival skills related to life in the United States. Introduction to elementary grammatical patterns. Prerequisites: None.

 

Course Note:Credit (P) or no credit (Z). Standard grading available according to procedures outlined in catalog. May be repeated for a total of twelve (12) credits.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
ESL001   20014-20042	Basic English as a Second Language I

1.	Identify and use vocabulary associated with days of the week, the weather, time, money, family, health, transportation, clothing, housing, jobs, and the community. (I-III)
2.	Identify and use possessive pronouns and adjectives. (I-III)
3.	Identify and use definite and indefinite articles. (I-III)
4.	Identify and use subject and object pronouns. (I-III)
5.	Identify and use descriptive adjectives. (I-III)
6.	Identify and use possessive adjectives and pronouns. (I-III)
7.	Identify and use simple present tense and present continuous tense in affirmative and negative statements and questions. (I-III)
8.	Use functional language patterns in survival situations. (I-III)
9.	Speak phrases and sentences with proper intonation. (I-III)
10.	Speak standard greetings, farewells, introductions, and apologies. (I-III)
11.	Use language patterns and vocabulary in a systematic way. (I-III)
12.	Ask simple questions orally and in writing. (I-III)
13.	Answer simple questions orally and in writing. (I-III)
14.	Provide personal information on simple forms. (I-III)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
ESL001   20014-20042	Basic English as a Second Language I

I. Personal health and safety A. Listening skills 1. Understanding simple questions 2. Understanding simple statements 3. Recognizing grammatical patterns in questions and statements B. Speaking skills 1. Asking simple questions 2. Producing simple answers 3. Producing grammatical patterns in questions and answers C. Reading skills 1. Recognizing written questions 2. Recognizing written answers 3. Recognizing grammatical patterns in questions and statements 4. Drawing inferences from short readings D. Writing skills 1. Answering questions in writing 2. Asking questions in writing 3. Producing grammatical patterns in written questions and statements II. Service and employment A. Listening skills 1. Understanding simple questions 2. Understanding simple statements 3. Recognizing grammatical patterns in questions and statements B. Speaking skills 1. Asking simple questions 2. Producing simple answers 3. Producing grammatical patterns in questions and answers C. Reading skills 1. Recognizing written questions 2. Recognizing written answers 3. Recognizing grammatical patterns in questions and statements 4. Drawing inferences from short readings D. Writing skills 1. Answering questions in writing 2. Asking questions in writing 3. Producing grammatical patterns in written questions and statements III. Shopping and everyday life A. Listening skills 1. Understanding simple questions 2. Understanding simple statements 3. Recognizing grammatical patterns in questions and statements B. Speaking skills 1. Asking simple questions 2. Producing simple answers 3. Producing grammatical patterns in questions and answers C. Reading skills 1. Recognizing written questions 2. Recognizing written answers 3. Recognizing grammatical patterns in questions and statements 4. Drawing inferences from short readings D. Writing skills 1. Answering questions in writing 2. Asking questions in writing 3. Producing grammatical patterns in written questions and statements

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