Maricopa Community Colleges  ESL054AB   20062-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 10-25-2005

ESL054AB  2006 Spring – 2012 Fall

LEC  1.0 Credit(s)  1.0 Period(s)  1.0 Load  Acad

American Culture: Institutions and Customs

Reading and writing about American cultural institutions and customs.

Prerequisites: Appropriate ESL placement test score, or a grade of C or better in ESL040, or (ESL040AA, ESL040AB, and ESL040AC), or RDG040, or permission of Instructor.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

ESL054AB  2006 Spring – 2012 Fall

American Culture: Institutions and Customs

 

1.

Comprehend aurally short lectures about major American cultural institutions and customs. (I)

2.

Make inferences from reading and listening. (I, III, IV)

3.

Answer questions orally about aspects of American cultural institutions and customs, using appropriate grammar for student's level of study. (II)

4.

Present oral reports about aspects of American cultural institutions and customs. (II)

5.

Identify main ideas and supporting details in readings about aspects of American cultural institutions and customs. (III)

6.

Answer questions in writing about aspects of American cultural institutions and customs, using appropriate grammar for student's level of study. (IV)

7.

Write paragraphs about aspects of American cultural institutions and customs. (IV)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

ESL054AB  2006 Spring – 2012 Fall

American Culture: Institutions and Customs

 

I. Listening skills

A. Listening to readings

B. Listening to traditional songs

C. Making inferences

II. Speaking skills

A. Answering questions orally

B. Giving oral reports

III. Reading skills

A. Identifying main ideas

B. Identifying supporting ideas

C. Drawing inferences

IV. Writing skills

A. Answering questions in writing

B. Writing paragraphs

 

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