Curriculum Committee Course Change Form

Course Prefix / Number: / Current: ESOL 0700
Proposed: ESOL 2700 /
Course Title: / Advanced Reading in English
Date Submitted: / 2/22/2012 /
Effective Semester: / Fall 2012
Course Change: / Modification /
Specify: / Change number, credit hours, contact time
Credit(s): / Curr: 3
Prop: 4 / Workload Factors: / Curr: 3
Prop: 4 / Grade Type: / Reg / Instructor Permission: / N / GE Status Requested: / Y / GE Area: / Repeatable for Credit: / No / Maximum Repeat Credits:
FL (pending)
Prerequisite(s): / COMPASS ESL combined score 73-85, or ESOL 1500 (Grade B or higher). / Grade: / Corequisite(s):
Course/Lab Fee: / Index Code: / Fee Justification:
Catalog Description: / Designed to help ESOL students develop reading skills which are necessary for more rigorous academic work. Students will work on higher-level vocabulary development skills, dictionary skills, English usage skills, comprehension skills, and study strategies related to reading in the academic content areas. Prerequisite: COMPASS ESL combined score 73-85, or ESOL 1500 (Grade B or higher). Offered based on sufficient student need.
Hours/
Week: / 4 / Instruction
Type: / LEC / Hours/
Week: / Instruction
Type: / Hours/
Week: / Instruction Type: / Hours/ Week:
Library Resources Adequate: / Yes / Explain:
Tech Resources Adequate: / Yes / Explain:
Justification: / Students learning English ad a Second Language are not engaged in developmental learning; they are learning another language just as native English speakers study Spanish, German, or any other foreign language. Therefore, ESOL classes should be college level as other foreign language classes are, which will allow students to fulfill foreign language requirement in the AA/BA degrees.
Foreign language classes are 4 credits because of the nature and intensity of second-language acquisition. In fact, the proposed 1000 and 2000 level ESOL courses require more advanced skills and knowledge than other 1000 and 2000 foreign language classes. Four hours of class time per week is required to accomplish the course objectives.
Comparable Courses
Institution / Prefix/Number / Credit(s) / Course Title
Submitted by: / Leonor Ceballos / Technical Review: / 2/15/2012 / GE approval: / Pending
Dean’s approval date: / 03/20/2012 / Dean/Associate Dean: / Don Hinton, Dean
Curriculum approval: / Academic Council approval:

*Technical Review Notes:

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