Course Syllabus
Course: ESL 1051
Division: Humanities
Department: English/Second Language
Title: Level 3 Composition
Semester Approved: Spring 2021
Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2025
End Semester: Fall 2026
Catalog Description: This course focuses on the development of well-written essays. Students will develop English writing skills by writing five-paragraph essays in at least four modal styles in preparation for English 1010. Non-native speakers of English must complete this course, score a 4 or higher on the Test of Written English (TWE), or take a written exam (graded by ESL department faculty members) before they can register for ENGL 1010 (see the Snow College catalog for more detailed information).
Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1.5; Lecture: 3; Lab: 0
Prerequisites: Successful completion of ESL 0451 or through the ESL department placement exam
Justification: The ESL Department at Snow College houses the intensive ESL program which is accredited through the American Association of Intensive English Programs (AAIEP). The program provides instruction for students at Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 (elementary through exiting levels). This course is part of the core curriculum for Level 3. Non-native speakers of English must complete this course, score a 4 or higher on the Test of Written English (TWE), or take a written exam (graded by ESL department faculty members) before they can register for ENGL 1010 (see the Snow College catalog for more detailed information).
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will understand and utilize the following elements of the writing process: brainstorming, organizing, outlining, drafting, peer editing, proofreading, and revising. They will be able to produce all parts of a comprehensive five-paragraph essay: introduction, body, and conclusion. Students will demonstrate the mastery through in-class participation, the writing process and will write multi-draft essays, tests and quizzes.
They will be able to write and understand the function of narrative, compare and contrast, process, cause and effect, and argumentative essays. Students will write multi-draft essays using various rhetorical patterns and submitting a final writing portfolio.
Content:
Students will review and practice the organizational rules for formal writing which include thesis statements, topic sentences, introductions, body paragraphs and conclusions. Students will learn and practice the skills of writing formal college essays through at least four essay assignments from the following areas: narrative, compare and contrast, process, cause and effect, and argumentative. Writing topics will range in world issues, social issues, cultural areas and other diverse themes.
Key Performance Indicators:
The following ranges will be used for the purpose of assessment. In order to pass the course, students must demonstrate a B mastery of course materials. Students who earn a grade below B (85%) will be required to repeat the course.
Attendance and participation 10 to 15%
Tests 15 to 20%
Quizzes 20 to 25%
Multi-draft essay assignments 25 to 40%
Writing Portfolio 10 to 15%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Folse, Muchmore-Vokoun, and Solomon, Great Writing 4: Great Essays, current edition, Heinle, Cengage Learning.
Pedagogy Statement:
ESL courses consist of students representing diverse cultural, linguistic, and background knowledge which serves as a resource, strength, and benefit. All students are welcomed to share their unique backgrounds and experiences while giving feedback to peers’ work, working in small groups or pairs, contributing to class discussions, or writing essays with personal insights. Moreover, various learning needs of all students, regardless of their age, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, nationality, race, religion, sexuality, and socioeconomic status are acknowledged and accommodated through uses of various types of teaching methods, learning activities, and modes of evaluation.
Instructional Mediums:
Lecture
Online
Hybrid
Maximum Class Size: 20
Optimum Class Size: 10
