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Discipline: Humanities & Social Sciences: American Language (AMLA) Unit
Course Name Course Number
Basic to Intermediate Writing and Reading AMLA 70
  • Demonstrate listening comprehension by following directions, asking for clarification, and participating in discussions
  • Learn and apply metacognitive reflection in both reading and writing tasks for increased comprehension and growth
  • Demonstrate a growing command of English language grammar, vocabulary, and syntax and begin to strengthen editing skills
  • Relate ideas from class materials to self and ask critical questions to form and use new concepts in written responses
  • :Apply reading strategies to analyze a variety of readings
  • Compose clear, well developed paragraph
Accelerated Writing for English Language Learners AMLA 90
  • Compose a 4-6 page essay in MLA format with properly cited evidence from sources and an accurately formatted WC page
  • Listen, process, contribute, analyze, evaluate, and create new meaning for learning in the target language.
  • Identify, analyze, and evaluate key ideas from a variety of readings (fiction and nonfiction) at an advanced level
  • Apply metacognitive and reflective strategies to monitor learning success, address academic challenges, and promote student independence
  • Demonstrate sophisticated command of English language grammar, vocabulary, and syntax with successful attempts at employing editing strategies
  • Connections to self, text, world: Relate ideas from the class materials to self, world, and the course theme, and ask critical questions to form and use new concepts in written and spoken responses
American English Pronunciation AMLA 72
  • Students will increase their level of confidence when speaking English
  • Students will increase their accuracy of American English pronunciation.
  • Students will increase self-awareness of pronunciation accuracy
American Language Advanced Reading for English Language Learners AMLA 91
  • Students will demonstrate acquisition of new vocabulary in a course-embedded tests of either a combination of passive (no more than 50% of the words) and active masteries or active mastery alone.
  • Students will comprehend the central meaning and/or details of a text of level appropriate length and difficulty
American Language Basic Reading AMLA 71
  • Students will comprehend the central meaning and/or details of a text of level appropriate length and difficulty.
  • Students will demonstrate acquisition of new vocabulary in course-embedded tests of either a combination of passive (no more than 50% of the words) and active masteries or active mastery alone.
American Language Formal Speaking AMLA 92
  • Students will rate their organization of impromptu speeches higher on the post test than on the pre test
  • Students will deliver a two-minute impromptu speech on a given topic using effective delivery, including eye contact, volume, and time.
American Language Intermediate Reading AMLA 81
  • Students will demonstrate acquisition of new vocabulary in a course-embedded tests of either a combination of passive (no more than 50% of the words) and active masteries or active mastery alone.
  • Students will accurately identify the main idea of a given text of level appropriate length and difficulty, demonstrating their understanding of the central theme or message conveyed.
AmLa Interpersonal Communication AMLA 82
  • Demonstrate improvement in ability to recognize correct grammar and usage of common language functions (pre-post objective assessment)
  • Students will demonstrate the ability to interpret the meaning of common American gestures
College Composition for Non-Native English Speakers AMLA 1A
  • apply college-level metacognitive and reflective strategies to monitor learning success, address academic challenges, and implement self-regulation techniques
  • Demonstrate sophisticated command of English language grammar, vocabulary, and syntax with critical analysis of feedback for successful editing to complete the writing process
  • Listen, process, contribute, analyze, evaluate, persuade, and create new meaning for learning in the target language.
Idiomatic English AMLA 83
  • Students will score better on a 35 question test which measures the ability to recognize correct usage of common English idioms.
  • On exiting the course, students will be able to define literal vs. figurative language
Intermediate to Advanced Writing and Reading AMLA 80
  • Learn and apply metacognitive and reflective strategies to monitor learning success and address academic challenges
  • Demonstrate a strong command of English language grammar, vocabulary, and syntax with some attempts at employing editing strategies
  • Relate ideas from the class materials to self and world, and topics, and ask critical questions to form and use new concepts in written and spoken responses
  • Compose a five paragraph essay with clear, well developed paragraphs that appropriately answer the prompt
  • Listen, process and contribute to learning tasks to collaborate in target language.
  • Identify, analyze, and record key ideas from a variety of readings (fiction and nonfiction) at an advanced intermediate level
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