• ESL 0165: Intro/Integ English Skills Lab

  1.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Designed to help students improve their English skills using up-to-date technology. Focuses strongly on speaking, pronunciation, listening, and developing fluency, as well as grammatical accuracy and reading comprehension. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Increase fluency in reading, writing, listening to and speaking English. 2. Learn new conversational and academic vocabulary through individualized computer-assisted language learning. 3. Produce grammatically correct and comprehensible written and verbal English at the introductory level. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT combined score 0-26.
  ShareESL 0165 - Intro/Integ English Skills Lab

• ESL 0200: Basic Academic Communication

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Focuses on a basic foundation in listening comprehension skills in academic settings. By helping students develop a wide range of listening, speaking, and note-taking strategies and skills while listening to college lectures. In addition, the course will introduce students to vocabulary which they are most likely to encounter in academic contexts. Students will work with the instructor, in small groups, or with technology to practice the skills presented in this course. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Use strategies to comprehend simplified academic lectures at the ACTFL level of Intermediate Low. 2. Develop note-taking skills to help comprehend and remember lecture content. 3. Create and deliver simple presentations with comprehensible pronunciation and sentence structure. 4. Participate actively in pair and group work. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Listening score 9-12, or ESL 0100 (Grade B or higher).
  ShareESL 0200 - Basic Academic Communication

• ESL 0211: Academic Speaking 2

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Designed to give students a basic foundation in listening comprehension and conversation in academic contexts. The course will offer guided discussions on academic topics, which engage students in meaningful conversations with carefully chosen vocabulary and grammar. In addition, the course will offer all-skills language practice in listening, speaking, reading, writing and pronunciation while focusing on sample conversations, lectures, and presentations. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate basic interpersonal communication skills necessary for informal conversation at the ACTFL level of Intermediate Low. 2. Use spoken English needed for general personal and basic academic tasks at the ACTFL level of Intermediate Low. 3. Participate actively in topical group discussions with minimal support from the professor. 4. Give a basic oral presentation with confidence and clarity. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Listening score 9-12, or ESL 0111 (Grade B or higher).
  ShareESL 0211 - Academic Speaking 2

• ESL 0300: Basic Reading in English

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Designed to give students the opportunity to develop reading skills in English. Students will study beginning vocabulary, as well as word attack, dictionary, and comprehension skills. Students will read academic and non-academic works and develop strategies for approaching different types of reading. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Understand authentic reading materials such as simple maps, textbook articles, and charts at the ACTFL level of Intermediate Low. 2. Understand correct word choice in a reading selection. 3. Identify main ideas and details and make inferences from reading. 4. Apply a variety of reading strategies such as pre-reading, skimming, scanning, and predicting. 5. Demonstrate comprehension of new vocabulary of more than 350 words. 6. Identify synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, compound words, basic prefixes and suffixes. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Reading score 12-17, or ESL 0140 (Grade B or higher).
  ShareESL 0300 - Basic Reading in English

• ESL 0330: Introduction to American Culture and Society (ALCI)

  2.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  This course introduces English as a Second Language students to American culture and society (with an emphasis on Utah and the Western United States) and develops basic language skills needed to interact with the community. Students will become familiar with American customs and cultural life in areas such as family life, holidays, beliefs, sports, entertainment, and the education system. Students will be encouraged to compare American culture with their home culture and come to a deeper understanding of both. The course will include activities which have students interact with the community through special projects and field trips. This course is designated as an Active Learning Cultural Immersion (ALCI) course. Students have a unique opportunity to learn another culture as part of the learning objectives of this course. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Compare US cultural constructs with that of their own culture through readings, discussions, and participation in activities inside and outside of the classroom leading to informal and formal presentations about cultural contrasts. 2. Develop and apply general speaking, reading, writing and grammar language skills in English through classroom activities and discussions about a variety of social issues, preparing students to perform a variety of volunteer activities in the community, including multiple interviews of community members. 3. Apply language skills in informal and formal presentations summarizing cultural contrasts between international and US customs and cultural life based on required out-of-class activities and at least two volunteering activities. Course fee required. Prerequisites: Combined CaMLA score of 27 or higher; B or higher grade in any of the following courses: ESL111, ESL140, ESL150, ESL160.
  ShareESL 0330 - Introduction to American Culture and Society (ALCI)

• ESL 0350: Basic Academic Writing

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Designed to help students gain basic writing skills in academic contexts. It will help students develop coherency and fluency in writing by focusing on short writing assignments, responses to readings, vocabulary development, style and development, and technical accuracy. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Compose academic paragraphs with a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence by following the 4-step writing process. 2. Differentiate between various sentence structure patterns in written English. 3. Construct grammatically accurate simple, compound, and complex sentences. 4. Apply correct capitalization and punctuation rules in written English. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Grammar score 7-10, or ESL 0150 (Grade B or higher).
  ShareESL 0350 - Basic Academic Writing

• ESL 0360: Basic English Grammar

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Designed to help ESL students develop basic skills in English usage, correct speech and writing forms and patterns, basic verb tenses and their related structures, and simple use of parts of speech. The course will focus on Standard American English usage and conventions. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Produce written and verbal English that is grammatically accurate at the basic level. 2. Assess the accuracy of written English that uses various aspects of basic grammar. 3. Develop increased fluency in written and verbal English. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT Grammar score 7-10, or ESL 0160 (Grade B or higher).
  ShareESL 0360 - Basic English Grammar

• ESL 0365R: Basic Integrated English Skills Lab

  1.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Designed to help students improve their English skills using up-to-date technology. Focuses strongly on speaking, pronunciation, listening, and developing fluency, as well as grammatical accuracy and reading comprehension. Offered based on sufficient student need. Repeatable for a maximum of 3 credits. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop increased fluency in reading, writing, listening to and speaking English. 2. Report new conversational and academic vocabulary through individualized computer-assisted language learning by submitting weekly written reports of new vocabulary. 3. Produce grammatically correct and comprehensible written and verbal English at the basic level. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT combined score 27-40, or ESL 0165 (Grade B or higher).
  ShareESL 0365R - Basic Integrated English Skills Lab

• ESL 0565: Interm Integ Eng Skills Lab

  1.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Designed to help students improve their English skills using up-to-date technology. Focuses strongly on speaking, pronunciation, listening, and developing fluency, as well as grammatical accuracy and reading comprehension. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop increased fluency in reading, writing, listening to, and speaking English. 2. Report new intermediate-level academic vocabulary learned through individualized computer-assisted language learning by submitting weekly written reports of new vocabulary. 3. Produce grammatically correct written and verbal English at the intermediate level. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT combined score 41-61, or ESL 0365 (Grade B or higher). FA, SP
  ShareESL 0565 - Interm Integ Eng Skills Lab

• ESL 0765R: Adv Integ English Skills Lab

  1.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University (formerly Dixie State University)

  
  Designed to help students improve their English skills using up-to-date technology. Focuses strongly on speaking, pronunciation, listening, and developing fluency, as well as grammatical accuracy and reading comprehension. Offered based on sufficient student need. Repeatable for a maximum of 3 credits. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop increased fluency in reading, writing, listening to, and speaking English. 2. Report new advanced-level academic vocabulary learned through individualized computer-assisted language learning by submitting weekly written reports of new vocabulary. 3. Produce grammatically correct written and verbal English at the advanced level. Course fee required. Prerequisite: CaMLA-ELT combined score of 62-69, or ESL 0565 (Grade B or higher).
  ShareESL 0765R - Adv Integ English Skills Lab