140: Intermediate English I - Student Learning Outcomes

Listening Student LearningOutcomes
Listening 140
Objectives In-class Assessment Coordinated
Assessment
#1- Able to learn sufficient vocabulary to
discuss and understand main idea in a
simple lecture
vocabulary quizzes/teacher
observation
Coordinated exams
and final
achievement test
#2 – Can guess meaning of new vocabulary
from the context of a listening activity
questions/quizzes right after
listening using notes
Coordinated exams
and final
achievement test
#3 – Can demonstrate sufficient listening
comprehension to understand main ideas
and details in a lecture
questions/quizzes right after
listening not using notes
Coordinated exams
and final
achievement test
#4 – Can take notes independently from a
simple lecture
collected notes after lecture
Coordinated exams
and final
achievement test
#5 – Can take guided notes from a more
complex lecture
collected notes after lecture
Final achievement
test
#6 – Can discuss short lecture with other
students
teacher observation
N/A

Speaking Student Learning Outcomes
Goals for Learning to
Speak Better
#1- Demonstrates discussion
skills on personal/nonpersonal
topics
#2- Can agree/disagree and
state opinions politely in class
settings
#3- Demonstrates ability to
discuss and present ideas
both individually and in small
groups
#4- Can use simple
vocabulary on personal and
non-personal topics
#5- Can use grammar from
previous levels: present
simple, present progressive,
future, simple past, wh’s with
do/does, q’s with how,
pronouns, comparatives and
superlatives, modals, etc.
#6- Can compound
sentences and use: present
perfect, past continuous,
used to, present perfect
continuous, would you mind,
infinitives and gerunds
#7- Can produce consonant
and vowel sounds, and can
manage most aspects of
suprasegmentals
#8- Can read levelappropriate
material aloud
#9- Can follow and participate
in conversations at level
Speaking 140
In-class Assessment
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral/written
assessment
Teacher observation, oral
assessment
In-class activities, teacher
observation
In-class activities, teacher
observation, oral assessment
Coordinated
Assessment
Midterm and Final inclass
interview
Midterm and Final inclass
interview
N/A
Midterm and Final inclass
interview
Midterm and Final inclass
interview
Final in-class interview
Midterm and Final inclass
interview
N/A
Midterm and Final inclass
interview

Reading Student Learning Outcomes
Reading 140
Aims for learning to read How you can show the
better:
teacher you can do
Be able to:
this:
End
of
Seme
ster:
Comprehension Comprehend readings at 140-
level
Identify main ideas, supporting
details, and conclusions
Recognize organizational
patterns
Preview and make predictions
Make inferences
Answer various types of
comprehension questions
Vocabulary Understand and use
vocabulary at 140-level
Guess meanings of words in
context
Understand word forms
Recognize and use
collocations
Rate (Fluency) Identify and use strategies to
increase reading rate
Complete reading tasks within
specified time
Classroom and
Test-Taking
Skills
Recognize, pronounce and
spell new vocabulary
Use a dictionary – English only
Use skimming/scanning
techniques to answer questions
Respond to readings in short
answers
Discuss readings
Read 140-level texts at
minimum of about 160 WPM
with at least 70%
comprehension
Use paced/timed readings to
increase reading speed with
140-level texts
Teacher observation
Homework
Reading skills tests
Homework
Vocabulary quizzes and
tests
Teacher observation
In-class practice
Teacher observation
Homework
Assessed through in-class
practice throughout the
semester
Reading skills tests
Final
Achiev
ement
test
Final
Achiev
ement
test
Final
Achiev
ement
test

Writing Student Learning Outcomes
Writing 140
When a student completes this course successfully,
he/she will be able to:
Analyze a sentence, and identify the parts of speech of its parts
(noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun)
Comprehend and use simple present and past, present and past
progressive tenses
Comprehend and express future with simple future, be going to
and present progressive
Comprehend and use present perfect tense
Identify and comprehend present perfect progressive and past
perfect tense
Comprehend and use passive voice in simple tenses
Comprehend and use count and non-count nouns with appropriate
quantifiers
Comprehend and use pronouns
Comprehend and use comparisons with adjectives and adverbs
Comprehend and use adjective clauses with who, that and which
Comprehend and use infinitive to express purpose, as a subject,
and in basic colocations
Writing:
Write a variety of simple, complex and compound sentences with
increasing ability
Write a well-developed and coherent paragraph with a topic
sentence, several supporting sentences and concluding sentence
Demonstrate increasing ability to write a five-paragraph essay that
has
an introduction with a thesis statement
body paragraphs with logical flow of ideas
a conclusion
Revise the draft for content and organization
Recognize and correct mistakes in sentence structure and other
grammatical points covered at this level
Forms of
Assessment:
Homework
In-class graded
activities
Quizzes
Teacher observation
Coordinated Tests
Final Achievement Test
(for placement)
In-class writing
Homework
Coordinated Tests
Teacher observation
Final Achievement Test
(for placement)