English as a Second Language Program
3 Core Skill Areas, 4 Levels BCC: High Int and Adv Only High Beginning Intermediate High Intermediate Advanced Grammar (4 Units) 284A/B 215A/B 216A/B 217A/B Listening & Speaking 283A/B 232A/B 233A/B 50A/B Reading & Writing (6 Units) 285A/B 222A/B 223A/B 52A/B
6 skill strands Critical Thinking Information Literacy Intercultural Communication/U.S. Culture US Academic/Classroom Culture Sentence Level Accuracy Comprehension and Production
4-8 level A/B system for flexible acceleration
Student Advancing Fast 3B 4B 2B 1B
Student Advancing Slower 3B 4B 2B 1B
Student Adjusting to Progress 3B 4B 2B 1B
Example: 3 students toward the end of High Intermediate A Advanced A Got it! Ready to move ahead! High Intermediate B I worked hard and even got a C+, but I can’t really perform all of the SLOs. Optional slide High Intermediate A Wow! That was too hard! I got a D or an F.