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Course Syllabus

ESL 0211 Level 1 Listening

  • Division: Humanities
  • Department: Languages & Linguistics
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 1; Lab: 4
  • Prerequisites: Placement in ESL 0211 through the department
  • Corequisites: None
  • Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Semester Approved: Fall 2025
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2030
  • End Semester: Summer 2031
  • Optimum Class Size: 10
  • Maximum Class Size: 20

Course Description

This course develops foundational English listening comprehension for beginning ESL students. Students learn to comprehend English letter sounds, numbers, time expressions, short spoken exchanges, and simple oral directions common in classroom and campus situations. Students will develop vocabulary knowledge in CEFR A1 and A2 levels. This course is cross-listed with CED 0211 (Level 1 Listening – Continuing Education).

Justification

The ESL Department at Snow College offers a four-level intensive English program that develops language proficiency for academic study and integration into the college community. ESL 0211 – Level 1 Listening serves as the entry-level course in this sequence, providing foundational listening and comprehension skills necessary for success in higher-level ESL courses and other academic disciplines. The course supports Snow College’s mission to prepare non-native English speakers for full participation in college coursework.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Upon successful completion of ESL 0211, students will be able to recognize and accurately record numbers, dates, times, and spelled words heard in short listening passages.
  2. Students will be able to follow short oral directions to complete simple tasks such as locating objects or tracing routes on a map.
  3. Students will be able to distinguish English sounds, letters, and minimal pairs to improve comprehension accuracy.
  4. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of short, spoken passages by identifying key factual details and basic temporal or spatial information.

Course Content

This course focuses on building essential listening skills through structured, context-based practice. Students listen to and interpret information involving the English alphabet, numbers, dates, addresses, times, and prices. Activities include understanding classroom instructions, following spoken directions on maps or diagrams, and identifying details in short dialogues and announcements. Additional practice may introduce the recognition of minimal pairs and homonyms to strengthen sound discrimination. Although primarily functional in nature, the course introduces brief academic listening tasks such as understanding basic classroom vocabulary and short informational passages.