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Course Syllabus

ESL 0441 Level 2 Reading

  • Division: Humanities
  • Department: Languages & Linguistics
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1.5; Lecture: 3; Lab: 0
  • Prerequisites: Placement in ESL 0441 through the department
  • 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 strengthens English language learners’ reading skills for academic and everyday purposes. Students expand their reading fluency and accuracy through practice with longer and more complex texts. Emphasis is placed on improving comprehension, recognizing text organization, and using context to understand new vocabulary. Students will develop vocabulary knowledge at the CEFR A2 and B1 levels. This course is cross-listed with CED 0441 (Level 2 Reading – Continuing Education).

Justification

ESL 0441 - Level 2 Reading is the second course in the four-level intensive English program offered by Snow College. It provides instruction in the comprehension of fictional and non-fictional texts in various settings. This course strengthens the skills necessary for success in ESL 1040 and promotes readiness for participation in Snow College general education courses. 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 0441, students will be able to identify and derive meaning from parts that create words, sentences, and paragraphs.
  2. Students will be able to demonstrate level-appropriate reading fluency and comprehension accuracy while reading a wide variety of texts using key reading strategies.
  3. Students will be able to understand and use CEFR A2 and B1 level vocabulary accurately.

Course Content

Instruction focuses on the development of reading accuracy and fluency of everyday and academic topics. Students will learn to read and understand charts, graphs, maps, advertisements, classified ads, magazine and newspaper articles, popular fables, short stories, and chapter books adapted for English learners. They will learn to use key reading strategies, including guessing meaning from context, identifying main and supporting ideas, making inferences, predicting outcomes, etc. Students will also learn to understand word, phrase, sentence level meanings using form analyses.