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Chabot College Fall 2010Course Outline for ESL 109VOCABULARY SKILLSCatalog Description: 109 - Vocabulary Skills 1 unitBuild language proficiency by learning new vocabulary and developing vocabulary-building skills. 1 hour lecture, 1 hour laboratory.[Typical contact hours: lecture 17.5, laboratory 17.5]Prerequisite Skills: NoneExpected Outcomes for Students:Upon completion of this course students should be able to:1. identify common stems and affixes;2. use a dictionary to find pronunciation, meaning, and usage of unfamiliar words in a given context;3. identify and use common abbreviations;4. identify and use new vocabulary from assigned text.Course Content:1. Stems and affixes2. Dictionary skills3. Common abbreviations4. Word lists from assigned textMethods of Presentation:1. Lecture and discussion2. Group activities3. Individual assignmentsAssignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:1. Typical Assignmentsa. Using the context of the article, select the correct meanings of the words listed in ex. 1, p. 2, of Practice Vocabulary.b. Complete the exercise "Usage Phrases" on p. 28 of the American Heritage English as a Second Language Dictionary Workbook. Look up each word and use the usage phrase from the dictionary to answer each question.2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progressa. Class participationb. Satisfactory completion of assignmentsc. Quizzes and testsd. Comprehensive final examTextbooks (Typical):Longman Dictionary of American English, 4th edition., Pearson Education, Ltd. 2008.Active Vocabulary: General and Academic, Olsen, Person, 2010.Practice Vocabulary, Broukal, Thomson/Heinle, 2002.** This is the best vocabulary text available for this level.Special Student Materials:dk 10/5/09curriculum 0910NoneD:/LAH/ESL/COURSOUT/149E_NEW.DOCdk: New


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