BSP5500 — ESL Level 5
This course is designed to prepare ELL students functioning academically below a college level to transition to job training, workforce, or post-secondary education. This course contextualizes academic skills listed below to either occupations, workforce preparation, or career exploration and is aligned to college and career readiness standards. Students will be able to build on the ideas of others, express their own ideas, clearly support points with specific and relevant evidence, ask and answer questions to clarify ideas and conclusions, and summarize the key points expressed. Students will be able to carry out both short and more sustained research. They are able to synthesize information from multiple print and digital sources, integrate information into an organized oral or written report, include illustrations, diagrams, or other graphics as appropriate, and cite sources appropriately. The content of this course is based on the NRS Level 5 High Intermediate ESL Level Descriptors and aligned to the ELP Standards for Adult Education Level 4 students.