ECI 290 - Academic English Immersive Experience **

1-4 Credit(s)

This course will require both classroom instruction and an immersive experience for advanced ESL, World English, or native speaker students to demonstrate and/or model advanced competency with spoken and written aspects of the English language, including syntax, phonetics, idioms, and structure. In addition, the course will require written and oral reflection, through journals and discussions, on content learned, and the professor must verify the students’ attendance and participation in the experiences where the students are placed. This English-intensive experience, a quasi-practicum, could include volunteer opportunities/exchanges here on campus, in the community, or even abroad where World English is practiced extensively. As native speakers or multilingual speakers, in this course they will consciously observe and journal about aspects of the English language on which they may be questioned, including idioms, conversational patterns, intonation, and vocabulary Furthermore, the course will require them to examine other cultures, gaining cultural competence, as demonstrated in at least one case study analysis. Non-native speakers, who may require more interaction with the professor, must demonstrate the vocabulary they have learned through this experience.

Students in this course may be eligible to earn extra certifications in medical interpretation, community interpretation, or teaching English. Students who are successful in passing the exam will earn certification.

Prereqs: Placement by ESL department chair and a grade of C or better in ESL 105 , ESL 106 and/or ESL 108
Course Type: Practicum
Tuition Tier: Base
Delivery Method:
In-Person, Remote
Course Learning Outcomes:
CLO 1) Students will be able to demonstrate level-appropriate receptive and productive oral and written target language skills in a volunteer or service-learning position/exchange/project on campus, in the community, or abroad, showing 80% proficiency as assessed by supervisor feedback and self-reflection.
CLO 2) Students will be able to reflect in discussions and a final portfolio about cultural and learning experiences, demonstrating 80% clarity and relevance in connecting their project experience to career goals, as assessed by a rubric evaluating content.
CLO 3) Students will be able to display culturally and professionally appropriate skills, including dress, punctuality, regular attendance, and adherence to deadlines, demonstrating 80% proficiency as assessed through supervisor feedback and self-reflection.
CLO 4) Students will be able to examine other cultures to gain cultural/global competence in a graded case study or journal, demonstrating 80% accuracy in analysis and cultural understanding, as assessed by a grading rubric.
CLO 5) Students will be able to critically analyze the relationship between English and other language(s), addressing factors such as jargon, intonation, language structures, idiomatic use, and vocabulary, demonstrating 80% accuracy in their analysis, as assessed by a written report or presentation.