Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Bridge Class for English Language Learners Syllabus for 2018-2019
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Course

AELCB-0001-002 Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Bridge Class for English Language Learners

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in AELE 0005 -OR- TABE CLAS-E Total Listening/Speaking Score: 559+/Total Reading/Writing Score: 557+

Course Description

Amarillo College's free, non-credit English as a Second Language (ESL) Program is provided through the Adult Education & Literacy Program. It welcomes students from around the world and offers opportunities for people who want or need to learn English. The CNA Bridge Class for English Language Learners provides advanced-level students with 8 weeks of instruction in listening, speaking, reading, and writing specific to health sciences. Additionally, students spend 1½ hours per week using the Nurse Assistant Career Course of Burlington English. This course prepares learners to be successful in the CNA Program for English Language Learners. 

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Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:

Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me

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(0 sem hrs)

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On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Johannsen, K. L. & Milner M. English for Health Sciences. Thomson. 2006. ISBN-13: 978-1-4130-2051-9

Supplies

No supplies available

Student Performance

• Complete AEL intake and orientation paperwork.
• Take the TABE CLAS-E assessment and place within the following score ranges:
  • Total Reading/Writing: 536+
  • Total Listening/Speaking: 542+
• Follow all classroom rules.
• Adhere to the attendance policy.
• Maintain a courteous and positive attitude
• Participate in group and individual activities.
• Complete in-class and homework assignments.
• Take all progress tests as directed.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Log in using the AC Connect Portal

In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

Students are expected to contribute to a classroom environment that is respectful and conducive to learning. Inappropriate behavior in the classroom may result in a request to leave class. Repeated violations may be referred to the vice-president of student affairs.

Grading Criteria

90% - 100% = Excellent

80% - 89% = Very Good

70% - 79% = Average

60% - 69% = Poor

0% - 59% = Fail

Attendance

Because attendance is important to be successful in the English as a Second Language Program, in college, as well as in the job place, students should attend all classes. If a student is absent, s/he cannot participate in the class by listening actively or by contributing to class discussions and collaborative activities. Therefore, the following attendance and tardy policies will be enforced.

• Students are expected to attend all classes.
• Attendance is taken at the beginning, and at the end, of each class session.
• Students who miss the first week of classes will be dropped.
• Students who have more than four (4) unexcused absences during an 8-week instructional block will be dropped.
• A tardy is defined as not being present when the class begins. If students are tardy, it is their responsibility to approach the instructor after class to ensure that their attendance is documented.
• Tardiness or leaving early will be noted and a partial absence will be recorded. Three (3) tardies = one (1) unexcused absence.
• Missed work must be made up within 1 week of the student’s return to class.

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Course Goals:

Upon successful completion of the CNA Bridge Class, students will be able to…

• diagnose an individual’s ailment or injury by…
  • putting a patient at ease with small talk;
  • taking a medical history;
  • asking open-ended questions;
  • presenting a case; and
  • explaining medical examinations and procedures to a patient.

• treat a patient by…
  • giving advice;
  • explaining a case to a relative;
  • explaining causes and treatments;
  • giving discharge instructions; and
  • calming people down.

• deal with difficult cases by…
  • describing and identifying causes of pain;
  • being supportive;
  • presenting a case in lay as well as medical terms; and
  • breaking bad news.

• plan rehabilitation and long-term care by…
  • examining a non-verbal patient;
  • communicating with the next of kin;
  • explaining test results to patient and relatives;
  • explaining the characteristics of long-term care; and
  • giving instructions for physical therapy.

• refer a patient by…
  • calling in a specialist;
  • referring a patient to another doctor for tests and/or treatment; and
  • giving postoperative advice.

Texas Adult Education & Literacy ESL Content Standards:

Upon successful completion of the CNA Bridge Class, students will have addressed the following content standards and benchmarks:

Subarea 1 – Listening Skills: English Language Learners (ELLs) become increasingly able to comprehend what they hear, to retrieve information, and to make inferences and connections. The ELLs listen to speakers in a variety of contexts with a variety of English accents.

Content Standards:

2. Demonstrate understanding when listening to spoken language in different situations and spoken with a variety of regional accents. 
3. Listen to, follow, and give directions and/or instructions.
4. Listen to and participate in a variety of settings and situations.
5. Participate in and comprehend conversations face-to-face or via electronic media.
6. Comprehend questions in order to engage in conversation.
7. Use comprehension strategies such as indicating misunderstanding, repeating and rephrasing, or asking for help as appropriate for the communication context.
8. Exhibit knowledge and appropriate interpretation of cultural conventions in conversations, such as the use of titles, eye contact, registers, and expected responses.

Advanced ELLs comprehend abstract topics, hidden messages, and conversations that include new vocabulary and new topics. Their vocabulary knowledge is extensive.

Benchmarks:

1. Listen actively to comprehend and respond to increasingly complex spoken language in a variety of contexts. 
2. Identify main ideas and supporting details in spoken language on specialized topics. 
3. Comprehend spoken language that uses specialized or technical vocabulary and complex grammatical structures and that contain cultural references. 

5. Make inferences about spoken language, evaluating the accuracy and relevance of what is presented.

6.  Participate actively in and comprehend conversations in unfamiliar settings. 

Subarea 2 – Speaking Skills: ELLs are able to speak in a variety of situations and settings using increasingly challenging vocabulary and language complexity with increasing fluency and accuracy.

Content Standards: 

1. Communicate needs verbally using increasingly complex words and phrases. 
2. Give directions to places and instructions for accomplishing specific tasks.
3. Demonstrate an increasing range of English vocabulary appropriate for speaking in informal and formal settings.
4. Produce spoken communications at each proficiency level that demonstrates increasing language complexity.

5. Demonstrate appropriate speaking skills and strategies for persuading and discussing. 

6. Demonstrate appropriate speaking skills and strategies for seeking and relaying information. 

7. Demonstrate appropriate speaking skills and strategies for expressing feelings and emotions. 

8. Demonstrate appropriate speaking skills and strategies for collaborating and solving problems. 

1. Construct an oral argument presenting a particular point of view and providing evidence to refute an opposing point of view.  

Advanced ELLs comprehend the main ideas of a speech and can deliver an oral presentation. They are able to converse effectively with fluent English speakers.

Benchmarks:

4. Converse fluently in English with peers and native speakers.  
5. Participate in impromptu conversations on a given topic. 

7. Respond orally to questions and comments by providing suggestions and alternative viewpoints. 

8. Demonstrate oral mastery of broad and deep vocabulary appropriate for use in a variety of formal and informal settings. 

Subarea 3 – Reading Skills: The ELL reads a variety of texts at different levels of complexity for a variety of purposes with an increasing level of comprehension and fluency.

Content Standards:

1. Implement a variety of reading comprehension strategies and know when they are appropriate to use.  

2. Identify the central ideas or hypothesis and supporting details.  

3. Read critically to analyze information and make connections to interpret authors’ purpose and viewpoints.  

5. Acquire vocabulary and grammar knowledge progressively according to student proficiency to build strong mastery of the English language.  

6. Increase background knowledge, concepts, and skills by reading in diverse texts. 
7. Demonstrate ability to interpret a variety of texts, including visual and quantitative. 

Advanced ELLs can read increasingly complex text and use advanced reading strategies for comprehension.

Benchmarks:

1. Use advanced reading strategies. 

3. Read, comprehend, and use increasingly complex print and digital texts for a variety of purposes, about a variety of topics, and in a variety of settings. 

7. Paraphrase accurately and summarize information from texts in print or in electronic media. 

Subarea 4 – Writing Skills:  The ELL writes in a variety of forms with increasing ease, accuracy, and complexity to address effectively specific purposes and audiences.

 Content Standards:

1. Fill out a variety of forms, applications, and contracts for everyday life and work purposes by hand or electronically.  

4. Write using appropriate format and structure for different purposes.  

6. Write with logic, organization, and accuracy.  

8. Acquire vocabulary and grammar knowledge progressively according to student proficiency to build strong mastery of the written English language. 

Advanced ELLs can write multi-paragraph compositions with fluency, logic, and organization and with an audience in mind, for a variety of purposes.

Benchmarks:

3. Edit writing to conform to conventions of Standard English, including voice, tense, structure, and grammar, using print and digital aids as needed. 

4. Write with increasing fluency and sophistication for different audiences and purposes. 

8. Write increasingly complex texts.