Course Specific Research Support for ESOL 262: Home
Level 8 Academic Writing course outcomes related to research skills:
- ESOL 262 CCOGDemonstrate an ability to locate and evaluate potential sources of support for ideas expressed in writing using the Internet, the library, and research databases.
Demonstrate an understanding of academic and professional practices for how primary and secondary sources are integrated into writing through the appropriate use of summary, paraphrase, and citation to avoid plagiarizing.
Other indicators of required research or information seeking:
From the Course Content: Competencies and Skills:
- effectively analyze and synthesize information from a variety of sources and form a well-supported thesis
- appropriately incorporate examples or the thoughts of others and provide source citation
- avoid plagiarism
- demonstrate an awareness of audience and purpose
- distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information
- distinguish among facts, opinions, and beliefs
Bridging competencies to support research and information seeking at this level:
- Identify synonyms and related concepts
- Navigate to library website
- Recognize related concepts for searching as well as matching keywords
- Understand concept of intellectual property
Corresponding research and information seeking outcomes for ESOL 262
1. Explore topic through seeking background information
2. Interpret result lists from online catalog and database searches
3. Recognize components for attribution and citation
Librarian Instructional Objectives:
1. Use introductory, summary information sources like encyclopedias to locate background information and perspectives on topic areas
2. Use library online catalog to identify published books and articles
3. Capture citation data for each selected source
Placement of courses on an Information Literacy Continuum
Courses | Instructional Stages | Student's Developmental Stage |
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ESOL 40 |
Connecting to College |
1. I know where the library is located and about some of the services provided. |
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Information Seeking |
2. I can identify a topic, and identify useful information sources to read about it. |
ESOL 252 |
Information Literacy Skills |
3. I can develop a topic statement, locate and use library sources, and begin informational research. |
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Academic or Career/ Technical Related |
4. I evaluate the sources I have found for relevancy to my field, and I know who some of the experts are. |
Inquiry and Exploration for Research |
5. I can identify pro- and con-positions on a topic. I can identify the perspectives of various experts in a field. |
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Discipline- or Area of Study Specific |
6. I can support my position on an issue with evidence. I can accurately summarize the scholarly or professional conversation. |
Librarian Liaison to the ESOL SAC (Subject Area Committee)
Contact: Roberta Richards, Librarian at the Southeast campus
English Speakers of Other Languages courses with outcomes related to research and information seeking
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To update Course outcomes, contact: Pam Kessinger