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Course Syllabus

ESL 1000 International Student Orientation

  • Division: Humanities
  • Department: English/Second Language
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: .5; Lecture: .5; Lab: 0
  • Prerequisites: Students must have a current Foreign Student Visa (F-1) to attend this course.
  • Semesters Offered: TBA
  • Semester Approved: Spring 2021
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2026
  • End Semester: Fall 2026
  • Optimum Class Size: 15
  • Maximum Class Size: 25

Course Description

This course is required for incoming ESL students and will provide them with the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and awareness to adapt to college life at Snow College. The course is designed with multiple sections which will help orient students to college life and American culture. These learning sections will address the following issues: adjusting to American college culture, campus services, and US immigration law as it pertains to International students studying in the US.

Justification

The ESL Department at Snow College houses the intensive ESL program and sponsors international students. This course helps international students succeed through orientation in 3 areas: American college culture, campus resources and services, and US regulations for international students attending institutions of higher learning. Students will gain valuable knowledge, attitudes, skills and awareness to assist in their acclimation to American college life. International students will take this course during the first term they are enrolled at Snow College. This course can be repeated if students struggle adjusting to the culture, if they have broken the student code of conduct rules, or if they are in danger of being out-of-status with US immigration.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Successful international students will understand culture shock and adapting to new situations, time management and planning, American cultural norms of honesty and plagiarism, planning of academic goals and campus facilities.

Course Content

Successful international students will understand culture shock and adapting to new situations, time management and planning, American cultural norms (including honesty and plagiarism, and self-reflection) and planning of academic goals. Guest speakers from campus services (advisement, bookstore, library, food services, IT services, Activity Center, etc.) will introduce their resources for all students from various backgrounds. The Snow College Designated School Officials for the Department of Homeland Security will discuss rules and regulations of US immigration law in regards to international students studying in the US.