ESLBO, English in Daily Life, ESL Level 2, Open, (1 credit)

Description:

This course expands students’ essential English communication skills and cultural knowledge and introduces the language of classroom studies. Students will develop oral communication skills and reading strategies, expand their vocabulary, and use more complex sentence patterns in their speaking and writing.

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

Oral and visual communication

• Maintain face-to-face conversations on familiar topics.
  
• Use the customary stress and intonation patterns of English speech to emphasize meaning or express feeling.
  
• Use short sentences and phrases to tell stories, recount events, provide directions or instructions, and give opinions.
  
• Use common aspects of grammar appropriately and with some consistency: verb tenses; adjectives; adverbs; conjunctions; prepositions; common idioms; some two-word verbs; some interrogatives; negative construction.

Reading

• Skim a paragraph to find the main idea.
• Scan text to find specific information (examples, details).
• Demonstrate understanding of fiction and non-fiction passages by retelling content, making personal response, completing a close.
• Use a graphic organizer to record information from a reading passage.
• Use context to infer the meaning of new words.

Writing

• Spell frequently used words with considerable accuracy.
• Use capitals and periods with some consistency.
• Respond to written questions in complete sentences.
• Write a short composition following an outline given by the teacher.
• Write simple and compound sentences.
• Use common tenses and verb phrases, adjectives, adverbs, and some conjunctions in their writing.

Course Outline:

Units will be based on having students engage in the following:

• Oral /visual activities: communicating orally individually, in pairs, in groups, or to the whole class in presentations. Students will participate in listening and comprehension activities.
  
• Reading: Students will choose a book for personal reading and prepare a book report and /or presentation.
  
• Various fiction and non-fiction texts will be studied in class.
  
• Writing: Students will write in a variety of forms such as notes, short journal entries narratives, letters, responses, autobiographies, and short paragraphs. Simple sentence patterns, adjectives, adverbs, some conjunctions, verb phrases, and common tenses are expected. Some elements of the writing process, especially prewriting activities are emphasized.
  
• Social/cultural: Themes in the course will emphasize the wide variety of cultures and languages in Canada. Students will learn facts about Canadian culture, geography, and history. In addition, the 3 levels of government, the electoral process, and political parties in Canada will be reviewed.

Resources/Materials Used:

• Class handouts, books, and library.

Related Courses:

• EPS30 Speaking/Presentation Skills
• ESLCO English for school and work
• ELDCO Literacy in Daily Life – Intermediate Writing Focus

This course prepares students for ELSCO English for School and Work

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