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Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Identify the main idea and supporting details in fiction and non-fiction reading selections
2. Use a variety of strategies to determine the meaning of new words and phrases
3. Employ level-appropriate pre-writing skills to brainstorm and organize ideas on a topic or
theme covered in class
4. Utilize a variety of verb tenses, grammatical structures and conventions of writing and
punctuation in an organized paragraph
5. Complete complex forms related to personal, vocational and/or academic needs
6. Initiate a level-appropriate conversation in informal and/or academic or professional settings,
such as making "small-talk" and conducting informational interviews
7. Articulate academic, vocational and personal goals and steps needed to achieve them
8. Use appropriate pronunciation, intonation and word stress to communicate more effectively in
conversations at work, school and in the community
9. Demonstrate culturally appropriate behaviors
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I. Listening and Speaking Skills
A. Practice speaking and listening skills needed in the community and/or in professional or
academic settings, using level appropriate grammar
1. making an appointment with a counselor and/or instructor
2. requesting and/or clarifying information
3. stating vocational and/or academic goals
4. interview skills
B. Vocabulary development related to personal, academic, professional and cultural life
1. Community or school-related issues
2. co-workers and/or friends
3. work
4. housing
5. community resources
6. culturally appropriate considerations
C. Pronunciation Skills
1. word stress and syllabication
2. sound/spelling patterns
3. intonation in questions and statements (content words and function words)
4. recognition and production of problematic vowel and consonant sounds (final -ed, etc.)
5. phonemic awareness (voiced/unvoiced consonants)
II. Reading Skills
A. Skimming, scanning and predicting
B. Identification of main ideas and supporting details in selections of fiction and non-fiction
C. Analysis of narratives and authentic materials (e.g., schedules, financial aid information,
brochures)
D. Use of vocabulary building strategies, including the use of contextual clues and word
analysis (prefixes and suffixes) to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
E. Recognition of spelling patterns
III. Writing Skills
A. Process writing including brainstorming, organizing, drafting, revising, editing.
B. Paragraphs consisting of a main idea, supporting details and a conclusion on topics related
to personal experiences, work, vocational goals, responses to literature and/or other writing
prompts.
C. Completion of authentic forms, applications and materials related to school, work and the
community.
D. Verb tenses and language structures needed to write a paragraph and/or multiple
paragraphs on topics related to themes in literature, academic goals and pursuits, school,
and/or community concerns:
1. present perfect
2. present perfect continuous
3. simple and continuous past, present and future tenses
4. modals
5. pronouns (subject, object, possessive)
6. adjectives (descriptive, demonstrative, possessive)
7. time phrases
8. transitions (first, second, then, finally)
9. interrogatives
IV. Academic Skills
A. Language of group work
B. Organizational skills
C. Study skills, including note-taking
D. Vocabulary needed to communicate with academic personnel
E. Academic, professional and personal goals
V. Cultural Skills
A. Formal and informal speech including conversational norms used in various contexts
B. Reading and writing activities related to culture
C. Culturally appropriate skills including discussion of cultural similarities and differences,
cultural differences at work, nonverbal communication, appropriate distance, eye contact
and other gestures
VI. Vocational Skills
Topics May Include:
A. Interview skills, including articulating job skills and abilities
B. Applications and resumes
C. Job search skills
D. Signs and warnings
E. Problem solving at work, including reporting an accident and/or a dangerous situation
and/or negotiating a schedule
F. Giving and following directions, both orally and in writing
G. Asking for clarification and/or checking for understanding
H. Requesting and offering assistance
I. Knowing your rights at work
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This course will emphasize student-centered activities designed to develop reading, writing and speaking/listening skills. The following represent the types of assignments that may be included:
I. In-class work:
A. Vocabulary building exercises
B. Pair and group activities
C. Role plays, mock interviews and problem-solving activities in small groups
D. Writing paragraphs
E. Surveys and interviews
F. Discussion of and response to readings on a variety of themes related to literature, articles
and/or academic or vocational pursuits.
G. Objective exams (0-8) and quizzes (0-16)
H. Listening activities
I. Dictation activities
J. Use of technology such as the Internet, ESL websites and software to improve reading,
listening, vocabulary, spelling, conversation and pronunciation skills.
II. Homework:
A. Surveys and interviews
B. Reading exercises
C. Grammar exercises
D. Request information from school and community resources
E. Individual recordings using voicemail
F. Listening to TV and radio programs in English
G. Student portfolios comprised of journals and short writings
H. Vocabulary logs
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Weaving it Together 1. 4th ed. Broukal, Milada. Heinle & Heinle. 2016
World English 1. 2nd ed. Chase, Rebecca and Milner, Martin and Johannsen, Kristen. Cengage. 2015
Ventures 3. 2nd ed. Bitterlin, Gretchen and Johnson, Dennis and Price, Donna. Cambridge University Press. 2013 (classic)
English in Action - Level 3. Foley, Barbara and Neblett, Elizabeth. Heinle & Heinle. 2011 (classic)
All About the USA - Level 1 or 2. 2nd ed. Broukal, Milada. Pearson. 2011 (classic)
Future 2. English for Results. Lynn, Sarah and Long, Wendy and Raskin, Janet. Pearson. 2010 (classic)
Oxford Picture Dictionary (Monolingual English). 2nd ed. Adelson-Goldstein, Jayme and Shapiro, Norma. Oxford University Press. 2008 (classic)
Downtown 3. McBride, Edward. Cengage. 2006 (classic)
Instructor prepared materials