Courses

Orientation to the classroom and development of ESL literacy skills. Emphasis on basic oral English and development of pre-reading and pre-writing skills.

Development of ESL literacy listening and speaking skills, pre-reading and pre-writing skills. Orientation to classroom procedures.

Low beginning 1 language skills. Language for daily life and limited participation in basic conversations. Listening, speaking, and reading readiness. Introduction to writing skills.

A short course of low beginning 1 language skills. Language for daily life and limited participation in basic conversations. Listening, speaking, and reading readiness. Introduction to writing skills.

Beginning English skills. Language for daily life and participation in basic conversations. Listening, speaking, and reading skills development are emphasized. Simple writing is introduced.

Low beginning 2 language skills. Language for daily life and participation in simple conversations. Listening, speaking, and reading development. Simple writing is introduced.

A short course of low beginning 2 language skills. Language for daily life and participation in simple conversations. Listening, speaking, and reading development. Simple writing is introduced.

High beginning 3 language skills. Communication in limited familiar social and workplace contexts. Comprehension of simplified reading texts. Sentence writing and introduction to paragraphs.

A short course of high beginning 3 language skills. Communication in limited familiar social and workplace contexts. Comprehension of simplified reading texts. Sentence writing and introduction to paragraphs.

High beginning English skills for school, work, and everyday needs. Development of listening, speaking, and reading skills. Production of sentences and brief paragraphs.

High beginning 4 language skills. Communication in familiar social and workplace contexts. Comprehension of simplified reading texts that include some unfamiliar language. Basic paragraph writing.

A short course of high beginning 4 language skills. Communication in familiar social and workplace contexts. Comprehension of simplified reading texts that include some unfamiliar language. Basic paragraph writing.

Low intermediate low 5 language skills. Participation in extended conversations and short discussions on familiar career, social, and academic topics. Comprehension of short, adapted informational and narrative texts. Development of short paragraphs for a variety of purposes.

Low intermediate 5 language skills in an abridged course. Participation in extended conversations and short discussions on familiar career, social, and academic topics. Comprehension of short, adapted informational and narrative texts. Development of short paragraphs for a variety of purposes.

Intermediate English skills. Participation in discussions on familiar career, social, and academic topics. Comprehension of adapted written and spoken texts. Development of short, clearly-organized paragraphs for a variety of purposes.

Intermediate level English skills for students with varying English language proficiencies for education, employment and social settings. Development of intermediate ESL listening and reading skills. Participation in discussions on a range of current topics. Development of short written texts for a variety of purposes. Individual work on language structures and forms according to need.

Low intermediate 6 language skills. Participation in discussions on career, social, and academic topics. Comprehension of adapted and some authentic narrative and informational texts. Development of clearly organized paragraphs.

Low intermediate 6 language skills in an abridged course. Participation in discussions on career, social, and academic topics. Comprehension of adapted and some authentic narrative and informational texts. Development of clearly organized paragraphs.

High Intermediate 7 language skills. Extended communication on a range of academic, social, and career-related topics. Comprehension of adapted and authentic literary and informational texts. Development of multiple paragraph texts.

High Intermediate 7 language skills in an abridged course. Extended communication on a range of academic, social, and career-related topics. Comprehension of adapted and authentic literary and informational texts. Development of multiple paragraph texts.

Intermediate-high language skills. Participation in discussions on a variety of topics. Comprehension of adapted and authentic written and spoken texts. Development of paragraphs and short written texts for a variety of purposes.

High intermediate 8 language skills. Extended communication on a wide range of academic, social, and career-related topics. Comprehension of a wide variety of adapted and authentic literary and informational texts. Development of multiple-paragraph texts in a variety of genres.

High intermediate 8 language skills in an abridged course. Extended communication on a range of academic, social, and career-related topics. Comprehension of a variety of adapted and authentic literary and informational texts. Development of multiple-paragraph texts in various genres.

Advanced low language skills. Extended communication on a diverse range of complex topics. Comprehension of a wide variety of authentic informational and literary oral and written texts. Multiple paragraph texts in a variety of genres.

Short ESL literacy course. Development of basic speaking, pre-reading and pre-writing skills. Orientation to the classroom.