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GRADE LEVEL: 7-8 |
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CODE: LAA101 |
COURSE LENGTH: 36 weeks |
Major Concepts/Content: The English as a 2nd language 7-8 course is designed to strengthen the English language skills of students who speak other languages, including the skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing. The content includes, but is not limited to, verbalizing concrete experiences orally; practicing the sound system and syntax of English; listening to English to practice comprehension; and practicing the process of composition, including prewriting, drafting, revising, proofreading, and publishing.
Major Instructional Activities: Instructional activities will be provided in a general classroom setting. Student activities will include, but will not be limited to, individual, small group, and class speaking and listening practice and drill; language games; oral reading; activities to develop comprehension of written English, including literature and writings in other academic areas; group and individual writing of stories, poems, dialogues, or plays; dictation; and the rewriting of paragraphs making grammatical transformations.
Major Evaluation Techniques: Students will be evaluated on skill growth in the comprehending and creating of written and spoken English. In making decisions about student readiness to exit the ESL program, teachers will consider student performance in other academic areas as well.
Essential Objectives: Upon completion of the English as a 2nd language 7-8 course, students should be able to:
§ Demonstrate confidence in all forms of verbal interaction.
§ Relate to and articulate common life experiences.
§ Understand and verbalize concrete experiences.
§ Speak with accurate English pronunciation.
§ Comprehend written English.
§ Create appropriate English utterances in novel conversational situations.
§ Create accurate written English sentences and paragraphs.