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      Intermediate I

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      Intermediate I
      High quality ESL instruction to non-native speakers of English

      COURSE DESCRIPTION


      This course introduces students to write a longer text and develop speaking ability in a longer conversation through focused topics. The class is taught using a student-centered communicative approach to English language learning. The total time of the course is 216 hours.

      CLASS SCHEDULE

      Class schedule TBD

      Length of Study

      12 Weeks (216 Hours)

      Course Code

      Reading & Writing (R201)
      Listening & Speaking (C201)

      Relevant Level

      Low Intermediate

      COURSE GOALS


      Students will be able to communicate with and understand Intermediate I level written, spoken, and aural English. Students read several articles, write various types of paragraphs about various topics introduced in class, and actively participate in class discussions. In this course, the focus is on improving students’ ability to understand written and spoken English, and understand and discuss various aspects of American culture and society. The core competencies of reading, writing, listening, and speaking will be given equal importance.




      COURSE OBJECTIVES


      Students will …

      Reading

      - Read several articles in a textbook.

      Listening

      - Listen to a various types of audio such as:

      • A podcast
      • A conversation
      • A nature program
      • A panel presentation
      • A radio program
      • A news report
      • A lecture
      • An interview
      • A talk
      • A follow-up discussion after watching a video

      Writing

      -Gather information and ideas to write various types of writing such as:

      • A descriptive paragraph about a current trend and why it is popular.
      • A proposal about the colors the student will use for a new business.
      • A paragraph in response to a question on an online discussion board.
      • An opinion paragraph about how to improve performance with technology.
      • A plan for a successful family business.
      • A paragraph describing the steps of a process.
      • An opinion paragraph about nature in a city.
      • An explanatory paragraph about an illness.

      Speaking

      -Gather information and ideas to

      • Create a survey about trends.
      • Give a presentation about the uses of color.
      • Give a presentation about manners.
      • Participate in a panel discussion about how technology affects our relationships.
      • Give a speech about family.
      • Develop and present an educational game.
      • Role-play an interview about surviving in an extreme environment.
      • Participate in a discussion about the importance of clean water.

      Student Learning Outcomes

       

      At the completion of Intermediate I level, students will be able to:

       Speaking

       

      ❏ Ask for and give examples.

      ❏ Give advice and make recommendations.

      ❏ Ask for and give clarification.

      ❏ Express opinions.

      ❏ Give clear instructions.

      ❏ Summarize information.

      ❏ Participate in a group discussion.

       

      Listening

       

      ❏ Identify main ideas.

      ❏ Identify cause and effect.

      ❏ Identify specific information.

      ❏ Identify reasons and explanations.

      ❏ Identify dates and other numbers.

      ❏ Identify a speaker’s attitude.

      ❏ Identify facts and opinions.

      Reading

       

      ❏ Identify the main idea of a paragraph.

      ❏ Identify supporting details.

      ❏ Identify the author’s purpose.

      ❏ Identify claims and support.

      Writing

       

      ❏ Write a descriptive paragraph.

      ❏ Support main ideas with examples.

      ❏ Write an opinion paragraph.

      ❏ Write a paragraph with unified ideas.

      ❏ Describe a step-by-step process.

      ❏ Use a variety of sentences.

      ❏ Write an explanatory paragraph.

       

       

      Vocabulary

       
      Use the following vocabulary correctly:

      ❏ Use suffixes and prefixes to change word forms.

      ❏ Use phrasal verbs correctly.

      ❏ Use collocations and compound nouns correctly.

      ❏ Use synonyms correctly.

      ❏ Use verbs, nouns and adjectives from

      word families.

      Pronunciation

       

      ❏ Use interjections and intonation.

      ❏ Use the schwa in unstressed syllables.

      ❏ Connect final /s/ or /z/ sounds.

      ❏ Link consonant sounds.

      ❏ Use intonation in questions with or.

      ❏ Use correct word stress in compound nouns.

      ❏ Stress function words properly.

      Grammar

       

      ❏ Use the present continuous correctly.

      ❏ Use the future with will correctly.

      ❏ Use subject-verb agreement correctly.

      ❏ Use modals correctly.

      ❏ Use the present continuously

      ❏ Use comparative and superlative adjectives correctly.

      ❏ Use the infinitive of purpose correctly.

      ❏ Use the simple past and past continuous correctly.

      ❏ Use adverbs of manner and degree correctly.

      ❏ Use there’s and it’s correctly.

      ❏ Use the modal verbs should and shouldn’t correctly.

      ❏ Use auxiliary verbs in questions correctly.

      ❏ Use if clauses for future possibility correctly.

       

      Student Achievement Scale


      Students are able to identify the main idea of a paragraph, supporting details, the author’s purpose. Also, students are able to identify claims and support in articles.


      In listening, students are able to identify main ideas, cause and effect, specific information, reasons and explanations, dates and other numbers, a speaker’s attitude and facts and opinions.


      In speaking, students are able to ask for and give examples, give advice and make recommendations, ask for and give clarification, express opinions, give clear instructions, summarize information and participate in a group discussion. ALso, students are able to use interjections and intonation, the schwa in unstressed syllables, connect final /s/ or /z/ sounds, link consonant sounds, use intonation in questions with or, use correct word stress in compound nouns and stress function words properly.


      Students are able to write a descriptive paragraph, opinion paragraph, a paragraph with unified ideas, an explanatory paragraph and a description of a step-by-step process. Also, students are able to support main ideas with examples and use a variety of sentences.


      Students are able to use suffixes and prefixes to change word forms, phrasal verbs, collocations and compound nouns, synonyms correctly. Also, students are able to use verbs, nouns and adjectives from word families.


      Students are able to use the present continuous, the future with will, subject-verb agreement, comparative and superlative adjectives, the infinitive of purpose, the simple past and past continuous, adverbs of manner and degree, there’s and it’s, the modal verbs should and shouldn’t, auxiliary verbs in questions, and if clauses for future possibility correctly.

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