Level
One - Beginning:
Beginning Reading:
This class teaches basic reading skills. Students read texts
that are limited to several paragraphs.
Beginning
Composition: Students use the grammar they are learning
to write correct sentences and paragraphs.
Beginning
Reading/ Discussion: Students read something new each
day and discuss it using the vocabulary in the reading and the
grammar they are learning. They also read many short, easy books
outside of class and discuss it during class.
Beginning
Grammar: This class teaches basic verb tenses and other
basic sentence structures.
Beginning
Listening/Speaking/Pronunciation: Students practice
speaking with the grammar they are learning. They work on pronunciation
skills and participate in short discussions.
Level
Two - Low Intermediate:
Low Intermediate
Reading: Students learn to use an English-English dictionary
and to guess meanings of words. They also learn to find the
main idea and specific information in readings and to understand
the meaning of longer sentences.
Low Intermediate
Composition: Students write longer paragraphs which
include specific details and longer, more complex sentences.
Low Intermediate
Reading/Discussion: Students read something new each
day and discuss it using the vocabulary in the reading and the
grammar they are learning. They also read many short book outside
of class.
Low Intermediate
Grammar: This class continues the study of verb tenses
and includes comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
Low Intermediate
Speaking/Listening/Pronunciation: This class teaches
students to take notes on short lectures or conversations, to
give a short presentation, and to use the grammar they are studying
when they speak. Students also work to improve their pronunciation.
Level
Three - Intermediate:
Intermediate
Reading: Students read texts of several pages, finding
the main idea and supporting points, making outlines of the
reading, preparing study questions, and answering a variety
of questions. They also read many short books outside of class.
Intermediate
Composition: Students continue with paragraph writing
and then begin to write short essays.
Intermediate
Grammar/Writing: This class focuses on combining sentences
in writing to produce more advanced sentence structures. Students
learn to find and correct their own errors.
Intermediate
Grammar: Conditional sentences, passive voice and more
advanced verb tenses are some of the structures introduced in
this class.
Intermediate
Listening/Speaking/Pronunciation: Students give oral
presentations to the class, take notes on lectures, and learn
to participate in academic discussions. They continue to practice
using the grammar they are learning when they speak.
Level
Four - High Intermediate:
High Intermediate
Reading: Students practice a variety of reading skills
by reading texts of 3-10 pages. They learn to take notes to
prepare for essay exams. Students in this level will read a
short novel and discuss it in class.
High Intermediate
Composition: Students write longer essays and learn
to include information from library sources. They are encouraged
to use more sophisticated sentence structures in their writing.
High Intermediate
Grammar/Writing: This class teaches students to use
more sophisticated sentence structure and to edit their own
writing.
High Intermediate
Grammar: Students continue their study of more sophisticated
grammar structures.
High Intermediate
Listening/Speaking/Pronunciation: Students give longer
oral presentations to the class, take notes on college lectures,
summarize articles orally, and participate in longer academic
discussions.
Level
Five - College Prep:
Reading/Discussion
for the University: Students apply their reading skills
to college textbook chapters and a novel of their choice. Readings
will be summarized both orally and in writing. Students also
learn to use an online site to gather information and to discuss
it with classmates. In all activities, an emphasis is placed
on further developing students’ critical thinking skills.
Writing for
the University: Students write several essays, including
one written in small groups. They also learn to use the library
to find sources of information for a longer, argumentative essay.
They learn to take notes form those sources, prepare a bibliography,
and document their sources in their writing.
Speaking
for the University: Students give several speeches
and participate in a variety of discussions. They learn about
American classroom culture and take notes from university-level
lectures. As a final project, students learn the procedures
for a formal debate and take part in such a debate at the end
of the quarter.
In
addition to the regular curriculum, the ELC faculty test students
and teach the following courses:
