The goal of the program is to prepare students for meaningful participation in mainstream classes. All courses provide students for meaningful participation in mainstream classes. All courses provide students with opportunities to develop competency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Beginning English supports development of everyday topics such as giving personal information, greeting each other, and expressing likes and dislikes. They are introduced to simple sentences, questions and commands.
Students develop basic reading and writing skills.
ESL Intermediate English furthers the learning of basic grammatical concepts. Students practice speaking and further develop functional language skills for use in social and academic situations. The students begin reading paragraphs and simple stories for comprehension. In ESL Fundamental English, students transition from social language to academic language skills. Grammatical structures and parts of speech are taught through controlled writing activities.