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. The students become acquainted with basic literary elements common to the study of English literature.
Students read short fictional stories and non-fiction materials.
Vocabulary expansion is emphasized in order to help the students become successful with academic language. ESL Grammar and Composition emphasizes independent writing through the use of process writing activities. Students learn to manipulate language and apply more complex grammatical structures. Writing is planned in conjunction with reading and oral activities. ESL American Literature Class Number 574 ESL American Literature is a transition course from the Transitional Bilingual Program to full-time mainstream placement.