ESLAO – English as a Second Language, Level
COURSE Description
Course Title: English as a Second Language, Level 1
Course Code: ESLAO
Grade: All
Course Type: Open
Credit Value: 1.0
Prerequisite: None
Curriculum Policy Document: English as a Second Language and English Literacy Development, The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 to 12, 2007
Department: English as a Second Language
Course Developer: Kydan Educational Services
Development Date: 2016-2017
Course Description: This course builds on students’ previous education and language knowledge to introduce them to the English language and help them adjust to the diversity in their new environment. Students will use beginning English language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing for everyday and essential academic purposes. They will engage in short conversations using basic English language structures and simple sentence patterns; read short adapted texts; and write phrases and short sentences. The course also provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to begin to adapt to their new lives in Canada.