Plymouth Canadian Academy

ESLAO: English as a Second Language, Level 1

Course OutlineCourse Title: English as a Second Language, Level 1, Open

Course Code: ESLAO

Grade: Level 1

Course Type: Open

Credit Value: 1.0

Prerequisite: None(Assessment Test)

Curriculum Policy Document: English as a Second Language and English Literacy Development, The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 to 12, 2007

Course Developer: Plymouth Canadian Academy

Department: English as a Second Language

Developed Date: 2017

Most Recent Revised Date: 2020 by M. Abdel ghani

Course Description: English as a Second Language Level 1 – ESLAO 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.