ESL V

This class is primarily for students who need to transition to higher education or find better jobs. This class focuses on each student being an individual with different interests, needs and goals.

The class meets Monday – Thursday. 6:00-9pm.

                                   Transition focus on work place skills.

                                    Resume building skills.

                                    Attending a variety of workshops in collaboration with the Careers Center

                                    WorkKeys computer based learning system.

                                    Advanced Speaking and Listening practice. Including, but not limited to:

                                    Critical Thinking

                                    Interpreting

                                    Summarizing and Synthesizing

                                    Making Inferences

                                    Problem Solving

                                    Making Decisions

                                    Discussion practice in small and large groups of current topics.

                                    Idioms in Everyday Use

                                    Pronunciation Practice.

                                    Writing Development.

                                    The Essay Process

                                    Grammar Review and Extension.

                                    Business Writing.

A variety of texts are used in this course. Some of which include: Future English for Results Level 5 by K O’Dell and J. Gokay, The Great Writing Series by K Folse A. Muchmore-Vokoun and E Vestri Solomon, Real Talk 1 and 2 by Lida Baker and J. Tanka, Grammar in Context Levels 2 and 3 by Sandra Elbaum.

In addition, numerous websites and online materials are used in conjunction with all the above.