Detailed Description
Level 3/ ESL 032, 033 & 034, 035 is a full-semester low-intermediate academic sequence designed for students whose native language is not English. Admission to the class is by placement testing, successful completion of ESL Level 2, or by teacher recommendation. The course meets four days a week, 12 hours a week for 16 weeks (including exams). The purpose of this level is to teach low intermediate listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in a cultural context such as the environment, crime, health, and American geography. Emphasis is placed on extended reading and writing longer passages, comprehending level-appropriate listening selections and manipulating the language. Students may be expected to do simple library research, give an oral presentation and/or write a report. Students who are successful in passing this level move on to Level 4. Students who need more time at the level must repeat the entire course.
Activities common to level
- Reading journals; double-entry journals
- Students write letters, opinions, and write about personal experiences
- Listen to cassettes, and watch videos of news, movies, or tv broadcasts
- Study grammar: review of tenses in previous levels, present tense, adverbs of frequency, modals, comparative/superlative adjectives, and time clauses
- Midterm Exam and Final Exam
- In-class and at-home writing
- Two to three novels, total 250 - 300 pages
- 1 hour a week of computer lab
- Daily homework and frequent quizzes
Textbooks appropriate for this course:
- North Star- Focus on Listening and Speaking, Basic
[Pearson Education]
- Grammar in Context, Book 1 by Elbaum [Heinle & Heinle]
- English in Action, Book 3 by Foley and Neblett [Heinle & Heinle]
- Now Hear This by Foley [Heinle & Heinle]
- NorthStar Listening and Speaking [Pearson Education]
Novels
- Love Letters
[New Readers Press]
- Sarah, Plain, and Tall by MacLachlan
- Skylark by MacLachlan
- Silent Night by Mary Higgins Clark
- The Face in the Milk Carton by Cooney
- Stranger in Town by Spaventa [ProLingua Publ.]
- Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
- Selected short stories
Online Lessons
Sarah, Plain and Tall