Prerequisite(s): None.
Textbook: Worldview 1 (or comparable text), Pearson Education, 2002.
Course
Description: A first level ESL course that introduces
beginning students to basic vocabulary, spelling, grammar, conversation,
pronunciation, and other ESL skills.
Objectives: To develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing
skills that utilize the present, simple past, and present continuous
tenses. By the end of the course,
students should be able to listen, speak, read, and write using the present and
simple past tenses.
Instructional
Methods: Daily classes encourage application of newly-learned skills to everyday
situations through conversation, reading, and writing. Language elements are introduced, used, and
reused in different written, oral, and aural situations within contexts drawn
from daily life. Instruction will be
supplemented with companion ESL video and music recordings keyed to textbook
units.
Grading: The final grade is
based on the following:
|
Class
Participation |
25% |
|
Assignments |
50% |
|
Exams |
25% |
|
Total |
100% |
The
grading scale is: A=90-100%, B+=85-89%,
B=80-84%, C+=75-79%, C=70-74%, D=65-69%, F=60-64%
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Weeks |
Topics |
Assignments and Tests |
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1 |
Unit
1: Here’s
My Card Greetings
and leave-takings, introductions; names; the alphabet “Be”
simple present, affirmative statements, subject pronouns |
WorldView Unit 1 Exercises: |
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2 |
Unit
2:
Meeting People People introducing
themselves and saying what they do “Be” simple present; subject pronouns;
indefinite articles |
WorldView Unit 2 Exercises: |
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3 |
Unit
3: Around
The World Communication
Focus: nationalities and countries Grammar
Focus: “be” simple present; Yes/No questions;
short answers and negative statements |
WorldView Unit 3Exercises: Handbook: reading and grammar exercises corresponding
to grammar focus |
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4 |
Unit
4:
Setting Up a Home Office Communication
Focus: office objects; numbers 20-99 Grammar
Focus: plurals; “wh-“ questions Review
1: units 1-4 |
WorldView 4 Exercises: Handbook: reading and grammar
exercises corresponding to grammar focus |
|
5 |
Unit: Favorite Things Communication
Focus: free-time activities Grammar
Focus: possessive adjectives and possessive “’s” |
WorldView 5 Exercises: |
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6 |
Unit
6:
Interesting Places Adjectivesdescribing
places in the city There
is/There are |
WorldView 6 Exercises: |
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7 |
Unit
7 Title:
Office . . . or Living Room? Furniture
in an office or living room Prepositions
of location |
WorldView 7 Exercises: |
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8 |
Unit
8:
Celebrations Affirmative
statements in simple present Review 2
|
WorldView 8 Exercises: Bi-Monthly Exam
|
|
9 |
Unit
9: The
Collectors Objects
people collect; numbers 100-1,000,000 Simple
present Y/N questions, short answers, and negative statements |
WorldView 9 Exercises: |
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10 |
Unit
10: The
Modern World Words
related to communication “Wh-“ questions in simple present |
WorldView Exercises: |
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11 |
Unit
11 and 12:
Traveling and Shopping Things
taken on vacation; types of transportation; clothes and sizes “a/an/some/any”; demonstrative
adjectives “this, that, these,those” |
WorldView 11 & 12 Exercises: |
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12 |
Unit
13: How
sweet it is! Food Count
and non-count nouns; quantifiers “much/many/a lot of” Review 3
|
WorldView 13 Exercises: |
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13 |
Unit
14: Job Exchange Job
duties Modal
“can” for ability World of Music 2
|
WorldView 14 Exercises: |
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14 |
Units
15 & 16:
Family & In a Cafe Family
members; food and drink Present
continuous and modals “would like/will have/ can” for ordering |
WorldView 15 & 16 Exercises: |
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15 |
Unit
17:
Hurricane Communication
Focus: weather, seasons, Grammar
Focus:
action and non-action verbs; |
WorldView 17 Exercises: |
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16 |
Unit
18:
Memories Clothes;
memorable possessions, people, and events “Be”
simple past Review 4
|
WorldView 18 Exercises: Bi-Monthly Exam |
|
17 |
Units
19 & 20: A day in the life of . . . &
Love
At First Sight Everyday
activities Simple
past of regular and irregular verbs (affirmative and negative); real-life
love story and common irregular verbs |
WorldView Exercises: |
|
18 |
Review 5 Unit
21: Life
and Times Important
life events; simple past questions |
WorldView 21 Exercises: |
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19 |
Unit
22: It’s
On the Right Parts
of a building, asking directions, and ordinal numbers 1st-10th;
imperatives; directions and prepositions of movement World of Music 3
|
WorldView 22 Exercises: |
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20 |
Unit
23: Big
Plans Life
changes; “Be going to” for future |
WorldView 23 Exercises: |
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21 |
Unit
24 A New Year Dates,
months, and time; ordinal numbers 11th-31st Prepositional phrases with
time |
WorldView 24 Exercises: |
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22 |
Units
25 & 26: Be My Guest & North and South Asking and responding;
adjectives describing a country “Can/could”
modals; comparative adjectives |
WorldView 25 & 26 Exercises: |
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23 |
Unit
27: The
Best Food in Town Adjectives
describing restaurants; superlative adjectives World of Music 4
|
WorldView 27 Exercises: |
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24 |
Unit: On the Phone Telephoning; Present continuous for future Review 7
|
WorldView 28 Exercises: Bi-Monthly Exam |
rev.
2/05, 2/07, 5/08