Jamaica Plain Community Centers
ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM
ALP Landing Page for: PM ESOL Level 4
Instructor: Meghan McBain
Email: meghan@jpadulted.org
Meeting Times:
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm
Class Notes:
This is a lower intermediate ESOL course. Classes
will be held virtually through Zoom. I am available to
speak outside of class if you need any support. Feel
free to reach out via text or email, and we can set
up an appointment.
Course Syllabus:
Unit 1
Welcome/Who Are We?:
Who are we as individuals? Who are we as a class? How can we learn more about one another and establish a good learning environment?
Unit 2
Community/Civic Engagement:
What is a community? What is in our community? How do we participate in our community?
Unit 3
Well-Being:
What contributes to our well-being? What do we need to feel safe, healthy, and
cared for?
Unit 4
Food/Nutrition:
What is nutrition? What types of foods are good for us? How can we access nutritious foods?
Unit 5
Civil Rights and Women’s Rights:
What are civil rights? How have women fought for rights? How do we advocate for ourselves?
Unit 6
Power:
What is power? Who has power? How can and do people empower themselves?
Unit 7
Truth:
What is truth? How can we determine what is true and accurate? What is our responsibility for determining and telling the truth?
Course Rubric:
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Listening
3. Good - shows clear understanding when participating in longer conversations, can identify main ideas in oral presentations and conversations, and extract details from statements on a familiar topic
2. Fair - shows understanding when participating in short conversations, can identify main ideas in oral presentations and conversations
1. Needs improvement - has begun to participate in short conversations with support
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Speaking
3. Good - proficient at participating in longer conversations, asking and responding to questions, expressing opinions, and presenting information orally with little support
2. Fair - able to participation in conversations, beginning to ask and respond to questions, and presenting information orally with some support
1. Needs improvement - minimal participation in class conversations and presentations, with considerable support
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Reading
3. Good - excels at reading information, identifying and retelling main ideas from text, and recognizing the reasons of an author in an argument
2. Fair - recognizes features of English text and is familiar with a number of frequently occurring nouns, verbs, and phrases; uses information gained from visuals to support comprehension
1. Needs improvement - has begun to recognize basic features of English text with support
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Writing
3. Good - excels at writing down information, is able to complete a cohesive paragraph in English, and is able to start producing both creative and informational texts independently
2. Fair - can write down simple information as well as short and descriptive personal texts
1. Needs improvement - able to write down basic information with support from teacher