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ALP Landing Page for: PM ESOL 1

Instructor:  Shannon McEvoy

Meeting Times:

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

06:00 pm - 09:00 pm

Office Hours:  By appointment

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Phone:  TBA

Zoom

Classroom

Google

Classroom

Class Notes:

This is a beginning literacy (pre-beginning) level ESOL course. Students are taught all aspects of English, including listening, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and conversation. The purpose of the class is to help students boost their English language skills in order to obtain better paying jobs, enroll in job training, or pursue higher/further education. In addition students will also gain awareness of civics and current events in the United States, while sharing and celebrating their own cultures and backgrounds. By increasing communication skills, students will become more independent in the USA.

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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 productive learning

environment?

 

Unit 2: Community

  • What is a community?

  • Who is in our community?

  • What is 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 and Nutrition

  • What is nutrition?

  • What types of foods are good for us?

  • How can we access nutritious foods?

 

Unit 5: Civil and Women’s Rights

  • What are civil rights?

  • How have women fought for civil rights?

  • How do we advocate for ourselves?

 

Unit 6: Civics and Civic Engagement

  • What are civics?

  • How does government work?

  • What is our role/what are our rights and responsibilites?

 

Unit 7: Digital Literacy and Digital Citizenship

  • How can we use digital resources responsibly and enhance our lives?

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Course Rubric:

  • 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

0. Not Evident - is not able to understand or participate in even short conversations

  • 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 participate 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

0. Not Evident - does not participate in class conversations

  • 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

0. Not Evident - is not able to recognize any basic features of English text

  • 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

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 the teacher

0. Not Evident - is not able to write down any basic information in English

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