Jamaica Plain Community Centers
ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM
ALP Landing Page for: Level 1 AM ESOL (in-person)
Instructor: Micaela Harari
Email: micaela@jpadulted.org
Monday - Wednesday 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Class Notes:
Dear Students, Welcome to English as a Second Language, level 1 (ESOL 1). I look forward to being part of your learning journey and to sharing my love of language with you. I wish you the greatest success. See you in class!
Course Syllabus:
ESOL 1 is a basic course for those with some experience with English. The emphasis will be on communicating for essential needs in spoken and minimal written language.
Our curriculum is divided into 7 thematic units with interesting and relevant materials that are useful in daily life.
Unit 1: Welcome: Who Are You? Who are we? How can we learn about each other?
Unit 2: Community: Who is in our community? What is in our community?
Unit 3: Well-Being: What do we need to feel safe, healthy, and cared for?
Unit 4: Food and Nutrition: What foods are good for us? How can we access nutritious foods?
Unit 5: Civil and Women’s Rights: What are civil rights? What is the history of civil rights in the US?
How do we advocate for ourselves?
Unit 6: Civics and Civic Engagement: How does the government work? What is our role/what are our rights and responsibilities?
Unit 7: Digital Literacy and Digital Citizenship: How can we use digital resources responsibly in our lives?
Course Rubric:
Reading, writing, listening, and speaking are how we use language. In this course you will master skills in all four areas. We will build on your knowledge of your native languages to adapt to the English environment. You will make sense of increasingly more complex spoken and written speech. You will build knowledge and confidence to express yourself in English in class, in work, and in life.