Syllabus
Level 1 - Newcomer Objectives
*Identify letters of the alphabet and alphabetical order
*Identify numbers from one to one hundred and ordinal numbers
*Practice using basic greetings and personal information such as age, birthday, phone number
*Identify colors and use colors to describe objects
*Identify basic classroom objects and places in the school
*Identify days of the week and months of the year
*Identify family members (dad, mom, brother, sister, grandparents, aunt, uncle, cousins)
*Identify and express basic needs (food, drink, and physical comfort)
*Give simple directions or commands
*Make introductions and respond appropriately
*Identify and discuss classes and subjects using days of the week and months of the year
*Use greetings in a variety of social situations
*Identify and tell time
*Compare the different writing systems and begin using capitalization and punctuation
*Use expressions of courtesy such as please, thank you and excuse me
*Identify and talk about family
*Ask questions and use the words what, when, where, who, and why
*Identify and use some idiomatic expressions
*Identify individual strenths and weaknesses
*Continue objectives not mastered
Level 2 - Beginner Objective
*Express preferences: likes and dislikes
*Use vocabulary related to clothing, houses, places, and transportation
*Describe daily activities
*Give directions
*Find and give information
*Take information from signs, simple reading passages, newspapers, and other reference sources
*Continue previous objectives not mastered
*Identify and count coins
*Use US currency
*Talk about activities in the past and future
*Identify and practice using idioms
*Increase vocabulary and focus on words that are easily confused
*Continue previous objectives not mastered
Level 3 - Intermediate Objectives
Listening/Speaking:
*Communicate on a variety of topics in social settings
*Ask and answer questions
Reading
*Read and respond to a variety of fiction and non-fiction stories
*Identify the elements in short stories (characters, setting, plot, conflict, resolution)
*Identify patterns in word structure
*Increase vocabulary and reading skills in the content areas
*Read a variety of printed material
Writing
*Write for different purposes using a variety of forms (poems, letters, essays)
*Use the writing process
*Arrange ideas in logical order
*Use pronouns, adjectives, prepositions and articles appropriately
*Use graphic organizers
*Use a variety of reference materials such as dictionaries
Level 4 - Advanced Objectives
Listening/Speaking:
*Initiate and sustain conversations on a variety of topics in different settings
*State and support a point of view on a classroom topic
*Monitor speech for accuracy and correct grammar
Reading:
*Use historical and cultural knowledge to identify themes in literature
*Use a variety of strategies to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
*Use a variety of cues to determine the meaning from texts
*Use reading strategies before, during and after reading
Writing:
*Write effectively on a wide range of topics
*Write creatively in a variety of forms
*Use connecting words to relate ideas
*Proofread and publish written material
*Use spelling rules and patters to spell words correctly