EFL 1

(English as a Foreign Language Foundation) 

EFL 1 (English as a Foreign Language Foundation)

EFL 1 is the introductory year of the language support program that provides the initial foundation for English and content study to non-native beginner level students in grade 6 only.

The program comprises five separate and mandatory blocks covering two periods of Language Development and one period respectively of Language Arts, Social Studies and Science.

The course aims to develop conversational skills, basic vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing skills. A basic level of English skills will be developed through thematically based units and assigned graded readers in the second semester. Themes to be covered include: People, Family Life, Numbers and Dates,  Food, Possessions, Places, City Life, Occupations, Free Time,  Technology, Journeys, Our Environment, Time, Weather, Culture, Expressing Feelings/Emotions, Sports, and Talking about the Past, Present, and Future. Fundamentals in grammar will be reinforced through these themes in a variety of written, listening and oral activities.

There will be an introduction to Language Arts (alphabet, decoding skills, reading, stories, and simple sentence/paragraph writing), Science with grade level content and Social Studies with grade level content through glossaries and simplified texts. (This course corresponds to the A1 level of CEFR)