http://byng.vsb.bc.ca/esl.html
Information About Lord Byng.s ESL Program
1. 学生们分为以下几个层次:
LEVEL 1-初学者及中等偏下水平
LEVEL2/3-中等偏上及提高水平
LEVEL4-过渡水平
2. 所有处于ESL LEVEL 1 的学生必须参加ESL 科学,ESL 社会学,ESL 文学,ESL 写作加上另外4 门和学生同年级的课程: 数学, 体育和其他二门选修(艺术,音乐,科技,经济,电脑或戏剧)。完成以上10-12 年级的选修课程将会被计入于毕业学分和由BC 教育局颁发的DOGWOOD 高中毕业证书。因此所有ESL 学生当他们进入罗宾后,即可以为毕业获取相关学分。
3. 当学生的阅读级别达到3.5,他/她可以进入同年级的科学课程学习。例如,一名ESL 科学8 年级学生可以直接进入当学年的科学8 年级学习。如果此学生没有在同一学年里进入科学8 年级,他/她必须先修完ESL 科学 8 年级后,方能进入第二年的科学9 级学习。
4. 当学生的阅读级别达到5 或6 级并且在本学年已获得写作2.5-3/6 的评估,他/她可以进入过渡课程组学习。当一名学生拥有优良的阅读和写作测试分数,他/她可以同时进入过渡社会学组和过渡英语班。然而,如果此学生在学习成绩,学习习惯方面测试分较低,他/她将不能进入过渡英语班学习。
5. 当学生进入过渡英文班后,他们将会参加更高水平英文课程ELC 学习以便将来进入正常英文班。学生一旦升级,若发现其自身水平无法满足课程要求时,将会被调整到适合他/她水平的级别学习。
6. 当学生的阅读达到同年级水平或低于2 个同年级水平时,他们可以进入英文8,9 或10 年级的学习。例如,若一位8 年级ESL 学生达到罗宾7 年级阅读水平,他/她就可以进入8 年级英文学习。任何进入正常英语班学习的ESL学生都将获得英文方面的学习支持,称之为ELC。
7. 根据学生在ESL 的学习阶段表现,他们可能会被要求继续现阶段ESL 课程或进入更高一级的学习。对于在ELC 学习阶段能力比较弱的学生可能在第二年会继续ELC 课程。
从ESL进入到正常班
1. 离开ESL 的条件:阅读水平约在5 级左右;在11 月和2 月不分年级的写作测试中获得通过。
2. 离开过渡班的条件: 阅读水平接近同年级水平,在不分年级的写作测试中获得3.5/4, 能够顺利通过10 年级测试,拥有很好的独立学习能力。同时,学生们需要做一个有一定时间要求的学术方面的演讲。
3. 学生一般在ESL需要学习2-3年,在过度班(Transitional)学习1-2年。学生刚来时英语有限,所以花1-2年时间在ESL班学习也不足为奇。学习一种新的语言需要7年时间才能达到流利的程度。12年级的学生如果英语阅读及写作能力不足以学社会学和英语语言,那可以选择进入成人学院继续学习以完成高中的学业,并获得教育部颁发的高中毕业证书(Dogwood diploma)。这样他们可以去大专院校继续深造。
4. 阅读测试每年举行两次: 一次是9月的第一周,另一次是3月的第一周。9月的那次测试是给已修ESL的学生及新生一个机会证明自己的语言能力。两次测试旨在让那些已到达要求的学生进入高一层次的英语学习。
5. 写作测试每年举行两次:分别是11月和2月。两次测试旨在让那些已到达要求的学生进入高一层次的英语学习。
Students are divided up into three groups: Level 1- beginners and lower intermediates; Level 2/3- upper intermediates and advance, and Level 4 transitional.
All ESL students in level 1 take ESL Science, ESL Socials Studies, ESL Literature, and ESL Writing + 4 Courses at students' grade level: Math, P.E. and 2 electives (Art, Music, Technical Studies, Home Economics, Computer Studies; or Drama). All elective courses listed above at the Gr 10 to 12 level will result in graduation credits upon completion and count towards the high school graduation Dogwood diploma issued by the BC Ministry of Education. Thus all ESL students can earn credit for graduation as soon as they enter Lord Byng.
Once a student is reading at a grade 3.5 reading level, he/she is integrated into Science within his/her grade. For example, an ESL Science student in grade 8 will go into Science 8 within the school year. If he/she does not move within the school year, he/ she must succeed in ESL Science in order to enter Science 9 next year
Once a student is able to read at a grade 5 or 6 level and receives a 2.5-3/6 on a writing assessment within the school year, he/she will enter Transitional Courses. If a student has strong reading and writing assessments, he/she will move to both Transitional Socials studies and Transitional English; however, if a student is weak in assessments and/or in work/learning habits, he/she may not enter Transitional English.
Students who enter Transitional English will also take ELC which are higher level English courses in readiness to enter regular English. Students who move but who cannot cope with the level of English required will move to a level which will enable him/her to learn
Students will enter English 8, 9 or 10 once he/she is either reading at grade level or at least 2 grade levels below their grade level. For example, if a grade 8 ESL student enters Lord Byng reading at Grade 7, he/she will be integrated into En 8 right away. ESL students who enter regular English will be given a support block in English called ELC.
Depending on how the ESL student progresses in English, he/she may be required to continue in their current ESL program or he/she may enter a higher level. Students who are still weak in ELC may take ELC again the following year.