Beginning ESL Syllabus

Mrs. Maggie Mullaj

Textbook: Side By Side (Longman)
Voices in Literature (Heinle & Heinle)
Course es!ri"tion: T#is !lass $ill allo$ stu%ents to %e&elo" Basi! Englis# &o!abulary
an% grammati!al stru!tures so t#at t#ey !an su!!ess'ully !ommuni!ate. (lso) stu%ents
$ill %e&elo" literary an% analyti!al skills $#i!# $ill enable t#em to be su!!ess'ul in
'uture !ourses.
S"e!i'i! units are %es!ribe% in t#e s!o"e an% se*uen!e on t#e 'ollo$ing "ages. E&ery unit
$ill %e&elo" stu%ents+ Listening) S"eaking) ,ea%ing) an% -riting skills:
Listening: Stu%ents $ill listen to Englis# 'rom nati&e s"eakers &ia t#eir
tea!#er an% ot#er me%ia. T#ey $ill also listen to Englis# s"oken by t#eir
"eers. T#ey must 'o!us t#eir attention on t#e s"eaker+s message in or%er to
!om"re#en% an% "ro%u!e a meaning'ul res"onse.
S"eaking: Stu%ents $ill #a&e t#e %aily o""ortunity to "ra!ti!e s"eaking in
stru!ture% !on&ersations $it# t#eir "eers. (lso) t#ere $ill be se&eral
"roje!ts $#i!# re*uire t#e stu%ents to "resent in'ormation to t#e !lass
using ne$ly a!*uire% Englis# skills.
,ea%ing: Stu%ents $ill be rea%ing a &ariety o' mo%i'ie% texts) in!lu%ing
s#ort stories) "oetry) an% ex"ository $riting) $it# gui%an!e an% su""ort
'rom t#eir tea!#er an% "eers. Stu%ents $ill learn &arious strategies to #el"
t#em !om"re#en% a text in t#eir se!on% language. T#ey $ill also learn
analyti!al skills ne!essary to inter"ret bot# literature an% images.
-riting: Stu%ents $ill be $riting on a %aily basis) "ra!ti!ing t#e grammar
stru!tures an% t#e ne$ &o!abulary. T#ey $ill $rite a &ariety o' "ersonal
narrati&es) %es!ri"tions) re"orts) "oems) an% re'le!tions base% on t#e
literature. T#ey $ill also #a&e t#e o""ortunity to !reate t#eir o$n $orks o'
!reati&e 'i!tion in res"onse to &arious texts.

Stu%ents $ill be &isiting t#e !om"uter lab on a $eekly basis to "ra!ti!e
Englis# using t#e ,ea%ingSmart so't$are.
.ra%ing: .ra%es $ill be !al!ulate% as 'ollo$s:
/01 2ournal
301 (ssignments & 4ui55es
601 Tests & 7roje!ts
/01 Home$ork
Beginning ESL: S!o"e & Se*uen!e
.rammati!al Con!e"ts 8o!abulary 9nits ,ea%ing & Literature :o!us
:irst ;<$eeks
To be: intro%u!tion
Subje!t 7ronouns
7resent Continuous
Tense
=ntro%u!tions
7ersonal
=n'ormation
Lo!ations
E&ery%ay
(!ti&ities
Literal &. :igurati&e
Com"onents o' a Story
=%enti'ying Main =%ea
=%enti'ying T#eme
Making (""li!ations
Se!on% ;<$eeks
7ossessi&e (%je!ti&es
(%je!ti&es
7ossessi&e >ouns
7re"ositions o'
Lo!ation
E&ery%ay
(!ti&ities (!ont.)
es!ribing 7eo"le
an% T#ings
-eat#er
:amily Members
es!ribing E&ents
& (!ti&ities
C#ara!teri5ation
7oint o' 8ie$
9sing Context Clues
T#ir% ;<$eeks
7re"ositions
T#ere is?T#ere are
Singular?7lural
T#is?T#at?T#ese?T#ose
7la!es (roun%
To$n
Clot#ing
Colors
,ea%ing Ex"ository Text
Conne!ting to -orl% Culture
Con'li!t & ,esolution
C#ara!teri5ation
T#e E"i! Hero
:ourt# ;<$eeks
Sim"le 7resent Tense
@bje!t 7ronouns
Ha&e?Has
(%&erbs o' :re*uen!y
Languages &
>ationalities
Habitual (!tions
7eo"le+s =nterests
& (!ti&ities
es!ribing 7eo"le
:eelings &
Emotions
7re%i!ting?:ores#a%o$ing
Making =n'eren!es
,e!ogni5ing =rony
Tone
Creating Sus"ense
=magery
:i't# ;<$eeks
Can
Ha&e to
:uture: going to
-ant to
(bilities
@!!u"ations
Ex"ressing
@bligations
=n&itations
Telling Time
(ilments & t#e
o!tor+s @''i!e
es!ribing E&ents
Setting an% S!ene
9sing E''e!ti&e ialogue
ramati! =rony
T#e C#ara!teristi!s o' a
rama
Sixt# ;<$eeks
,egular 7ast Tense
=rregular 7ast Tense
-#< *uestions
To be: "ast tense
,easons &
Ex!uses
Tele&ision
Commer!ials
es!ribing
7#ysi!al States &
Emotion
Biogra"#ies &
(utobiogra"#ies
Symbolism
=nter"reting Elements o'
esign
,e!ogni5ing 7ro"agan%a
7ersuasi&e Te!#ni*ues
,esear!#ing =n'ormation
=%enti'ying Histori!al Context