Course Description:

This course further extends students’ skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English for a variety of everyday and academic purposes. Students will make short classroom oral presentations; read a variety of adapted and original texts in English; and write using a variety of text forms. As well, students will expand their academic vocabulary and their study skills to facilitate their transition to the mainstream school program. This course also introduces students to the rights and responsibilities inherent in Canadian citizenship, and to a variety of current Canadian issues.

Aims and Objectives:

• To enable the learner to communicate effectively and appropriately in a real-life situation.
• To use English effectively for study purposes across the curriculum.
• To develop an interest in and appreciation of Literature.
• To develop and integrate the use of the four language skills i.e. Reading, Listening,Speaking and Writing.
• To revise and reinforce structure already learned.
• To enable the learner to communicate effectively and appropriately in a real-life situation.
• To enable the learner to communicate effectively and appropriately in real life situation.
• To use English effectively for study purpose across the curriculum.
• To develop interest in and appreciation of Literature.
• To use English effectively for study purposes across the curriculum.
• To Develop and Integrate the use of the four language skills i.e. Reading, Listening , Speaking and Writing.
• To revise and reinforce structure already learnt.
• Understand the total content and underlying meaning in the context.
• Consult sources of information such as timetables, catalogs and brochures, charts, graphs, advertisements, pictures, etc.
• Develop correct reading habits, silently, extensively and intensively.
• Understand the meaning of words, phrases and sentences in context.
• Understand statements, questions, instructions, and commands.
• Grasp the substance and central idea of what is heard.
• Maintain his/her listening attention for a reasonable length of time.
• Pronounce English Correctly and intelligibly.
• Use appropriate word stress, sentence stress and elementary intonation patterns.
• Speak intelligibly while making statements, asking the question, giving instructions and commands, reporting events.
• Narrate simple experiences and series of events to convey its essence and intention, describe accurately what he/she observes and experiences.
• Use polite expressions in appropriate ways e.g. Excuse me, I beg your pardon, etc.
• Master the Mechanics of writing; the use of correct punctuation marks and capital letters.
• Use correct grammatical items.
• Write coherently in more than one paragraph.
• Complete accurately and fluently semi-controlled compositions like stories, events, processes etc.
• Write a description of people, places and things and respond imaginatively to textual Questions.

Expectations:

• Linguistics

Throughout this course, students will learn:

1. What is language?
2. Language fun facts.
3. Common misconceptions about language.
4. What linguistics do?
5. Subfields of linguistics
6. Why we study language?
7. Direct and indirect.
8. Jobs available to linguistics
9. Future of linguistics.
10.  Definition of linguistics
11. Scope of linguistics
12. Macro linguistics
13. Micro linguistics
14. Definition of grammar
15. Innatism ( LAD and UG)
16. Mechanism of innate theory
17. Universal grammar
18. Principles and parameters of UG
19. Competence and performance
20. Types of grammar
21. Elements of grammar
22. Definition of syntax
23. Morphology
24. Knowledge of words
25. Content words
26. Function
27. What is vocabulary?
28. Why is vocabulary important?
29. What are synonyms and antonyms?
30. What are idioms?
31. What are phrases?
32. What are homonyms?
33. What are homophones?
34. What are homographs?

• Stories, poems and novels

Throughout this course, students will learn:

1. How love and sacrifice are important in human life?
2. How happiness comes to those who make others happy?
3. How compassion and love brings joy to one’s life?
4. How a man suffers from pain when he is deprived of liberty (suffering)?
5. How prisoners found their faith and return to God (faith)?

• All about Canada

Throughout this course, students will be:

1. Analyzing the general information related to Canada .e.g. its flag, geography, location, national bird, national animal etc.
2. Demonstrating the rights and responsibilities of citizens in Canadian citizenship.
3. Analyzing what it means to be a Canadian and what Canada can offer them.

• Media studies

Throughout this course, students will be:

1. Analyzing media literacy in language learning and teaching.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of, interpret, and create a variety of media texts.
3. Analyzing how media texts appeal to the target audience.

Unit Wise Progression:

Teaching/Learning Methodologies:

The English curriculum is based on the premise that all students can be successful language learners. Since the overriding aim of this course is to help students use language skillfully, confidently and flexibly, a wide variety of instructional strategies are used to provide learning opportunities to accommodate a variety of learning styles, interests and ability levels. High-quality instruction will include the following:

• Instruction that is guided by the formative assessment takes into consideration students’ strengths and addresses their learning needs.
• Instructions that clarify the purpose for learning and helps students activate prior knowledge.
• Instruction that is differentiated to meet individual needs.
• Instruction that models learning strategies and encourages students to talk and reflect on their thinking and learning processes.
• Instruction that introduces a rich variety of activities that integrate expectations and provides explicit teaching of knowledge and skills.
• Instruction that provides opportunities for guided and independent practice.
• Instruction that encourages higher-level thinking skills (analysis, synthesis, evaluation).
• Instruction that encourages students to think about fairness, equity, social justice, and citizenship in a global society.
• Reading various works
• Vocabulary Building
• Directed Reading Activities
• Multimedia Production
• Direct Instruction
• Research Process
• Independent Study
• Writing Processes
• Portfolio
• Conferencing
• Guided Internet Research
• Expressing Another Point of View
• Guided Writing
• Independent Reading
• Reading Responses
• Media Analysis
• Response Journal
• Creative Writing
• Comparative Essay Writing

E-Learning Approach:

E-learning is not only a training method but is a learning method that is tailored to individuals. It is found that different terminologies have been used to define learning that takes place online which actually makes it difficult to develop a generic definition.

E-learning includes the delivery of content via Internet, Intranet, and Extranet, satellite broadcast, audio-video tape, interactive TV and CD-ROM. The term implies that the learner is at a distance from the tutor or instructor, that the learner uses some form of technology.

With attention to this new system of education that is spreading across the globe it’s imperative that the content of such study programs is enhanced and modified to serve both the learner and the instructor well whilst dealing with the gap of conventional studying methodologies. Thus the courses promise their reader an experience full of engagement, student-concentric approach, personalization and Interaction.  Using a wide array of multimedia tools, cloud based LMS and a diverse repository of subject tailored audio-visual material that students can utilize and learn in a stimulating work environment where he’s in charge of his work hours.

Our e-learners paddle through these courses in the mediation of skilled mentors to the finish line with the understanding of their subject’s application into real world problems following a futuristic model of education.

Strategies for Assessment and Evaluation of Student Performance:

Assessment is the ongoing gathering of information related to the individual student’s progress in achieving the curriculum expectations of the course. To guide the student to his/her optimum level of achievement, the teacher provides consistent and detailed feedback and guidance leading to improvement. Strategies may include:

• Diagnostic assessment
• Formative assessment
• Summative assessment
• Performance assessment
• Portfolio assessment
• Rubrics
• Checklists

The final grade will be based on:

Resources Required by the Student:

• Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Power-point etc.)
• A laptop, or Mac, or Android, or any other operating system functional enough to use the web browser and use online software.
• Curriculum Reference: The Ontario Curriculum, English