5ESL1 – English for Speakers of Other Languages
Course Option Description
Head of Learning Area (HOLA): Mr G. Charton.
Available for study in:
ESL courses are offered to students who do not have English as their first language and whose level of English is not high enough to succeed at the expected curriculum level.
The nature of these courses depends on the ability of the students, their length of time in New Zealand and their educational goals. Course placement follows testing and discussion with students about their goals. Following testing students are placed in the corresponding English Learning Language Proficiency (ELLP) stage (From Foundation to Stage 3). Students will be placed in two ELLP Foundation Stage lines.
Main areas of study:
This course includes an introduction to our school, our local community and New Zealand’s education system. It provides elementary skills for English language learning in reading, writing, listening and speaking, vocabulary and grammar.
In this course you will learn:
You will get lots of practice speaking and listening in a safe environment, where the speech is clear and slow.
Outcomes:
- You will join in everyday conversation and listening on familiar topics.
- You will be able to read simple texts.
- You will know and use the first 1000 most common words.
- You will be able to write basic sentences and link ideas using simple conjunctions.
We aim to build your confidence in speaking, listening, reading and writing English and will teach you more vocabulary and grammar.
Methods of assessment:
You will learn new vocabulary and have regular tests. You will have progress tests at the end of every module in the course book to test your English learning. The teacher will give you feedback on how you are doing and encourage you to speak English as much as possible.
This course leads to:
6ESL or/and higher level English classes.
This course aims to develop the English language skills that students need to help them with their subjects and everyday life in New Zealand.
Equipment and Stationery
General stationery.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Write simple texts on everyday topics (EL)
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Complete simple forms with personal information (EL)
NZQA Info
Read and understand simple texts in everyday contexts (EL)
NZQA Info
Participate in simple everyday spoken interactions (EL)