This integrated course consisting of Conversation (ESL101-1, 87.75 hours), Grammar (ESL101-2, 87.75 hours), and American Culture (ESL101-4, 58.5 hours), is designed for those who have had little or no prior school experience in the English Language and would like to develop ability to comprehend and respond appropriately to simplified spoken English and to produce basic spoken English in social situations, comprehend and analyze simplistic texts in English, and recognize word order and simple sentence structure.
It is an integrated course, combining English grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, speaking, and listening instruction.
Working from the alphabet up, the students are introduced to conversational English with an emphasis primarily on communication.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type; introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has; interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. In the language of illustrative descriptors students will be able to recognize in print, respond to, state, ask for, write simple forms, frequently used words, phrases and questions regarding personal information, present activities in familiar contexts such as goods, colors, phrases, body, numbers, time, shopping and countries.
There are Optional Courses are offered parallel to the above course.
| Core Courses | |
| ESL101-1 | Conversation |
| ESL101-2 | Grammar |
| ESL101-4 | American Culture & Society |
| Optional Courses | |
| ESL100-3 | Pronunciation |
| ESL100-2 | Grammar Basics |