Level 2 – Beginners (ESL 102)

This integrated course consisting of Conversation (ESL102-1, 87.75 hours), Grammar (ESL102-2, 87.75 hours), and American Culture (ESL102-4, 58.5 hours), is designed for those who have limited background in the English language and would like to develop ability to comprehend and respond to spoken English on familiar topics, such as self, school, family, work and everyday activities, to comprehend and appropriately use basic grammatical structures in both written and spoken English, to identify key ideas in basic texts relating to everyday topics, and to construct simple and compound sentences on a familiar topic or idea.

It is an integrated course, combining English grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, speaking, and listening instruction.

Upon successful completion of this course, non-English speaking adults will be able to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment), communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters, describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate basic need. In the language of illustrative descriptors students will be able to state, respond appropriately to, write simple sentences and compound sentences relating to simple descriptions of self, people, places, routines, likes and dislikes, present & past activities, home, family, work and hobbies, recognize and identify key ideas in a short passage.

There are Optional Courses are offered parallel to the above course.