English as a Second Language ESL Level 4 (ESLDO)
Name of School: Khalsa Community School
Department: English
Course Development Date: 2017
Course Reviser/Revision Date: ----
Course Title & Grade: English as a Second Language ESL Level 4
Ministry Course Code: ESLD0
Course Type: Open
Credit Value: 1.00
Developed from: The Ontario Curriculum, English as a Second Language and English Literacy Development (Revised), 2007
Prerequisite: ESL 3 or Equivalent
Course Description:
This course prepares students to use English with increasing fluency and accuracy in classroom and social situations and to participate in Canadian society as informed citizens. Students will develop the oralpresentation, reading, and writing skills required for success in all school subjects. They will extend listening and speaking skills through participation in discussions and seminars; study and interpret a variety of gradelevel texts; write narratives, articles, and summaries in English; and respond critically to a variety of print and media texts.
Curriculum Overall Expectations:
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
- 1. demonstrate the ability to understand, interpret, and evaluate spoken English for a variety of purposes;
- 2. use speaking skills and strategies to communicate in English for a variety of classroom and social purposes;
- 3. use correctly the language structures appropriate for this level to communicate orally in English.
READING
- 1. read and demonstrate understanding of a variety of texts for different purposes;
- 2. use a variety of reading strategies throughout the reading process to extract meaning from texts;
- 3. use a variety of strategies to build vocabulary;
- 4. locate and extract relevant information from written and graphic texts for a variety of purposes.
WRITING
- 1. write in a variety of forms for different purposes and audiences;
- 2. organize ideas coherently in writing;
- 3. use correctly the conventions of written English appropriate for this level, including grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation;
- 4. use the stages of the writing process.
SOCIO-CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND MEDIA LITERACY
- 1. use English and non-verbal communication strategies appropriately in a variety of social contexts;
- 2. demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship, and of the contributions of diverse groups to Canadian society;
- 3. demonstrate knowledge of and adaptation to the Ontario education system;
- 4. demonstrate an understanding of, interpret, and create a variety of media texts.