ASCENSION OF OUR LORD SECONDARY SCHOOL
COURSE NAME: ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
COURSE CODE: ESL DO/EO
COURSE OVERVIEW:
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 oral-presentation, 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 grade-level texts; write narratives, articles, and
summaries in English; and respond critically to a variety of print and media
texts.
COURSE EXPECTATIONS:
I.
Demonstrate the ability to understand and interpret, and evaluate
spoken English for a variety of purposes.
II.
Use speaking skills and strategies to communicate in English for a
variety of classroom and social purposes.
III.
Use correctly the language structures appropriate for this level to
communicate orally in English.
IV.
Read and demonstrate understanding of a variety of texts for different
purposes.
V.
Use a variety of strategies to build vocabulary
VI.
Locate and extract relevant information from written and graphic texts
for a variety of purposes.
VII. Write in a variety of forms for different purposes and audiences.
VIII. Organize ideas coherently in writing.
IX.
Use correctly the conventions of written English appropriate for this
level, including grammar usage, spelling and punctuation.
X.
Use the stages of the writing process.
XI.
Use English and non verbal communication strategies appropriately in a
variety of social contexts.
XII. Demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of
Canadian citizenship, and of the contributions of diverse groups to
Canadian society.
XIII. Demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsiblilities of
Canadian citizenship, and of the contributions of diverse groups to
Canadian society.
XIV. Demonstrate an understanding of, interpret, and create a variety of
media texts.
COURSE CONTENT
GRAMMAR
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Abstract nouns
Indefinite and relative pronouns
Noun + three adjectives
The gerund as adjective and as part of a compound noun
Adverbs formed by adding –ly to ing/ed
Conjunctions
Questions in the negative form
Question forms with modals
Negation with conjunction “unless”
Negation – Alternative ways of saying the same thing. (eg. He didn’t
eat/He ate nothing.)
Complex sentences with a subordinate clause or a relative clause.
Indirect speech
Punctuation
Essay writing
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Expository (Information)
Opinion
Critical reading
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Short stories
Novels
Culminating activity
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Canadian Novel Study
Presentation
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
Term work
Culminating task
Exam
70%
10%
20%
The breakdown within each category is as follows:
Knowledge/Understanding
Thinking
Communication
Application
25%
25%
25%
25%