Cardinal Leger Secondary School
Moderns Department
Course Name: English as a Second language
Course Code: ESLAO
Level:
Teacher:
M. Vieira
Ministry Guidelines:
Room: 134
Course Overview:
This course builds on students’ previous education and language knowledge to introduce the English
language and help students adjust to their new cultural environment. Students will develop the ability
to use oral and written English for daily needs, acquire basic conversation skills and vocabulary, and use
simple sentence patterns. Students will also acquire basic orientation information related to their needs
as newcomers to Canada. An integral part of the course content centers on the importance of family,
building of community, respect for diversity, values formation, and academic literacy.
Curriculum Strands and Overall Expectations:
ESL Level A
participate in oral learning tasks and engage in social interaction in the classroom;
use high-frequency words and simple sentence patterns to communicate meaning;
demonstrate some awareness of different levels of formality in social interaction;
obtain key information from media works ;
read and respond to short passages from fiction and non-fiction texts designed or adapted for beginning learners of
English, with teacher guidance;
use some reading strategies to acquire key English vocabulary from simple texts for classroom studies, with teacher
guidance;
use some key reading strategies for decoding and comprehension, with teacher guidance;
find specific information in straightforward reference materials, with teacher guidance.
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Cardinal Leger Secondary School
Moderns Department
Evaluation:
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Term Work
70%
Knowledge and Understanding
25%
Thinking
25%
Communication
25%
Application
25%
Final Assessment
30%
Formal Examination
15%
Culminating Task
15%
Course Total
100%
Learning Skills and Work Habits
Responsibility
Organization
Independent Work
Collaboration
Initiative
Self-Regulation
E= Excellent G=Good S=Satisfactory N= Needs Improvement
Fulfills responsibility and commitments.
Takes responsibility for and manages own behavior.
Devises and follows a plan and process for completing tasks.
Establishes priorities and manages time
Independently monitors, assesses, and revises plans to
complete tasks and meet goals.
Uses class time to complete tasks.
Accepts various roles and an equitable share of work in a group.
Builds healthy peer-to-peer relationships.
Looks for and acts on new ideas and opportunities.
Approaches new tasks with a positive attitude.
Sets own goals and monitors progress towards achieving them.
Seeks clarification or assistance when needed.
Missed/Late/Incomplete Assignments
It is the student’s responsibility to address missed, late, or incomplete assignments. Students are
expected to complete assignments and to adhere to assignment deadlines as follows:
Due Date
A due date is set by the
teacher.
10% Penalty Zone
1 school day late – 3%
2 school days late – 6%
3 school days late – 10%
Maximum penalty of 10%
Closure Date
Once the closure date has
passed, work is considered
incomplete and a mark of
zero applies.
Parent Signature: _______________________ Student Signature: ______________________
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