The student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of spoken English at the advanced-beginning I level (described in section 6 of Course Content)
2. Communicate using advanced-beginning I level English
3. Read sentences and paragraphs at the advanced-beginning I level
4. Use a basic dictionary for learners of English
5. Write sentences and short passages at the advanced-beginning I level
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the advanced-beginning I level grammar

1. Demonstrate understanding of spoken English at the advanced-beginning I level
   1. Complete listening tasks involving target language
      1. Comprehend questions and follow directions from the instructor or other students
      2. Respond to listening tasks on CD
      3. Answer questions based on listening material used in class, e.g., internet sources, newscasts, movies, songs
2. Communicate using advanced-beginning I level English
   1. Speak comprehensibly
      1. Pronounce words with correct syllabification, including plural nouns and simple present third person singular
      2. Pronounce words with appropriate stressed and reduced vowels
      3. Pronounce phrases with appropriate intonation
      4. Pronounce sounds that make a difference in meaning, e.g., /l/ and /r/
   2. Ask and answer questions comprehensibly
   3. Talk about present experiences and past states (using be verb) comprehensibly
3. Read sentences and paragraphs at the advanced-beginning I level
   1. Demonstrate recognition of basic corpus of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and prepositions
   2. Demonstrate ability to read for meaning and main idea
4. Use a basic dictionary for learners of English
5. Write sentences and short passages at the advanced-beginning I level
   1. Write sentences that begin with a capital letter and end with a period
   2. Capitalize proper names and the pronoun I
   3. Use apostrophes for contractions and possessives
   4. Connecting with and and but
   5. Use time word connectors, e.g., first, next, then
   6. Use correct spelling to write basic corpus of words presented in this course
   7. Write sentences and short passages about personal experiences within the advanced-beginning level
6. Demonstrate knowledge of advanced-beginning I level grammar
   1. Be-verb in simple present, simple past, affirmative/negative statements, yes/no questions, and Wh-questions
   2. Nouns: count nouns and proper nouns
   3. Descriptive adjectives
   4. Prepositions of place
   5. Imperatives
   6. Simple present affirmative/negative statements, yes/no questions, and Wh-questions
   7. Use "there is" and "there are"
   8. Possessives: nouns, adjectives, e.g., her/his, object pronouns, possessive pronouns, e.g., mine, questions with whose
   9. Affirmative and negative statements in simple present and present progressive
   10. Yes/no questions in simple present and present progressive and Wh-questions in simple present and present progressive
   11. Simple present and present progressive; non-action verbs
   12. Personal pronouns: subject, object, and possessives

Not applicable.

In-class exercises
Homework exercises
Dictations
Speaking/pronunciation activities
Listening activities
Reading activities
Sentence writing
Writing short passages

Lecture
Discussion
Cooperative learning exercises
Oral presentations
Demonstration

Schoenberg, Irene E.. Focus on Grammar 2: An Integrated Skills Approach, 5th ed. (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 & 17). 2017.

Douglas, Nancy, and David Bohlke. Reading Explorer 1, 3rd ed.. 2020.

Adelson-Goldstein, Jayme, and Norma Shapiro. Oxford Picture Dictionary, 3rd ed.. 2020.

Although the Schoenberg text is older than the suggested "5 years or newer" standard, it remains a seminal text in this area of study.

Note that the Language Arts division has purchased class sets of textbooks, which may be a previous version than those listed above.

1. Read written conversations, short narrative paragraphs, explanations, and instructions in the text
2. Read paragraphs in a reading book
3. Write short passages about personal experiences