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Student
Placement
Level(s)
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Beginning ESL Low to Low Advanced ESL
(Levels 1-5)
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Class Assessment(s)
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CASAS
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Schedule
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Monday – Friday
· 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
· 1:00. – 5:00 p.m.
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Class Description
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HAP’s Intensive ESL classes are intended to help participants learn the level of English needed to find and maintain employment.
Classes consist of 20 or less students and meet 4 hours per day, Monday through Friday, for a total of 20 hours a week.
Classes are offered at: 379 University Avenue West.
There are 3 morning classes that run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The afternoon class runs from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
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Student Eligibility
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· Individuals whose native language is not English.
· 16 years of age or older.
· Not currently required to attend secondary school.
· Functioning below the 12 grade level in math, reading, writing, and speaking English.
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Class Goals
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· To increase student’s ability to communicate effectively in the workplace.
· To develop oral language skills through pronunciation and phonemic awareness.
· To increase understanding of workplace culture, safety, and relationships.
· To increase vocabulary and grammatical awareness dealing with “survival” skills.
· To expose students to as many real-life situations and the English vocabulary needed to function in these scenarios.
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Class Content
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Personal information about oneself (i.e. name, address, DOB, etc), mathematics, time management, dates, home and family, foods and shopping, telephone skills, clothing, climate, community, map reading, body and personal health, transportation, phonics and pronunciation, conflict resolution, customer service jobs, being polite, practice job overviews, how to find a job, how to fill out forms, interact with people at work, grammar, verb tenses, and personal and professional goal setting.
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Class Activities
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Vocabulary introduction through pictures, role plays, paired activities, work-related field trips and guest speakers, games (memory, boggle, bingo), individual writing, dictation, pronunciation activities, group oral instruction, small group instruction based on skill level or if particular students are having a difficult time with concepts, and internet/computer English practice with Mavis Beacon and Rosetta Stone.
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