English Language Learners (ELL) Foundation

What should I have already achieved?

Competence in home languages. No proficiency in English is required.

What will I learn?

This course is designed to meet the English language learning needs of students who are working at the Foundation level of The English Language Learning Progressions (ELLP) & The English Language Intensive Programme (ELIP). These  unit standards  are  at a level comparable to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) A1.

The aim of the course is to give students a foundation in the English language and support students in their  curriculum subjects.

The students will learn:

• Reading and Writing will include pre-reading and pre-writing skills and early numeracy skills. Students will be encouraged to learn to choose appropriate texts, read widely and independently.

• Learn a range of strategies for independent vocabulary learning which includes words from the 1000 word list, topic-specific vocabulary and use of a dictionary.

• Language features such as simple present, adjectives, linking verbs, conjunctions, nouns and noun groups, imperatives, prepositions and definite and indefinite articles.

• Listening and speaking in everyday situations.

How will this course be assessed?

This course consists of Foundation Level 1 English Language Standards for reading, writing, speaking and listening. 

Will there be any FAO?  (Further Assessment Opportunities)

Yes but it is expected with good scaffolding for formative assessments there should be little need for further assessment opportunities (FOA). However, should the need arise then FOA's will be offered.

What are the course costs? None