ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (EAL)
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES (EAP)* Course Number: 138
Grade levels: 9-12
Credit Value: 1 ( Pass/ Fail will reflect on transcript)
Prerequisite: Teacher Placement
This course is designed to assist EAL students in meeting the demands of mainstream classes at the high school level. Students will improve their English proficiency with a focus on needs that arise in relation to the subject matter and skills being covered in their content area classes such as the Social Sciences and English. EAL students will refine their ability to express facts, ideas and opinions, using appropriate vocabulary and grammatical structures. They will engage with each content area through class texts and supplementary material to facilitate their understanding. In addition, they will improve their oral communication and academic writing by gathering and critically examining appropriate resources to support both. This course may be repeated for credit. 13
