ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

2101 ADVANCED ENGLISH FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS (9,10)

YEARLONG COURSE

This course is designed to support students’ transitioning into standard English class. With a primary focus on literacy practices inherent to the language, students will improve their language acquisition and deepen their cultural understanding. The major components of this course help increase targeted skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students will be prompted to speak both formally and informally to focus on fluency, grammatical skills, and vocabulary development. Placement into Advanced ELL or standard English for nonnative English speakers is determined by a review of previous course work in the language, test scores, and review by the Academic Dean. It may include an English aptitude test. All students in Advanced ELL will take standard English concurrently as a Pass/Fail course in order to further enhance their language learning.