COBCE.5.1

Course Profile Beginning Communication in English ESL Level 1, Grade 9 open, Catholic

Course Overview

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Acknowledgments

Lead Board

Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board

Denise Panunte, Manager

Course Profile Writing Team

Wendy Gruner, Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board

Lidija Biro, Father Goetz S.S.

Charlene Fitzpatrick, Philip Pocock S.S.

Catherine Johnson, St. Martin S.S.

Course Profile Manual

Laura VanderSmissen, Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board

Word Processor/Consultant

Russell King, Our Lady of Mount Carmel S.S.

Ontario Catholic Curriculum Cooperative

Institute of Catholic Education

Course Overview

ESL

Identifying Information: Beginning Communication in English

Department: ESL Course Developers: Wendy Gruner

District: Ontario Central Lidija Biro

Course Title: Beginning Communication in English Charlene Fitzpatrick

Grades: 9 to 12 Cathy Johnson

Course Type: Open Development Date: February - April 1999

Ministry Course Course Revisors: Joyce Rogers

Code: ESLAO Paul Gaudet

Credit Value: 1 Linda Renzo

Revision Date: April 7, 1999

Description/Rationale

This course builds on students’ previous education and language knowledge to introduce the English language and help students adjust to their new cultural environment. Students will develop the ability to use oral and written English for daily needs, acquire basic conversation skills and vocabulary, and use simple sentence patterns. Students will also acquire basic orientation information related to their needs as newcomers to Canada.

How This Course Supports The Ontario School Graduate Expectations

This course will provide students with opportunities to begin to fulfill their Ontario Catholic School Graduate expectations. This course will develop the learner as a discerning believer in the Catholic Faith community, an effective communicator, and a reflective and creative thinker on an educational journey geared towards becoming a self-directed, responsible, and life-long learner, who is a collaborative contributor, a caring family member, and a responsible citizen. An integral part of the course content centers on the importance of family, building of community, respect for diversity, values formation, and academic literacy.

Unit Titles (Time and Sequence)

Unit 1	The School, Community, & Me	20 hours
Unit 2	Introduction to Canada	20 hours
Unit 3	Day By Day	30 hours
Unit 4	People in the News	20 hours
Unit 5	Your Story - My Story	20 hours

Unit Organization

Unit 1: The School, Community, & Me

Time: 20 hours

Description:

In this unit, students will demonstrate an understanding of basic school routines, the school and community environment, and expectations of the Ontario Catholic educational process. Using experiential learning and real life situations, students will be introduced to basic language structures (e.g. present tense, present continuous, prepositions, and simple punctuation), and vocabulary of school and community. In the culminating activity students will review all materials through a creative and collaborative project. This unit supports other units in that it provides the basis for successful transition to life in Canada.

Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations: CGE 2a, 3c,e,f, 4a, 5a, 7b.

Strands: Oral And Visual Communication; Reading; Writing; Social And Cultural Competence

Overall Expectations: A0RV.01X, .02X, .03X, .04X; AREV.02X, .03X, .04X; AWRV.01X, .02X; ASCV.01X, .02X.

Specific Expectations: AOR1.01X, 1.02X, 1.03X, 1.05X; AOR2.01X, 2.02X, 2.03X, 2.04X; AOR3.01X, 3.02X, 3.03X, 3.05X, 3.06X; AOR4.01X; ARE1.02X, 1.05X; ARE2.01X, 2.02X, 2.03X, 2.04X; ARE3.01X, 3.03X; ARE4.01X, 4.04X; AWR1.01X , 1.02X, 1.03X, 1.04X; AWR2.01X, 2.02X, 2.03X, 2.05X, 2.06X, 2.07X, 2.08X 2.09X; ASC1.02X; ASC2.01X, 2.02X, 2.03X, 2.04X, 2.05X, 2.06X, 2.07X, 2.08X.

Unit 2: Introduction to Canada

Time: 20 hours

Description:

In this unit, students will demonstrate a beginning awareness and appreciation of Canada’s regional and cultural diversity. In addition, students will begin their journey towards becoming responsible citizens who give witness to Catholic social teaching by promoting peace, justice, and the sacredness of human life. Students will continue to build on basic language structures such as simple assertive and interrogative sentences, prepositions, and adjectives, as well as developing vocabulary and a knowledge of Canada and its culture. A culminating activity will provide opportunities for review and creativity using various media. This unit supports other units by developing an understanding of Canada, thus facilitating successful integration.

Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations: CGE1d,h, 2c,e, 3b,c,d,e, 4a,d,e,h, 5a,e,g, 7d,e,g,i.

Strands: Oral And Visual Communication; Reading; Writing; Social And Cultural Competence

Overall Expectations: A0RV.01X, .02X, .04X; AREV.02X, .03X, .04X; AWRV.02X; ASCV.01X, .02X

Specific Expectations: AOR1.01X, 1.03X, 1.04X, 1.05X, 1.06X, 2.01X, 2.02X, 2.03X, 2.04X, 3.01X, 3.02X, 3.03X, 3.04X, 4.01X, 4.02X, 4.05X, 4.06X; ARE1.02X, 1.03X, 2.01X, 2.02X, 2.03X, 2.04X, 3.01X, 3.02X, 3.03X, 3.04X, 3.05X, 4.01X, 4.02X; AWR1.01X, 1.02X, 1.03X, 2.01X, 2.02X, 2.03X, 2.04X, 2.05X, 2.06X, 2.07X, 2.08X, 2.09X; ASC1.01X, 1.02X, 1.03X, 2.02X, 2.05X, 2.06X, 2.08X.

Unit 3: Day By Day

Time: 30 hours

Description:

In this unit, students explore the role of the family in the Catholic community as well as a number of everyday survival themes and routines. Students develop vocabulary, knowledge of both oral and written English language patterns including skills in grammar and punctuation. This unit supports other units in that it prepares students for common Canadian activities.

Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations: CGE 2a,b,c,d, 3a,b,c, 4a,b,c,d,e,f, 5a,b,c,d,e,f,g, 7a,b.

Strands: Oral And Visual Communication; Reading; Writing; Social and Cultural Competence.

Overall Expectations: A0RV.01X, .02X, .03X, .04X; AREV.01X, .02X, .03X; AWRV.01X, .02X; ASCV.01, .02X.

Specific Expectations: AOR1.01X, 1.03X, 1.04X, 1.05X, 1.06; AOR2.01X, 2.02X, 2.04X; AOR3.01X, 3.02X, 3.03X, 3.04X, 3.05X, 3.06X; AOR4.01X, 4.02X; ARE1.01X, 1.02X, 1.03X, 1.04X, 1.05X; ARE2.01X, 2.02X, 2.03X, 2.04X; ARE3.02X, 3.03X, 3.04X; ARE4.01X, 4.02X; AWR1.01X, 1.02X, 1.03X; AWR2.01X, 2.02X, 2.03X, 2.04X, 2.05X, 2.06X, 2.07X, 2.08X, 2.09X; ASC1.02X, 1.03X; ASC2.05X, 2.06X, 2.07X, 2.08X.

Unit 4: People in the News

Time: 20 Hours

Description:

In this unit, students examine a number of people and events in the news, both past and present, those behind the scenes and those in the media spotlight. Specific attention is paid to Canadian heroes, career opportunities, and media literacy, as well as integrating Catholic faith tradition when viewing the arts, and using media, technology, and information systems. Students view, read, or listen to a variety of media-related information sources such as TV news reports, advertisements, telephone directories and Yellow Pages, the school library/resource centre, newspapers, or school newsletters and bulletins. This unit supports and continues to develop students’ knowledge of word order, negative construction, contractions, punctuation, nouns and pronouns, prepositions, subjects and predicates, and skills in interviewing, questioning, intonation patterns, informal/formal register, and paragraph writing.

Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations: CGE1a,b,d,h, 2a,b,c,d,e, 3a,b,c,d,e, 4a,b,c,d,e,f,g, 5a,b,c,f,g, 7a,b,c,f,g.

Strands: Oral And Visual Communication; Reading; Writing; Social And Cultural Competence

Overall Expectations: A0RV.01X, .02X, .03X, .04X; AREV.01X, .02X, .03X, .04X; AWRV.01X, .02X; ASCV.0X1.

Specific Expectations: AOR1.0X, 1.02X, 1.03X, 1.04X, 1.05X, AOR2.02X, 2.03X, 2.04X; AOR3.01X, 3.02X, 3.03X, 3.04X, 3.05X, 3.06; AOR4.01X, 4.02X, 4.03X; ARE1.02X, 1.03X, 1.04X, 1.05X, 1.06X; ARE2.02X, 2.03X, 2.04X; ARE3.01X, 3.02X, 3.03X, 3.04X, 3.05X; ARE4.01X, 4.02X; AWR1.02X, 1.03X, 1.04X; AWR2.01X, 2.02X, 2.03X, 2.04X, 2.05X, 2.06X, 2.07X, 2.08X, 2.09X; ASC1.01, 1.02X; ASC2.05X, 2.06X, 2.07X, 2.08X.

Unit 5: Your Stories - My Stories

Time: 20 hours

Description:

The students read for enjoyment from a variety of sources. They interact with honesty and sensitivity to each other as members of Christ’s family. As effective communicators they speak, write, listen, and respond critically in the light of gospel values. Together the teacher and the students decide on themes for this final unit, which can include folklore, fairytales, and the immigrant experience using modified reading materials. They apply appropriate strategies to read, understand, and interpret information and ideas, and show through a variety of responses an understanding of the readings. In writing their personal stories they demonstrate correct language structures and a variety of styles as studied in the preceding units.

Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations: 1d,h, 2a,b,c,d, 3b,c,d,e,f, 4a,b,c,d,e,f,g, 5a,e,f,g, 6c, 7b,f,g.

Strands: Oral And Visual Communication; Reading; Writing; Social And Cultural Competence

Overall Expectations: ESL1A0RV.01X, .02X; AREV.01X, .02X, .03X; AWRV.01X, .02X; ASCV.01X.

Specific Expectations: ESLAOR1.02X, 1.03X, 1.04X, 1.05X; AOR2.02X, 2.03X; AOR3.01X, 3.04X, 3.05X, 3.06X; AOR4.02X; ARE1.01X, 1.02X, 1.05X, 1.06X; ARE3.02X, 3.05X; ARE4.02X; AWR1.01X, 1.02X; AWR2.01X, 2.02X, 2.03X, 2.04X, 2.05X, 2.06X, 2.07X, 2.09X; ASC1.03X; ASC2.05X, 2.06X, 2.07X, 2.08X.

Course Notes

Ongoing routines include journal and a learning log. The writing portfolio is introduced in Unit 3. Teachers should develop a reservoir of found materials, especially visuals, to use as reinforcement for classroom activities and vocabulary.

Appendices to support each unit are attached to that unit. They are coded thus: the first number indicates unit, second indicates activity within the unit, and third the appendix within the activity, e.g., 1-2.3 = Unit 1, Activity 2, Appendix 3. Appendices for one unit may be referred to in another unit.

Peer tutors are usually trained through Guidance and provide useful support. In the absence of this program, teachers should consider training students to assist in the ESL classroom.

As class composition may vary widely even at the beginner's level, it is obviously necessary to adjust level of delivery of the profile material to the student's linguistic level while still covering all expectations. Exam preparation and final evaluation for ESLAO is included as Appendix A at the end of this profile.

Assessment/Evaluation:

A performance task (Appendix A -- A Final Evaluation Part I Studying Skills: Getting Ready for the Finals) serves as a summative education for the course.

OSS Policy Applications:

As ESL students who are new to Canada are frequently unfamiliar with the Canadian school system’s methods of evaluation, it is important to address this throughout the course and to include parents in the process (6.2.2). ESL students also need assistance in accessing guidance and career counselling (7.2) and assistance in developing their Annual Education Plan (5.2). ESL students and teachers can also play a significant role in anti-discrimination education through contact with peer tutors and fellow students, and sharing of culture and work (7.13).

Course Evaluation:

A comprehensive course evaluation is provided on pages 8 and 9.

Evaluation of Student Achievement

Knowledge/Skill Category Weighting

Oral and Visual Communication

• Knowledge/Understanding