Introductory Communication in English   ESL 1
This course for beginning English learners builds on students’ previous education and language awareness. It introduces English vocabulary, phonetic and sight reading, compulsory grammar skills, basic friendly and formal conversations, and simple sentence writing for their daily needs. The students practice verbal exercises where pronunciation is modeled and closely monitored. They receive guidance while adjusting to the academy and to their new cultural environment. This course is provided during the first semester and meets for two separate class periods daily.

Low Intermediate Communication in English   ESL 2
This course for emergent English learners expands students’ essential English communication skills and cultural awareness. It develops the students’ classroom knowledge, speaking skills, and everyday reading strategies. The students expand their vocabulary and their use of more complex sentence patterns. They practice verbal exercises where pronunciation is modeled and closely monitored. They learn to use various school and community resources. This course is provided during the first semester and meets for two separate class periods daily.

Intermediate Communication in English   ESL 3
This course for intermediate English learners is designed to improve students’ accuracy in using English in their every day experiences and oral presentations. Learning activities help students develop English in a variety of social contexts. They focus on using verb tenses correctly in writing and speaking. The students begin to monitor their own pronunciation as teacher modeling and monitoring continue. While learning about the United States, they become familiar with its culture, geography, and government. This course is provided during the first semester and meets for two separate class periods daily.

High Intermediate Communication in English   ESL 4 This course for students who enter with a firm foundation in English prepares the students to use English with increasing accuracy in classroom and social situations. The students apply their language acquisition to future life skills. They focus on correctly using complex verb tenses in writing both paragraphs and oral presentations. The students monitor their own pronunciation as teacher modeling and monitoring continue. This course familiarizes students with the states, culture, and traditions of the United States of America. This course is provided during the first semester and meets for two separate class periods daily.

 Advanced Communication in English    ESL 5
This course prepares students who have obtained proficiency in speaking the English language for English for ESL 5. It is a more intense course providing rapid vocabulary review and development, along with higher level grammar achievement. The students utilize the writing process for timed and untimed writing prompts as they focus on writing paragraphs and essays of various genres and preparing oral presentations. The students apply their language acquisition to writing research reports, practicing future life skills, and interpreting a range of texts. They monitor their own pronunciation as the teacher targets specific individual needs. While taking an active role in studying about the United States, the students learn in depth about its culture, points of interest, and geography. This course is provided during the first semester and meets for two separate class periods daily.

Beginning Writing   English for ESL 2
This course enables students to write complete sentences in English. The students gain an understanding of the four sentence types and how they are used. The students advance to forming various paragraphs using their knowledge of sentence mechanics. They learn to utilize the writing process. This course is provided during the second semester and meets for two separate class periods daily.

Intermediate Writing   English for ESL 3
This course facilitates the students in learning how to write paragraphs and essays in several genres. They begin to utilize the writing process for timed and untimed writing prompts. They launch into their study of vocabulary in preparation for college entrance exams such as the TOEFL test and the SAT test. This course is provided during the second semester and meets for two separate class periods daily.

High Intermediate Writing   English for ESL 4
This course strengthens the students’ ability to write essays in several genres using diverse techniques and powerful sentence structure. They utilize the writing process for timed and untimed writing prompts. They continue their study of vocabulary in preparation for college entrance exams such as the TOEFL test and the SAT test. This course is provided during the second semester and meets for two separate class periods daily.