ESLAO course builds on students' previous education and language knowledge to introduce them to the English language and help them adjust to the diversity in their new environment. Students will use beginning English language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing for everyday and essential academic purposes. They will engage in short conversations using basic English language structures and simple sentence patterns; read short adapted texts; and write phrases and short sentences. The course also provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to begin to adapt to their new lives in Canada.

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

1. Developing Listening Comprehension

2. Developing Fluency in Speaking

3. Developing Accuracy in Speaking

READING

1. Reading for Meaning

2. Using Reading Comprehension Strategies

3. Developing Vocabulary

4. Developing Research Skills

WRITING

1. Writing for Different Purposes

2. Organizing Ideas in Writing

3. Developing Accuracy in Writing

4. Using the Writing Process