English as a Second Language – Level 5 (In person)
Prerequisite: English as a Second Language—Level 4 or equivalent
Overall Goals:
- Provide students who already have a degree of fluency with communicative strategies for expressing themselves more precisely via more complex structures in oral and written English.
- Enhance students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills using a variety of communicative activities focusing on topics such as cultural awareness, life plans, and technology.
Intended Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe a busy schedule and discuss manners, etiquette, and cultural awareness.
- Show concern and offer help regarding health matters.
- Identify and discuss symptoms, medical procedures, and treatments.
- Offer a solution to a problem, indicate acceptance, and evaluate the quality of a service.
- Identify genres of reading/viewing material and recommend something to read or watch.
- Convey a message and tell someone about the news.
- Describe natural disasters and prepare for an emergency.
- Practice writing emails.
Methodology:
- Vocabulary activities
- Writing activities (brainstorming ideas, drafting, revising, editing, etc.)
- Grammar activities and games
- Individual and group presentations
- Role play
- Pronunciation activities
- Pair and group discussions
- Listening activities (listening for gist, for specific information, and for details)
- Reading activities (skimming, scanning, and inference tasks)
Required Material:
- Book:
- E-Book
- Title: Top Notch – Level 3 – eText + MyEnglishLab Access Code (12 months) (For Dawson Level 5 and Level 6)
- Authors : Joan Saslow & Allen Ascher
- Copyright : 2019 Student eText, ISBN 978-013-5748657
- Price : Approximately $41.50
- Available at : Dawson’s Bookstore
- OR
- Hardcover Book
- Title : Top Notch – Level 3 – Student Book w/ Active Book & MyEnglishLab
- Authors : Joan Saslow & Allen Ascher
- Copyright : 2015 Student ISBN 978 – 0133542783
- Price : Approximately $54.95
- Available at : Dawson’s Bookstore
***Students may choose to purchase either an e-book or a hardcover book, not both.
***Purchase should only be made after the first class.
Course Price: $290.00
Spring 2024
Day Sessions
Saturday, Apr 13 - Saturday, Jul 06
Day | Time | Room Number |
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Saturday | 09:30 - 13:30 | 3G.3 |
Evening Sessions
Wednesday, Mar 27 - Monday, May 27
Day | Time | Room Number |
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Monday | 18:00 - 20:30 | TBA |
Wednesday | 18:00 - 20:30 | TBA |
Summer 2024
Day Sessions
Wednesday, Jul 03 - Tuesday, Jul 30
Day | Time | Room Number |
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Monday | 09:30 - 12:00 | TBA |
Tuesday | 09:30 - 12:00 | TBA |
Wednesday | 09:30 - 12:00 | TBA |
Thursday | 09:30 - 12:00 | TBA |
Register NowFall 2024
Day Sessions
Saturday, Sep 21 - Saturday, Nov 30
Day | Time | Room Number |
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Saturday | 09:30 - 13:30 | TBA |
Evening Sessions
Wednesday, Sep 18 - Wednesday, Nov 13
Day | Time | Room Number |
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Monday | 18:00 - 20:30 | TBA |
Wednesday | 18:00 - 20:30 | TBA |
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