English Language Arts Secondary English for Adult Learners (SEAL)
Secondary
I
Language in Everyday Life — ENG-1061-3
First part of level 1 course. Students will learn to understand
and give instructions such as phone messages, recipes and
health and safety procedures
Language
and Self-Expression — ENG-1062-3 Second part of level 1 course. Students will learn
to use language to communicate ideas, feelings and opinions
about such topics as likes, dislikes, anger, or fear, and
to understand and appreciate the ideas, feelings and opinions
of others through songs, stories or poems.
Secondary
II
Language
for Creativity — ENG-2061-3 First part of level 2 course. Students will learn
to explore narratives such as a short story, a novel, a television
drama, a situation comedy or a play, and to understand structures
such as plot and characters, in order to develop narrative
writing skills.
Language,
Media and Communication —ENG-2062-3
Second part of level 2 course. Students will learn to share
feelings, ideas and opinions about such topics as the way
information is gathered, how information is organized, and
how information is presented. The activities are related to
news reports from newspapers, the radio and television.
Secondary
III
Language
to Inform (ENG-3061-3) — ENG-3070-3 First part of level 3 course. Students will learn
to focus on information related to environmental issues,
in order to expose them to different viewpoints and develop
their ability to express opinions, supported by facts and
essay techniques.
Language
for Comment and Persuasion (ENG-3062-3) —
ENG-3071-3
Second part of level 3 course. Students will learn to recognize,
understand and analyze persuasive techniques used in newpapers,
radio, television and aphorisms, and to use persuasive techniques
to write a letter of opinion or complaint.
Secondary
IV
Language
for Enjoyment — ENG-4061-3 First
part of level 4 course. Students will learn to develop their
ability to share information, ideas, and opinions by responding
to short articles, as well as a novel and a movie of their
choice.
Language
in Work and Society — ENG-4062-3
Secondary
V
Language
in Drama and Literature — ENG-5061-3
First part of level 5 course. Students will learn to explore
a play and a novel to understand how they are structured
by the writers. The students will also develop skills to
write a short critical review of a literary work.
Language
and Learning — ENG-5062-3
Second
part of level 5 course. Students will learn to compose oral
and written discourses intended to inform. They will be
able to produce a research paper.
