The ESL Level D course prepares students to use English with increasing fluency and accuracy in classroom and social situations and to participate in Canadian society. Students will develop the oral-presentation, reading, and writing skills required for success in all school subjects. They will extend their listening and speaking skills through participation in discussions and seminars; study and interpret a variety of grade-level texts; write narratives, articles, and summaries in English; and respond critically to a variety of print and media texts.
Students will participate in conversations in structured situations on a variety of familiar and new topics, developing their critically thought out ideas and thoughts; read a variety of texts designed or adapted for English level D language learners; expand their knowledge of English grammatical structures and sentence patterns; and link English sentences to compose paragraphs into personal and academic essays.
The course also supports students’ continuing adaptation to the Ontario school system by expanding their knowledge of diversity in their prospective province of residence and/or country of Canada.
The course’s end aim is to prepare students now for their future high school career.
Learning English, as in learning any language, takes time and practice. To this end, each unit in ESL Level D and its resources will promote success in learning and developing the students’ spoken and written language skills