ESL/ELL Level 4

Listening: By now, students should be able to understand the majority of classroom content, as well as more detailed language aspects of English such as idioms and metaphorical language, as well as a variety of complex sentence structures.

Speaking: Teachers will work on students’ speaking skills, focusing on conversational patterns and pronunciation to improve effective communication. The course will encourage students to use a broader vocabulary and introduce aspects of slang, idioms, and metaphorical language. Speaking is key to effective communication, so students will need to participate in class discussions, arrange presentations, etc.

Reading: Students will have a firm grasp and understanding of most of the sentences they read but will be taught how to comprehend the implied meaning(s). Reading complex sentences will lead to developing an ability to comprehend and evaluate what has been written, then onto the analysis of the structure of an article and extraction of key information.

Writing: More detailed descriptions to express ideas will, by now, be commonplace, and teachers will also introduce abstract thinking and coach students to use content-specific vocabulary related to their ideas. Importantly, students will learn to use language better matched with their writing style more frequently in their writing and apply correct usage of tenses and grammar to essays.