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ESL
@ ACS
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| ESL
Programs |
Elementary
School ESL Program
Middle
School ESL Program
High
School ESL Program
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here to get our ESL FLOW CHART
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Goals of the ESL Programs:
The broad goals of the ESL programs at ACS
are to support students to:
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develop a level of competency and confidence in
using English that allows them to fully participate in social and school
based contexts
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continue their conceptual development while developing
English language skills appropriate to their grade
level
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develop an understanding of the learning styles
and expectations of ACS schooling system.
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integrate as soon as
possible into the mainstream of school.
More specifically, the ESL curriculum aims to
develop students' competence in English in the following areas:
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ability to use and understand English in a variety
of contexts
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control over the structures and grammatical features
of English
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ability to use strategies that facilitate the
acquisition of English, and to negotiate communication in English.
How to identify ESL students?
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English is not their first language.
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They are struggling academically & socially
because of a lack of English skills.
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They have little or no exposure to English outside
of school.
| English-language learners may pick up conversational
English, or Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills (BICS), within two
years, but school language, or Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
Skills (CALPS), may take 5 to 7 years, or even longer (Collier, 1987; Cummins,
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American
Community School (ACS)- Beirut- Lebanon
http://www.acs.edu.lb
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Webmasters:
Kathleen Kabbani & Nada AbiSamra
Page created:
Nov. 10, 2000 | Last updated: Dec. 18, 2000
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