Course Description

This course is intended for English language learners who have had limited access to schooling and thus have significant gaps in their first-language literacy skills. Students will use basic listening and speaking skills to communicate in English for everyday purposes; develop readiness skills for reading and writing; begin to read highly structured texts for everyday and school-related purposes, and use basic English language structures and sentence patterns in speaking and writing. The course will also help students become familiar with school routines and begin to adapt to their new lives in Canada.

Overall Curriculum Expectations

By the end of this course, students will:

A. LISTENING AND SPEAKING

A1	demonstrate the ability to understand, interpret, and evaluate spoken English for a variety of purposes;
A2	use speaking skills and strategies to communicate in English for a variety of classroom and social purposes;
A3	use correctly the language structures appropriate for this level to communicate orally in English.

B. Reading

B1	read and demonstrate understanding of a variety of texts for different purposes;
B2	use a variety of reading strategies throughout the reading process to extract meaning from texts;
B3	use a variety of strategies to build vocabulary;
B4	locate and extract relevant information from written and graphic texts for a variety of purposes.

C. Writing

C1	write in a variety of forms for different purposes and audiences;
C2	organize ideas coherently in writing;
C3	use correctly the conventions of written English appropriate for this level, including grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation;
C4	use the stages of the writing process.

D. SOCIO-CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND MEDIA LITERACY

D1	use English and non-verbal communication strategies appropriately in a variety of social contexts;
D2	demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship, and of the contributions of diverse groups to Canadian society;
D3	demonstrate knowledge of and adaptation to the Ontario education system;
D4	demonstrate an understanding of, interpret, and create a variety of media texts.

Course Content

Unit	Title	Hours
1	Let’s explore In this unit, students will be introduced to various materials, including but not limited to informative and narrative articles, video and audio resources, and teacher prepared texts from relevant books, magazines and websites. Through the learning process, students will further strengthen their conversational, reading, and presentation skills. At the end of the unit, students will be given a written quiz on the content covered throughout the unit.	20 hours
2	Story reading This unit on reading provides students with the opportunity to listen to, read, and analyze the materials provided. More specifically, students will understand what a story is and learn to identify a variety of stories in English. Moreover, students will be exposed to some basic elements of stories, such as theme, plot, character, and lessons in the story. For the culminating activity, students will be tested on stories of the unit by working on a worksheet at the end of the unit.	22 hours
3	Writing In this unit, students will be introduced to a variety of writing, including informative pieces, narratives, essays, etc. Furthermore, students will be writing by themselves, through which they practice the writing conventions and skills learned in the course. Special emphasis will be laid on proper grammar and style, choice of words, accurate use of punctuation, etc. At the end of each lesson, students will submit an assigned piece of writing and will be graded based on their works.	25 hours
4	O, Canada! In this unit, students will explore Canada’s basic geographical, historical and cultural features. Specifically, they will know the five regions, ten provinces and their capital cities, major water bodies, and the history of this land, as well as the present day Canada. At the end of the unit, the students will be making a poster showing the geographical elements, and be given a quiz on Canadian history.	25 hours
5	Canadian citizenship, diversity, and Ontario education This unit covers a variety of facts about Canadian citizenship, different levels of governments, and social structure and policy. These will be viewed through the lens of the media forms in which they are presented. Note taking and journal writing skills will be practiced. Students will also focus on presenting information and sharing opinions about before mentioned topics and constructing media texts to demonstrate their understanding. At the end of this unit, students will produce a poster stating the features typical of being Canadian and will take a quiz on the key points covered in this unit.	20 hours
Final Evaluation	Written examination	3 hours
		Total : 110 hours

Assessment/Evaluation Strategies:

Assessment for Learning (AFL) provides information to students as they are learning and refining their skills. Assessment as Learning (AAL) acts as a stepping-stone for students to begin applying their understanding using critical thinking; it bridges the gap between AFL and AOL. Assessment of Learning (AOL) at the end of units of the course, provides students with the opportunity to synthesize/apply/demonstrate their learning and the achievement of the expectations via Observation, Conversation and Product.

Levels & Final Grade:

There are four levels of achievement for students who are passing the course:

Level 1 (50-59%)
Level 2 (60-69%)
Level 3 (70-79%)
Level 4 (80-100%)

Level 3 is the provincial standard for student achievement.

Final Grade

The final grade will include the following weighting:

Knowledge	Thinking/Inquiry	Communication	Application
12.5	25	25	25
Understanding
12.5

Seventy percent (70%) of the grade will be based on evaluation conducted throughout the course. Final evaluation will take into account the student’s most recent and most consistent performance.

Thirty percent (30%) of the grade will be based on a final evaluation consisting of the final examination and the independent study unit, which will take into account the entire course, including the student’s most recent and most consistent performance.

The evaluation for this course is based on the student’s achievement of curriculum expectations and the demonstrated skills required for effective learning. The final percentage grade represents the quality of the student’s overall achievement of the expectations for the course and reflects the corresponding level of achievement as described in the achievement chart for the discipline.

Proctoring

The tests are typically a paper-pen evaluation written at a mutually agreed time, date, and location. The tests will be proctored, meaning a suitable adult with a dedicated identifiable and authentic email address will supervise you writing the tests. This process ensures the security and integrity of the test. Any person related or affiliated to the student in a personal way cannot serve as a test supervisor.

Resources required by the student

A scanner, smartphone camera, or similar device to upload handwritten or hand-drawn work
A front-facing camera on a desktop, laptop, or mobile device to allow for proctoring over the internet
Internet access and a modern standards-compliant web browser

Tuition and Refunds

The tuition for this course is $800 for Canadian students and $2000 for international students.
Refunds
Maple Leaf School does not issue refunds. When a student enrolls in our course, MLS administration team undertakes many tasks including establishing electronic/physical files, assigning teachers and tracking the enrolment for Ministry purposes, etc. The work is completed by our school the moment you register online.

Course Curriculum

Course Content
Unit 1
	Let’s explore	20:00:00
In this unit, students will be introduced to various materials, including but not limited to informative and narrative articles, video and audio resources, and teacher prepared texts from relevant books, magazines and websites. Through the learning process, students will further strengthen their conversational, reading, and presentation skills. At the end of the unit, students will be given a written quiz on the content covered throughout the unit.
Unit 2
	Story reading	20:00:00
This unit on reading provides students with the opportunity to listen to, read, and analyze the materials provided. More specifically, students will understand what a story is and learn to identify a variety of stories in English. Moreover, students will be exposed to some basic elements of stories, such as theme, plot, character, and lessons in the story. For the culminating activity, students will be tested on stories of the unit by working on a worksheet at the end of the unit.
	Midterm Evaluation	02:00:00
written examination
Unit 3
	Writing	1 day, 1 hour
In this unit, students will be introduced to a variety of writing, including informative pieces, narratives, essays, etc. Furthermore, students will be writing by themselves, through which they practice the writing conventions and skills learned in the course. Special emphasis will be laid on proper grammar and style, choice of words, accurate use of punctuation, etc. At the end of each lesson, students will submit an assigned piece of writing and will be graded based on their works.
Unit 4
	O, Canada!	20:00:00
In this unit, students will explore Canada’s basic geographical, historical and cultural features. Specifically, they will know the five regions, ten provinces and their capital cities, major water bodies, and the history of this land, as well as the present day Canada. At the end of the unit, the students will be making a poster showing the geographical elements, and be given a quiz on Canadian history.
Unit 5
	Canadian citizenship, diversity, and Ontario education	20:00:00
This unit covers a variety of facts about Canadian citizenship, different levels of governments, and social structure and policy. These will be viewed through the lens of the media forms in which they are presented. Note taking and journal writing skills will be practiced. Students will also focus on presenting information and sharing opinions about before mentioned topics and constructing media texts to demonstrate their understanding. At the end of this unit, students will produce a poster stating the features typical of being Canadian and will take a quiz on the key points covered in this unit.
Final Evaluation
	Written examination	03:00:00
Written examination

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