Sample Course Manual

English Language Program

Course Description

Course name: High Beginners Speaking Skills (Part 1)

Course code: A1- High Beginners 1

Course code: High Beginners 1

Aim: The aims of this course are:

To develop students’ accuracy and fluency in speaking
To develop students confidence in speaking
To expand students’ cultural awareness
To develop skills and strategies for communicating effectively
To learn how to use language creatively

Level: This course aims at the A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

Students:

Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

Requirements: In order to attend this course, former Hellenic American Union students are expected to have completed core course A1 Beginners, successfully. New students may be placed in this course after sitting for the Hellenic American Union placement test.

Duration: The course lasts 10 weeks. Lessons last three hours and take place once a week. Each lesson includes one twenty-minute break. Lessons begin at ten past the hour. For example, when a course is offered 9:00-12:00 the lesson will begin at 9:10 and end at 12:00, with the break at 10:30-10:50.

Components:

The course content includes discussing about socializing, living away from home, transport, eating out, emergencies, health, holiday accommodation and sightseeing.
Students will give a class presentation on the topic of their choice. The presentation lasts 5 to ten minutes and is followed by a questions and answer session.

Assessment: At the end of the course, students will receive a final percentage grade, composed of the following average grades: attendance 20%, class participation 30%, and two in-class presentations 25% each. In order to successfully complete the course and be able to advance to the next oral-skills course in the program, a student is expected to have a final grade of 70% or above.

Regulations:

Students are expected to involve themselves constructively in all class activities and discussions and to adhere to the teacher’s instructions.
Students are expected to attend every lesson on time. Students’ course status may be affected if they are absent for more than ten hours.

Hellenic American Union: Center for Applied Linguistics and Language Studies: English Language Program: