SHORT PROGRAM
* Intro to Grammar In Use S (5 weeks: 90 hours) – Level 2 | ||||
Course requirement | CaMLA EPT | CaMLA Speaking | CaMLA Writing | Total Range for Placement |
Placement Test | 27-40 | 3-8 | 5-12 | 35-60 |
Course Description | This course introduces students communicative activities focused on grammatical structures to take learners from comprehension to communication in English in confidence. | |||
Course Goal | Develop students’ ability to understand basic aspects of the grammar through an integrated-skills approach to help them communicate in English in confidence and accuracy. | |||
* Advanced Grammar In Use S (5 weeks: 90 hours) – Level 3 | ||||
Course requirement | CaMLA EPT | CaMLA Speaking | CaMLA Writing | Total Range for Placement |
Placement Test | 41-50 | 8-12 | 12-18 | 61-80 |
Course Description | Students are further introduced to extensive grammar pedagogy through new and most-updated readings, real and natural language usage, and additional communication activities that encourage collaboration and the application of the target grammar in a variety of settings. | |||
Course Goal | Further develop students’ ability to understand comprehensive grammar in a variety of settings through abundant practice, new readings and activities, corpus-informed grammar presentations, and expanded writing practice to help them communicate in English in confidence, accuracy and fluency. | |||
* Intro to Writing S (5 weeks: 90 hours) – Level 4 | ||||
Course requirement | CaMLA EPT | CaMLA Speaking | CaMLA Writing | Total Range for Placement |
Placement Test | 51-61 | 12-16 | 18-25 | 81-102 |
Course Description | Students are introduced to various genres of essays and basic writing skills needed to succeed in their everyday lives in a variety of settings to empower them to write effectively in different genres. | |||
Course Goal | Develop students’ ability to understand American writing skills in a variety of setting; to develop students’ ability to begin to apply knowledge of basic writing skills in American English. | |||
* Advanced Writing S (5 weeks: 90 hours) – Level 5 | ||||
Course requirement | CaMLA EPT | CaMLA Speaking | CaMLA Writing | Total Range for Placement |
Placement Test | 62-68 | 16-20 | 25-30 | 103-118 |
Course Description | This course is designed to help students master the writing skills that are needed to succeed in their personal lives and professional careers. | |||
Course Goal | Expand students’ ability to synthesize comprehensive writing skills, to understand texts of different genres and to produce coherent written text with advanced grammatical forms and structures. | |||
* Accent Reduction S (5 weeks: 90 hours) – Level 5 | ||||
Course requirement | CaMLA EPT | CaMLA Speaking | CaMLA Writing | Total Range for Placement |
Placement Test | 62-68 | 16-20 | 25-30 | 103-118 |
Course Description | Accent Reduction offers extensive practice in standard American English pronunciation including speech patterns like stress, intonation, and rhythm. | |||
Course Goal | Develop their phonetic awareness of standard American English. | |||
