Welcome to Montgomery

Adult ESL Classes

Montgomery Middle School
he re 2470 Ulric Street
W Spring 2017
San Diego, CA 92111 Semester
January 24th
Every Tuesday May 9th
When
5:00pm-7:00pm

Instructors & Contact Information:

Elaine Poeu-En Xu Li
(619) 757-8044 (858) 262-9246
epoeu-en@sandiego.edu xuli@sandiego.edu

Participants: Intermediate English learners

Course Description: In this course, you will learn communication

and writing skills. Class discussion, group work, writing practice,
reading practice, role-play, and vocabulary games will be embedded
in the class. The course will concentrate on three major themes:
health, jobs, and childrens education. There will be no final
test/credit for this course.
 Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of
this class, you will be able to:
1. Identify an authors point
of view and main argument.
2. Plan, organize, write, and
revise writings.

3. Develop creative and critical thinking through reading,

writing, and class discussion.
4. Be able to communicate in meaningful contexts such as
hospital, job interview, and childrens school.
5. Apply new knowledge (grammar, vocabulary, etc.) in
meaningful circumstances.
6. Develop individual learning styles and preferences.
7. Become an independent learner and be ready to become
a life-long learner.

Course Materials
*There is no required textbook in this class.

Required Materials: Notebook, Folder, Pencil, Pen,

Highlighter, and Paper or Electronic Dictionary. *If you
do not have these materials, please let me know and I
will provide them for you.

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 Student Responsibilities
Be here: Attendance is essential to
your success and to the class as a
whole.
Be organized: Keep your syllabus,
notes, and handouts in a folder for
The four access and review.
bees Be engaged: Ask any questions to your
instructors and classmates. Share your
thoughts and discuss in the class.
Be open: Keep an open mind and find a
way to connect your knowledge with the
class.

Attendance
We encourage you to attend each class. If you are
unable to come to the class, please text or call us
before class.

Class Format
Review the homework and Role-play
vocabulary Game
Class discussion Presentation
Group work
Lecture
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 Assignments
Reading comprehension
Writing practice
Vocabulary review

Course Calendar
01/24/2017 Introduction 01/31/2017 Needs assessment
Week 1 Week 2
5:00-7:00pm 5:00-7:00pm

02/07/2017 Language skill 02/14/2017 Hospital class *1

Week 3 assessment Week 4 Body part vocabulary
5:00-7:00pm 5:00-7:00pm Sickness vocabulary

02/21/2017 Hospital class *2 02/28/2017 Hospital class *3

Week 5 Vocabulary review Week 6 Hospital forms
5:00-7:00pm Hospital forms 5:00-7:00pm Role-play

03/07/2017 USD on break - 03/14/2017 Job class *1

No Class Week 7 Vocabulary
5:00-7:00pm

03/21/2017 Job class *2 03/28/2017 Montgomery on

Week 8 Vocabulary break
5:00-7:00pm Interview No class

04/04/2017 Job class *3 04/11/2017 School class *1

Week 9 Interview Week 10 Vocabulary
5:00-7:00pm Role-play 5:00-7:00pm

04/18/2017 School class *2 04/25/2017 School class *3

Week 11 Vocabulary Week 12 Vocabulary
5:00-7:00pm 5:00-7:00pm Writing practice

05/02/2017 School class *4 05/09/2017 Celebration

Week 13 Role-play Week 14
5:00-7:00pm Speaking practice 5:00-7:00pm

*Content and course schedule subject to change depending on

student and teacher needs.
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