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Mar 29, 2025
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ENGG A1A - Survival English A1A

A1A

Learning Outcomes

Overall Course Learning Outcomes:

 

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  1.    usevocabulary related to introductions.
  2. use vocabulary related to families.
  3. ask and answer simple questions about themselves.
  4. usevocabulary related to neighborhoods.
  5. usevocabulary related to food.
  6. usevocabulary related to shopping.
  7. usevocabulary related to work.
  8. communicateeffectively in everyday situations like introducing themselves, greeting others.
  9. engagein simple conversations about personal information, families, neighborhoods, daily routines, and shopping.
  10. askfor help, give directions, and describe locations in their neighborhood.
  11. telltime, use time phrases, and describe their daily routines, including their free time and vacation activities.
  12. usepresent simple, present continuous, and imperative verb forms, and demonstrate an understanding of basic sentence structures to communicate effectively in English.
  13. demonstrateproper use of capitalization and punctuation like full stops, question marks, and commas.
  14. writeshort messages, emails, and paragraphs about themselves, their families, neighborhoods, daily routines, and shopping.
  15. identifywords related to everyday topics, such as classroom objects, places in their neighborhood, food, shopping, and work.
  16. identifybasic information and opinions in short audio recordings of monologues and conversations about familiar topics.
  17. readtexts on familiar topics and answer comprehension questions about the content.

 Assessments and Attendance:

Learners are assessed throughout the term.  There will be 10% of the grade on listening & reading activities on the Learning Management System (LMS). Two continual assessments on speaking and another two on writing. The final grade in each course is based on learners’ performance on the four continual assessments and the listening & reading activities on the LMS.

 

According to SCE’s attendance policy, learners MUST attend at least 75% of the class sessions (9 sessions) to be promoted to the next course.

Attendance: All learners must attend at least 75% of the class sessions or class hours. Failure to do so will result in failure of the course, although the learner will be allowed to attend classes.


3.000 Continuing Education Units
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Continuing Education
Schedule Types: Lecture

SCE Language Department

Course Attributes:
SCE-ESD Regular -REG

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs:     
      English
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Continuing Education
Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges:     
      School of Continuing Education
Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors:     
      SCE English Language
Must be enrolled in one of the following Departments:     
      SCE Language

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