Seven levels of ESL classes are offered. All classes are especially developed to improve both written and oral expression. Books and other materials are carefully chosen to provide an integrated approach covering grammar, vocabulary and idioms, reading, listening, writing, pronunciation, and speaking. Aspects of American culture are also introduced to help students understand and adapt to American life. All instruction is in English.
All ESL Levels at Language Systems International contain 3 different classes focusing on two primary components each: Grammar & Writing, Reading & Vocabulary, and Listening & Speaking
Level 1 Characteristics • ability to form basic sentences consisting of no more than two or three words • frequent long pauses and repetition • often unintelligible pronunciation that is strongly influenced by the student’s native language
Objectives • build survival vocabulary • improve elementary
pronunciation • introduce basic
grammatical structures
Level 2 Characteristics • ability to form simple questions or
statements with reasonable accuracy
(although basic grammatical errors are
frequently evident) • little autonomy of expression • practical vocabulary for elementary
needs
Objectives •build vocabulary that
facilitates discussion of
limited topics beyond basic
survival needs such as
personal history, hobbies
and opinions • develop thinking skills in
English • emphasize basic grammatical
structures, listening
comprehension and reading
skills to build the
fundamental guideline for
speaking
Level 3 Characteristics • slight development in stress/intonation
is evident • ability to satisfy everyday needs and
minimum courtesy requirements • ability to formulate and respond to
simple questions & statements using
accurate basic grammatical structures • ability to satisfy limited functional
requirements and social demands in an
English-speaking environment
Objectives • strengthen listening
comprehension and
knowledge of vocabulary to
allow understanding of more
complex grammar
• provide more fluency
practice using common
grammatical structures and
speech functions to make
conversation more
communicative & natural
Level 4 Characteristics • ability to satisfy most functional
requirements • some spontaneity in language production,
but fluency is not consistent • flexibility in a variety of circumstances
beyond immediate survival needs • ability to initiate and sustain general
conversations, but only a slight
understanding of the social conventions
related to conversation • errors frequently evident in more complex
grammatical patterns • ability to express basic feelings and
intentions
Objectives • develop accurate and
natural expressions • strengthen listening
skills to allow
understanding at
natural speed • provide more
complicated grammar
instruction and
discussion of more
diverse subjects
Level 5 Characteristics • ability to deal with most social situations
with confidence • firm grasp of daily conversation • knowledge of vocabulary that is sufficient to
discuss a wider range of topics • ability to handle more complex grammatical
structures with a greater degree of
competence
• stress accuracy when
using more complex
grammatical structures • teach more idiomatic
expressions used in
conversation • provide more academic
vocabulary covering a
wide range of topics
and opinions Level 6 Characteristics • ability to effectively communicate about more
complex topics • firm grasp of simple, compound, and complex
grammatical structures • errors still evident in articles, prepositions,
tense usage and passive constructions • demonstrated fluency and ease of speech • ability to respond appropriately in most
situations
Objectives • broaden vocabulary
knowledge and usage • develop students'
abilities in expressing
opinions about social/
political topics • build student's
confidence in order to
express contradictory
opinions without
hesitation
Level 7 Characteristics • ability to speak the language with sufficient
structural accuracy and vocabulary to
participate effectively in most formal and
informal conversations on practical, social and
professional topics • capacity to discuss particular interests and
special fields of competence with reasonable
ease • more extensive vocabulary • excellent command of complex grammatical
structures • errors virtually never interfere with
understanding
Objectives • maintain the
student's already
high level
• broaden knowledge
of academic
vocabulary and
idiomatic expressions • build student's
confidence in
communicating on all
topics Morning Schedule Monday—Friday9:00am—12:36pm
Afternoon Schedule Monday—Friday 1:30pm—5:06pm
Evening Schedule
Monday—Friday 6:00pm—9:36pm |