English Language Arts Advanced - Point Avenue

English Language Arts Advanced

Middle School | Age 11-14

Course Overview

Designed for students who have a firm grasp of English language fundamentals involving reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Students at this level can communicate in English at a high level of fluency, requiring little to no corrections and prompting.

The goal is to refine skills in order to communicate like native speakers.

Accelerated focus will be placed on appropriate grammatical conventions, vocabulary expansion, and the use of common idioms and phrases.

Pathways is National Geographic Learning's new five-level academic skills series that features reading & writing and listening & speaking strands to help learners develop the language skills needed to achieve academic success.

Learners develop academic literacy skills through content, images and video from National Geographic.

This innovative series provides learners with a pathway to success!

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About this Course

  • 11-14 years old

  • 17 weeks

    3 hours / week

  • 51 hours

Course Objectives

  • Our ELA courses help students master the essential skills required for high school, college, career, and life in today’s global economy through adhering to United States Common Core Standards. Students advance through the four levels of ELA from Foundations to ELA Advanced. Students will be placed based on a diagnostic assessment which focuses on reading, writing, speaking, and listening proficiency.
  • The ELA standards align with college expectations in 6 domains
    1) Language (conventions, knowledge, vocabulary)
    2) Reading: Informational (ideas, details, structure, range, text complexity)
    3) Reading: Literature (ideas, details, structure, range, text complexity)
    4) Reading: Foundational (concepts, phonological awareness, recognition, fluency)
    5) Speaking and Listening (comprehension, collaboration, presentation)
    6) Writing (type, purpose, production, distribution, research, range of writing)

Textbooks

  • National Geographic Pathways Level 3
  • Reading & Writing / Speaking & Listening
  • Pathways is a global five-level academic English program. Carefully-guided lessons develop the language skills, critical thinking, and learning strategies required for academic success. Using authentic and relevant content from National Geographic, Pathways prepares students to work effectively and confidently in an academic environment.

Locations

  • Cau Giay Campus

    2nd & 3rd floor CT1 Building, Yen Hoa Park View, Cau Giay Dist., Ha Noi

    024 3201 1841 , 024 3381 2288

  • Long Bien Campus

    60 Chu Huy Man St., Sai Dong New Urban Area, Long Bien Dist., Ha Noi

    024 3204 7055 , 024 3204 7366

  • Bangkok Campus

    MBK Center, 6th floor, Zone D (Learning Hub, 444 Phaya Thai Rd, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

    +66 2 105 3380

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