ESOL Entry 1/2 – Reading

FREE
£175.00 fee may apply if you do not meet concessionary fee eligibility criteria

Course Level

Entry 1

Start Date

Wed 17 Jan 2024

Duration

10 Weeks

FREE
£175.00 fee may apply if you do not meet concessionary fee eligibility criteria

Course content

The aim of this unit is for students to be able to read short, texts in order to gain meaning, identify purpose and find information.
You will follow short texts and recognise different types and purposes of text through layout and presentational features.
You will be able to read texts for information, and understand the main events of straightforward texts using clues in the text.
You will be able to use images and signs to help identify meaning and use context or key word recognition to guess meaning.
You will be able to recognise common words, signs and symbols.
You will be able to recognise letters in both upper and lower case and read numbers correctly.

About Course

The second term will give you the chance to get a recognised qualification in reading.

Course content:

Students will continue to develop both speaking and listening skills along with reading and writing skills. However, the focus will be on achieiveing the course aims. Learners will encounter a range of authentic and modified authentic texts, noticing the textual features of a range of writing styles and genres from formal to semi-formal to formal texts. Learners will utilise contextual clues to understand unknown words and be able to guess meaning from analysis of these clues.

What do I need to do this course?

You will need to bring a folder with dividers, along with lined paper, pens and highlighter pens. You should also bring a dictionary ( this can be an e-dictionary on your phone for example) However, as you cannot use a dictionary in your final exam, you should only use the dictionary as directed by your tutor as, for the most part, you will be using skills to decode unknown words – a key skill in reading.

What do I need to do this course?

Teaching Methods

The methods will be learner centred, often task based on a range of authentic or semi authentic texts relevant to your needs to help you live in the community and access print and online information around you There will also be a focus on local services, news along with world events. You will explore internet media sources to develop your research skills and thinking on a range of local and international subjects. There will be elements of peer learning and an expectation for high levels of independent learning using links on Moodle and other e-sources.

How is your progress checked?
There is ongoing assessment, all assessments will be indicated on Moodle which you will have access to before the course begins and for a month after your course finishes. You will also be given a hard copy Topic List which you can put in your class file to remind you when assessments are handed out and expected back in. Some assessments will happen in class time, these will be indicated on your topic list which will also be above week 1 on Moodle.
Extra study or practice required at home.
There is an expectation that learners will engage in approximately 40 hours of independent study (4 hours per week) to successfully complete the course. We expect that if you miss a class that you catch up by looking at what work was covered on Moodle. We expect you to look at Moodle many times during the week, engaging in blogs and chat rooms as well as watching videos and engaging with other extension games and activities, which will be on Moodle to support your reading skills development.

What can I do after this course?
- Log onto Moodle and practise the games and other activities before week 1
- Also, print off the example Edexcel reading test to familiarise yourself with the end exam
- Print off the topic list and put it in the front of your class file
- Think about any individual targets you might have – are there specific areas of weakness you wish to address?
- Start thinking about how you will organise your class folder and which sections you will have, for example:
1. Exam practice
2. Homework
3. Assessments
4. Materials from class
5. New vocabulary