英語課程分五級,學生必須通過一個由加拿大教育局編制的「英語評估測驗 English Assessment Test」, 按照學生英語水平分級;學生絕無年齡限制,課程亦適合自修,深造或移民人仕。

本課程以學生以前的教育和語言知識為基礎，向他們介紹英語，幫助他們適應新環境的多樣性。學生將在日常和基本學術目的中使用初級英語語言技能進行聽，說，讀，寫。他們將使用基本的英語語言結構和簡單的句型進行簡短的對話;閱讀簡短的改編文本;並寫短語和短句。該課程還為學生提供了開始適應加拿大新生活所需的知識和技能。

 

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:

1. demonstrate the ability to understand, interpret, and evaluate spoken English for a variety of purposes;
2. use speaking skills and strategies to communicate in English for a variety of classroom and social purposes;
3. use correctly the language structures appropriate for this level to communicate orally in English.
    

READING

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:

1. read and demonstrate understanding of a variety of texts for different purposes;
2. use a variety of reading strategies throughout the reading process to extract meaning from texts;
3. use a variety of strategies to build vocabulary;
4. locate and extract relevant information from written and graphic texts for a variety of purposes.
    

WRITING

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:

1. write in a variety of forms for different purposes and audiences;
2. organize ideas coherently in writing;
3. use correctly the conventions of written English appropriate for this level, including grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation;
4. use the stages of the writing process.
    

SOCIO-CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND MEDIA LITERACY

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:

1. use English and non-verbal communication strategies appropriately in a variety of social contexts;
2. demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship, and of the contributions of diverse groups to Canadian society;
3. demonstrate knowledge of and adaptation to the Ontario education system;
4. demonstrate an understanding of, interpret, and create a variety of media texts.