| Writing |
Profile:
- Able to write in a variety of forms appropriate to needs
- Able to link and organize ideas
- Able to write extended prose of 1-2 pages
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Focus on:
- Expressing and supporting ideas clearly
- Crediting sources of ideas
- Using appropriate audience in appropriate style
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| Reading |
Profile:
- Able to read authentic tasks of 3-5 pages
- Able to use research skills to find information
- Able to distinguish fact form opinion
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Focus on:
- Extract information from a variety of sources
- Analyze, synthesize and evaluate information
- Preview and predict information based on context
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| Speaking |
Profile:
- Able to take part in small talk
- Able to take part in group conversations
- Able to organize and present ideas
- Able to express opinions
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Focus on:
- Organizing and linking ideas
- Turn-taking, non verbal communication
- Rephrasing what others have said
- Standard Eng. Grammar and pronunciation
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| Listening |
Profile:
- Able to understand the gist of sitcoms and news report
- Able to take notes from lecture
- Follows instructions
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Focus on:
- Listening strategies; main idea, focused listening, extracting info., making inferences
- Current events
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| Grammar |
Profile:
- Uses tenses appropriately and passive voice
- Uses sentence variety
- Experiments with language but makes frequent word choice errors
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Focus on:
- Mixing tenses when writing
- Complex sentences / connectors
- Word choice
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