INTL 16 Low Beginning ELL

15 credits

Listen:

• Understand and respond to simple requests and ask for repetition and clarification
• Differentiate statements from questions based on grammar and intonation
• Use sentences and appropriate non-verbal and visual clues to express needs

Speak:

• Use basic vocabulary and simple sentence structure to describe people or objects
• Use a limited set of learned words, phrases, and short sentences related to basic personal information
• Initiate and maintain simple conversations by applying such strategies as gestures, eye contact, and simple, repeated requests

Read:

• Read and understand schedules, calendars, and other data sources
• Use context clues to decode and recognize familiar words in short, simple text by breaking words into parts
• Read and understand U.S. measurement for weight, volume, distance, and temperature
• Read short passages and identify the main idea and some details

Write:

• Fill out personal information and other forms accurately and neatly
• Use everyday vocabulary to write a few related sentences on a single topic
• Make simple edits of grammar, capitalization, spelling, and punctuation based on review and feedback from others