L1 English for Academic Purposes
L1EAP Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs Y. Lu, Mrs V. Yun.
Recommended Prior LearningStudents are encouraged to revise their basic grammar with a focus on improving accuracy and fluency. Students may choose to focus on simple sentences, verb forms, adjective and adverb use, and subject-verb agreement.
L1EAP is a course for students who have or are learning English as an additional language, regardless of length of stay in New Zealand. It is a course within our EAP programme which focuses on the academic language and literacy skills required for success in New Zealand, and is an alternative programme to mainstream English.
L1EAP is designed for English language learners at Pre-Intermediate level. This course focus is on developing students' core skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening and vocabulary skills, and aims to support students to build their confidence in all areas of English in preparation for success in the New Zealand education system. A key area of study in L1EAP is productive English where students are encouraged to express themsleves using learnt sentence structures and paragraphs, for both written and spoken situations.
Faculties:
Pathway
L2 English for Academic Purposes
Equipment/Stationery and Contributions (indicative only)EQUIPMENT/STATIONERY:
In addition to a laptop computer and some general stationery, specific items for each course will be confirmed at the beginning of each school year.
As an indication, for this course you are likely to need:
- 1B5 Exercise Book