Why should teachers consider using these documents?
- You may be new to ESL teaching and have limited experience with the existing cirriculum
- The program resource materials have been developed by experienced ESL teachers
- Good resources for ESL teaching are not easy to find
- Using these documents ensures that syllabus requirements are met and students complete the required criteria
- The prepared teaching units are interesting and stimulating
- Documents once purchased can be copied as class sets and re-used
- New materials are posted each year
- Most teachers have limited time in which to develop and write teaching programs
This information is available to teachers and students through a secure purchasing system.
About the materials
Over the past decade more and more schools have welcomed international student enrollments. This has precipitated significant growth in the demand for ESL teaching in secondary schools. While the number of international students is still relatively small in many schools, there is an obvious need for ESL teaching not only to develop English language skills but also to reinforce and support student learning in all subject areas across the secondary curriculum.
As more and more students enter the secondary system in South Australia with a view to securing university placements, ESL becomes an increasingly important part of their learning experience and underpins each individual student's opportunity for success.
The following pages contain information intended to provide assistance for teachers and students. Resource materials are available to ESL teachers which build interesting, challenging and focused learning programs in line with all SACE Board requirements.There is information which relates to assessment, programming and skills development. Each unit of work offered have been compiled by experienced ESL teachers and include assessment tasks and teaching notes.
Practice exercises and activities are available to students currently enrolled in ESL courses to help develop proficiency in the language skills required for successful completion of the ESL course at Stage 1 and Stage 2 (South Australia). Examination practice papers are also included to help students familiarise themselves with the examination format and examination techniques.
This information is available to teachers and students through a secure purchasing system.