Group ESL Classes

General English Group Class Information

• Terms for group classes start every 6 weeks
• Each general English class is 12 hours per week
• We have 14 levels of language comprehension, from beginning to advanced
• A full program for completion is 3 terms of the same class
• Please see below for class schedules and our program calendar

Specialty Group Class Information

• Terms for specialty classes start every 6 weeks
• Each specialty English class is 3 hours per week, but students may take up to 3 specialty classes a week for a total of 9 hours per week if desired
• Classes include grammar, pronunciation, conversation, vocabulary, reading, and business English
• To receive a certificate of completion a student must complete 3 terms of the same class
• Please see below for class schedules and our program calendar

Admission Requirements

For entrance into our group and specialty classes, students must be at least 18 years of age and have obtained a high school diploma and be literate in his/her own language. If you do not meet these requirements, you may be eligible for our private lesson program.

Placement Procedure

Before entering class, you will take the BEST Plus speaking test to determine your level. This speaking exam places you in one of the designated NRS Levels—Beginning Literacy, Low Beginning, High Beginning, Low Intermediate, High Intermediate, or Advanced. You are eligible for general courses and electives based on your placement scores. In some cases, you may take a written placement exam as well to ensure proper placement.

Curriculum

All of our classes align with the National Reporting Standards. The chart below gives a summary of our current classes and how they correspond to these standards.

NRS/CEFR	General	Pronunciation	Conversation/Vocabulary	Grammar	Business	Reading/Writing
Beginning Literacy	Level 1A, 1B		BL Vocabulary I, BL Vocabulary II			Phonics I, Phonics II, Reading IA, Reading IB
Low Beginning	Level 2A, 2B		Conversation IA, Conversation IB	Grammar I, Grammar II		Reading IIA, Reading IIB
High Beginning	Level 3A, 3B		Conversation IIA, Conversation IIB	Grammar III, Grammar IV		Reading IIA, Reading IIB
Low Intermediate	Level 4A, 4B	Pronunciation I, Pronunciation II	Conversation III, Conversation IV	Grammar V, Grammar VI	Business English I, Business English II	Reading IIIA, Reading IIIB
High Intermediate	Level 5A, 5B	Pronunciation III	Conversation III, Conversation IV	Grammar VII, Grammar VIII, Grammar IX	Business English III, Business English IV	Reading IIIA, Reading IIIB
Advanced (B2)	Level 6A, 6B		Phrasal Verbs I, Phrasal Verbs II	Grammar X, Grammar XI	Business English V, Business English VI	Reading IVA, Reading IVB
C1	Level 7A, 7B		Academic Vocabulary I, Academic Vocabulary II, Phrasal Verbs III, Phrasal Verbs IV	Grammar XII, Grammar XIII	Business English VII, Business English VIII	Reading VA, Reading VB
C2	Level 8A and 8B		English Collocations I and II, English Idioms I and II

Attendance Policy

All ESL students must be in class every day on time. Attendance in all classes is required. Students must have a minimum of 80% attendance overall at all times and to receive a certificate of completion.

Certificate of Completion and Graduation

Students who take 3 terms of the same class, make a C+ or higher, and have 80 percent attendance are eligible to receive a certificate of completion for that class. Students who complete 3 terms of our 18-hour program, have an overall average of C+ or higher, and have an overall attendance percentage of 80 percent are eligible to graduate.