English as Second Language

ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) 

ESL classes teach basic or advanced language skills such as: reading, writing, listening, conversational English, grammar, comprehension and vocabulary.

Odyssia Learning offers a flexible program, composed of on-line content with live interaction; providing you the tools you need to study on your own with access to our elite teachers. 

Learn at your own pace, and on your own time. 

• Integrated Skills: 

This course includes listening, speaking, reading and writing basic English. 

This class meets for 6 hours a week.

• Listening/Speaking/Pronunciation – all levels: 

This course will focus on improvement of the students pronunciation and comprehension of English.

This class meets 3 hours a week.

• Reading/Writing: 

This course will focus on improving the students’ English vocabulary, reading comprehension and writing skills. 

This class meets 3 hours per week.

• Idioms/Prepositions/Vocabulary: 

This course will focus on learning basic English and begin engaging in simple dialogs and conversation that are applicable to a variety of real life situations. 

This class meets 3 hours per week.

• Odyssia has 3 levels of ESL Instruction:

The 3 levels of ESL programs offered through Odyssia Learning are: Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced.

All levels teach you:
1. Integrated Skills
2. Listening/Speaking/Pronunciation
3. Reading/Writing
4. Idioms/Prepositions/Vocabulary

COURSE CONTENT:

Short Vowels/Long Vowels

• Short Vowels

• Long Vowels

• Short and Long Vowels

• Long Vowels/Short Vowels

The Letter "Y" as a Vowel

• "Y" as a Vowel - Exercise

• "Y" as a Vowel

Contractions

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Use of Do and Does

• Use of Do and Does

• Do and Does, Don't and Doesn't

• Practice Exercise

• Parts of Speech

• Naming Words-Nouns

• Adjectives

• Verbs and Adverbs

• Doing Words -Verbs

• Doing Words

• Practice Exercise

Pronouns

• Chart of Pronouns

• Pronouns - Exercise

• Video

Prepositions

• Prepositions - Common Use

• Practice Exercise

Conjunctions

• Coordinating Conjunctions

• Practice Exercise

Articles

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Tenses - The Tenses

• The Simple Present

• Present Progressive

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

• Simple Past Tense

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

• Simple Future

Future Continuous

• Future Continuous

• Future Continuous

• Future Perfect

• Future Perfect Continuous

• Tenses Solved Practice Exercises

• Formal and Informal English

• Conversation

• Role Play and Simulation

• Assessment Test

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COURSE CONTENT:

• Lesson 1-9

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Sounds of the English Language

• The Letters in the Alphabet

Connected Speech

• Assimilation

Common Errors and How to Correct Them

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Stress - Syllable Stress and Word Stress

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Intonation

• Tonic Placement

Rules and Patterns of Spelling

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Affixes

• Base Forms and Affixes

• Increasing Vocabulary

• Assessment Test

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INTRODUCTIONS

• Odyssia and Schools participants

TECHNOLOGY

• Cloud bases, Blended Learning, LMS, PPT and Voice-over. Also called Flip Classroom. Think in English, WHY. Self-motivation and practice.

REQUIREMENT

• Within ESL classroom speak and think only in English

• PC or Laptop

• PC Laptop screen or wall screen

• Projector if using well screen

• Speaker

• Internet access

• Workbooks

• Notebooks

• Note book with pen/pencil

• Login in from Odyssia, ESL Module 1,2,3,4 and Spoken English module

• Moderator/Facilitator

• IT person as needed

FLOW OF THE PROGRAM

 • First half 40 minutes ESL module 1,2, 3 or 4. Each slide about as much time as

needed, repeat and pace by Moderator. Important; Moderator gets student

involvement in participation. Students must repeat when required and practice.8 

• Second half 40 minutes ESL Spoken English Module. Each slide about five to ten

minutes or as needed to give enough time all aspects of Spoken English on each

slide. This is proctored by a on-site qualified Odyssia Moderator with once a

week over-site by Odyssia Spoken English tutor or content developer remote

access via video or telephone.

• Tests, Quizzes and Assignments soft copy and proctored by Moderator.

• Bench mark testing every 4 weeks, proctored by Moderator.

• Speaking---Listening---Reading---Writing.

IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN GETTING PROFICIENCY IN ESL and SPOKEN ESL

• Pronunciation

• Vocabulary

• Grammar

• Speaking with Clarity and pace it for understanding with hi/low pitch

• Listening with care and understanding. Take notes and repeat. Write down key

words to improve vocabulary

WRITING

• Style

• Form: Essay, Business, tutoring, emails, CV/Bio, letter, story, research.

• Lab reports. Etc.

Improvement with the following additional work: 

1. Focus Groups

2. Read Newspaper, books, magazines, Watch English TV, Radio. Writing short stories, poems, articles in

newspaper, essays. Share and discuss within the focus group.

~Coming 2022~

 Odyssia Orientation-Part 2: 

RECOMMENDATION... (Can be adjusted per school requirement).

• ESL class will be twice a week, 80 minutes each session. 40 minutes for ESL and 40 minutes for spoken ESL.

• Duration of ESL Modules 1, 2, 3, 4 depends upon the pace of the student. Average time to complete each of these modules is 60 hours. Duration of ESL Spoken English Module is 20 hours. Individual modules completion time much shorter based on the pace of the students.

• The log in for ESL modules will be open up to 6 months from date of completion of the class. It will expire

automatically end of the term.

• Duration of Odyssia training a Moderator two one-hour sessions.

• Duration of Odyssia ESL Spoken English person availability will be 20 sessions, 40 minutes each.

• Odyssia recommends that for each session of ESL and its ESL Spoken English! Student must work/practice

additional two hours of each post 40-minute session.

• School understands that this ESL and Spoken English course offered by Odyssia is a Non-Credit Unit (NCU). Most universities in the USA or UK may not accept them as transfer credits. A student may be required to give a test to show proficiency and be qualified to get transfer credits.

• Odyssia ESL modules 1, 2, 3 and 4 are about 12 NCU, 3 NCU each, and Spoken English is additional 3 NCU.

• Odyssia certificate will be issued to only those students paid for and registered prior to the start of the class; and have passed all the tests, quizzes and assignments along with the bench mark satisfactory progress.

• Odyssia will be remotely, help the school in setting up the blended learning classroom if needed. It will have one of its IT director available, one time for one hour, to help facilitate a smooth flow of the process of start of the Blended learning class and answer any questions as needed by the school.

• School will provide Odyssia detail information of students taking its ESL class with their name, NIC number,

address, email address and mobile contact information.

• Phase in of ESL Spoken English module within the working of other ESL modules 1, 2,3 or 4 will be at the discretion

of the School within a convenient time lines and availability of Odyssia Spoken English ESL person.

• All printed material, including work books and Placement Tests will be the responsibility of the School, Odyssia will provide soft copy of all work books and Placement Tests.

• Monthly Placement Tests will be the responsibility of the School. This will be a bench mark of monthly progress assessment.

• Equipment needed: Internet access, Laptop or desk top PC, a projector, a Speaker and wall screen. If PC is being used in leu of projector and speaker! Students should be able to get around one PC within a blended learning set up. Not more than 25 students per PC set up for optimum use.

• School is responsible for proctoring and facilitating all tests, quizzes.

• School will facilitate all of its tutors and students to read terms and conditions along with disclaimer on Odyssia website; odyssialearning.com. Once any teacher or student initiates start of a Odyssia online class! He/she would have deemed to have read and shall comply with Odyssia’s terms, conditions and disclaimers.

NOTE:

Use of Print out workbooks important for several reasons: 

1. When taking the class on the computer! Need to have a workbook to fill in the blanks or exercises, quizzes, tests and assignments.

 2. Working with hard copy makes it easy to learn ESL within the blended learning environment. 

3. A hard copy gives the student something to keep with his or her grades that the proctor assigns based on the test results.

4. A good practice to keep a hard copy for your reference.

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