{"id":81,"date":"2019-12-30T00:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T00:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2019-12-30T00:00:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T00:00:44","slug":"pathways-to-the-senior-phase-esol-english-speakers-of-other-languages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/curricular-areas\/languages\/pathways-to-the-senior-phase-esol-english-speakers-of-other-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathways to the Senior Phase: ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This course is designed for pupils whose first language is not English but who need to be able to use English in the context of study. <\/span><\/span>This is an alternative course from choosing English<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ESOL <\/span><\/span>Everyday Life<\/span><\/span> \u2013 Mandatory Unit<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This u<\/span><\/span>nit is designed for pupils whose first language is not English but who need to be able to use English in broad personal and social contexts<\/span><\/span>. \u00a0Whilst studying this u<\/span><\/span>nit pupils will develop their level of communicative competence skills of speaking, reading and writing for personal and social purposes. Th<\/span><\/span>e broad social context of this u<\/span><\/span>nit is intended to support candidates who need to use English as the language of everyday communication.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Optional Units<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One of these Units must be studied:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ESOL Work \u2013 related contexts<\/span><\/span>: This Unit is designed for pupils who have to use English in a work related context. It is intended for candidates who need English language skills to undertake work experience, or to prepare for employment. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ESOL Study \u2013 related contexts<\/span><\/span>: \u00a0It i<\/span><\/span>s intended for the pupils who need English Language skills to study in the medium of English at further Education Colleges or Higher Education institutions, Pupils will develop their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills for the purpose of study.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Assessment Objectives<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Demonstrate sufficient command of the structures of English for functional Communication.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Operate appropriately in personal and social \u2013 related or work related contexts Interact with reasonable fluency <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Understand the purpose and content of straightforward texts<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Produce structured texts in personal and social, study \u2013 related or work related topics.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Explain a viewpoint on an issue<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>Understand idiomatic language in familiar situations <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

Course Assessment <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>A Question Paper \u00a0 75 marks<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>A Speaking Assessment \u00a0 25 marks<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

Progression <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Future career paths could include Teaching, <\/span><\/span>Nursery working, Volunteering, Counselling, Social Work , Psychology , Family Support Worker, Working with others<\/span><\/span> in the Community, Team Leader, <\/span><\/span>Lawyer <\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span> Medicine.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This course is designed for pupils whose first language is not English but who need to be able to use English in the context of study. This is an alternative course from choosing English. ESOL Everyday Life \u2013 Mandatory Unit This unit is designed for pupils whose first language is not English but who need … Continue reading “Pathways to the Senior Phase: ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10274,"featured_media":0,"parent":16,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-81","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10274"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions\/82"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}