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Notes on Translation
The electronic translation service on the York Region District School Board's website is hosted by Google Translate. The quality of the translation will vary in some of the languages offered by Google. Google Translate is a free service and currently offers translation in over 50 languages, although an impressive number, this does not capture all languages or dialects. The basic translation’s goal is to capture the general intention of the original English material.
The York Region District School Board does not guarantee the quality, accuracy or completeness of any translated information. Before you act on translated information, the Board encourages you to confirm any facts that are important to you and affect any decisions you may make.
The York Region District School Board is committed to parent, family and community engagement, and it is our hope that by providing this tool on our website that we are making our information more accessible to families whose first language is not English and thereby enabling better engagement in public education.
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Course List with Brief Descriptions
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Course List with Brief Descriptions
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This course builds on students’ previous education and language knowledge to introduce them to the English language and help them adjust to the diversity in their new environment. Students will use beginning English language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing for everyday and essential academic purposes. They will engage in short conversations using basic English language structures and simple sentence patterns; read short adapted texts; and write phrases and short sentences. The course also provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to begin to adapt to their new lives in Canada. |
This course extends
students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in English for
everyday and academic purposes. Students will participate in conversations in
structured situations on a variety of familiar and new topics; read a variety
of texts designed or adapted for English language learners; expand their
knowledge of English grammatical structures and sentence patterns; and link
English sentences to compose paragraphs. The course also supports students’
continuing adaptation to the Ontario school system by expanding their knowledge
of diversity in their new province and country.
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This course further extends
students’ skills in
listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English for a variety of everyday
and academic purposes. Students will make short classroom oral presentations;
read a variety of adapted and original texts in English; and write using a
variety of text forms. As well, students will expand their academic vocabulary
and their study skills to
facilitate their transition
to the mainstream school program. This course also introduces students to the
rights and responsibilities inherent in Canadian citizenship, and to a variety
of current Canadian issues.
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This course prepares
students to use English with increasing fluency and accuracy in classroom and social situations and to participate in Canadian society as informed citizens.
Students will develop the
oral-presentation, reading, and writing skills required for success in all school
subjects. They will extend listening and speaking skills through participation
in discussions and seminars; study and interpret a variety of grade-level
texts; write narratives, articles, and summaries in English; and respond
critically to a variety of print and media texts.
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This course provides
students with the skills and strategies they need to make the transition to
college and university preparation courses in English and other secondary
school disciplines. Students will be encouraged to develop independence in a
range of academic tasks. They will participate in debates and lead classroom
workshops; read and interpret literary works and academic texts; write essays,
narratives, and reports; and apply a range of learning strategies and research
skills effectively. Students will further develop their ability to respond
critically to print
and media texts.
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