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English
& Reading Proficiency for International Students
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KPLC offers the opportunity for international
students to take classes during our six-week or eight-week
sessions and make progress toward your academic, professional,
and personal goals.
This program is designed specifically for international students
who wish to study English at an American school. Balancing
academic classroom work with cultural enrichment, the program
offers students an ideal environment in which to improve their
English language, reading, vocabulary, and writing skills
while learning more about the history of the United States
and American customs and society. This program is for students
ages 6 to 18. During the summer, KPLC's international program
is integrated into KPLC's larger curriculum. International
students participate with American students in many activities
and enhance their perspective by interacting with a globally
diverse student population. |
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| Accreditation and State
Approval The Kendall Park Learning Center
is an independent educational institution, fully accredited
by the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary
and Secondary Schools and SEVIS approved school. |
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| Who Should Attend?
International students interested in making the transition
from schools in their home country to college preparatory
study in America will find the KPLC’s program ideally
suited to their needs. The program’s structure will
also benefit students interested in interim study in America
before returning to regular academic pursuits at home.
Student Placement
Since students generally vary in their English
proficiency, KPLC will test and counsel each student to
determine their entry level for language study. KPLC offers
three levels of English for non native speakers. Counseling
and working closely with instructors help to determine the
level of challenge for which the student is prepared, and
the degree of personal guidance and support that is warranted.
Program Structure
Language immersion is combined with an examination of
American culture. Students study English intensively for
two to four hours a day in the classroom. Program instructors
who are ESL specialists incorporate skill-building exercises
into their daily lesson plans. Students expand their vocabulary,
raise the level of their reading comprehension, and improve
their written compositions. Reading and writing assignments
introduce students to American literature and themes in
United States history. Upper level classes are given some
preparation for the SSAT and/or SAT examinations. Some students
may opt to take electives in other subject areas as well.
Homework is assigned each day. |
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| COURSES OFFERED |
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| SAT Critical Reading, Writing, and Math |
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| This course is a comprehensive preparation for
the SAT I and SAT II examinations. Areas covered include logic
and rhetoric to teach good writing, analysis and interpretations,
semantics, etymology, word relationships and roots, denotations,
connotation, and vocabulary. Arithmetic, algebraic and geometric
skills are emphasized. Extensive use of actual SAT questions,
practice testes, and regular drills are incorporated into
daily lesson plans. |
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| SSAT |
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| The SSAT is an admission test that measures
verbal, math and reading comprehension. By clearly demonstrating
a positive correlation between student performance on the
test and academic success, the SSAT is a valuable tool in
helping students and schools make the right match. The SSAT
has become the common and preferred admission standard for
independent schools. In Kendall Park Learning Center our certified
and experienced teacher will prepare you for SSAT! |
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| ESL |
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This course measures the ability of non-native
speakers of English to use and understand North American English
as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university
settings. It provides a flexible framework for those who need
to improve their competence in the fundamentals of reading,
listening, speaking, and grammar & writing.
- Level 1 (Beginner) This course is designed to review
the basic structures and vocabulary introduced in a beginning
course. Due to the different teaching styles in schools
and varied curriculum for foreign language classes, it
is impossible to say that all students have been exposed
to the entire content of this ESL course.
- Level 2 (Beginner-Intermediate) This course continues
a program of introducing students to English culture and
language through a combination of text, conversation,
and listening. Equal emphasis is placed upon improving
skills in areas of grammar, reading and speaking this
increasingly important language.
- Level 3 (Intermediate) This course continues a program
of reviewing and enhancing students' knowledge of English
culture and language through a combination of text, conversation,
and listening. Equal emphasis is placed upon improving
skills in areas of grammar, reading and speaking this
increasingly important language.
- Level 4 (Intermediate-Advanced) Advanced ESL is offered
to those students who have successfully completed the
Beginner and Intermediate ESL courses and who wish to
enhance their study. It has been carefully designed to
facilitate a method of teaching that focuses on successful
communication through speaking, writing, reading, and
listening, as well as a thorough grounding in aspects
of culture. Each unit embodies all of these standards
in accordance with the theories described in this document.
Unit activities blend different forms of communication
and culture to ensure that the student meets all standards.
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| Competence & Confidence in Reading |
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| This course is designed to improve literal,
interpretive, critical comprehension, and vocabulary skills.
Emphasis will be on structured vocabulary development and
intermediate and advanced level reading skills. Through short
stories, novels, poetry, and non-fiction selections students
improve specific reading skills: main idea, vocabulary, sequence,
factual recall, inference, and drawing conclusions. |
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| Competence & Confidence in Writing |
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| This course provides a flexible framework for
those who need to continue to improve their competence in
the fundamentals of writing. Writing exercises focus on recognition,
use, and punctuations of elements of a sentence, recognition
of sentence patterns, and construction of unified paragraphs
and composition. Student will focus on formal analysis and
expository writing based on the texts they read in order to
prepare them for High School. Students will also produce a
variety of creative pieces and build a basic portfolio of
written work by the end of the course. The objective of this
course is to help students who need to strengthen their writing
skills. |
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| Now I Get It - Grammar and Usage Workshop |
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This course is for students who need to strengthen
their grammar skills. Students will learn to recognize,
correct, revise, and avoid common errors in grammar and
usage. Class activities will include a sequence of hands
on activities concentrating on sentence basics, comma usage,
other punctuation and capitalization, subject-verb agreement,
pronouns, verb tense, articles, sentence clarity and style.
Students will fully master core ideas before moving on to
extended pieces of writing.
Highly recommended for students taking the SAT. |
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