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ESL,
English as a Second Language, was designed primarily as a self-teaching tool. Both categories beginners and those who speak English as a second language will benefit from its use. The subject entries cover topics of interest, intended to help one read, pronounce, and speak with the ease and confidence that come from knowing exactly what she/he is doing. The instructional approach of this Video/Television program differs somewhat from the traditional "skills" approach, the main area of focus in the program being the pronunciation. Our personal experience as English as a second language speakers tells us that the skills of reading, pronouncing, and speaking are closely intertwined and that practice in each is mutually beneficial. This led to the inclusion of significant subject entries all nations and ages will find useful. ABOUT THE PROGRAM: ESL consists of six condensed chapters, that we called Lessons. We strongly recommend that the lessons be studied in sequence, as a certain amount of skills reinforcement is repeated from lesson to lesson. Each lesson has three major objectives: a) introduction of the student to common reading patterns, b) improvement of the student's pronunciation skills, c) improvement of the student's speaking situation skills. The subject entries in each lesson are taught as self-teaching sub-units. Each sub-unit builds skills and familiarity with the particular rules it teaches. In contrast to ESL classroom study, the program does not include specific theme entries. The entries that are taught in each lesson are some of those most commonly used by native English speakers. Each entry has distinct characteristics, which follow specific grammatical rules. To most effectively teach the rules, each lesson includes words the student is asked to repeat after the narrator. FINAL NOTES: All the subject entries in the program are easy to follow. They will allow a student to study at her/his own pace. If the student has a specific question, she/he can stop the tape, rewind it and play it again. It is recommended that one does not try to do too much at one time. It's much more important to study fortyfive minutes, or so at a time, but that has to be done every day. By getting well acquainted with each lesson, the student will become much more confident in her/his use of English. |
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