Free English language training for members only.

2023 Course Curriculum Syllabus

COURSE LOCATION

Abrehot Library, 4 Kilo, Addis Ababa

COURSE OVERVIEW

Abrehot Library is pleased to launch an English 101 course for members only. English 101 is an advanced course for adult English learners in grade 9 – Undergraduates. Students will continue to apply their English language skills to achieve communicative competence. Emphasis will be placed on listening, speaking, reading, pronunciation, grammar, and writing skills. The course will present selections in fictional short stories, poems, and novels, as well as non-fiction writings. Students will practice active reading habits; building focus and vocabulary as they develop the necessary discipline for lifelong learning and academic success.

PARTICIPANTS: Grade 9-12 students.

OBJECTIVES: By the end of the course, students will:

• Improve their communication skills;
• Improve and apply their grammar skills;
• Read stories and begin to express themselves in writing.

COURSE DIRECTORS

Wondwossen DemissieYayie, MA (Course Professor)

Selam Chale, MPH (Course Director)

PROGRAM STRUCTURE & TIME COMMITMENT 

Participants should expect to commit 2-3 hours per week to the learning curriculum. Much of the learning will take place in a self-directed fashion, i.e. at your own pace. Each module is scheduled for 60 minutes.

APPLICATION & SELECTION

• Abrehot library will distribute application for this opportunity and select the top 100 appropriate attendees for further consideration

LEARNING DATES:All sessions will be held on Saturdays Eastern African Time unless otherwise indicated.

• Group A: 11:30 am-1:00 pm
  • Participant #: 30 or less attendees
• Group B: 2:00-3:30 pm
  • Participant #: 30 or less attendees

LEARNING DATES

Early College Awareness (ECA) Program February – July 2023
Module # 1 – February 25	Module # 11 – May 6
Module # 2 – March 4	Module # 12 – May 13
Module # 3 – March 11	Module # 13 – May 20
Module # 4 – March 18	Module # 14 – May 27
Module # 5 – March 25	Module # 15 – June 3
Module # 6 – April 1	Module # 16 – June 10
Module # 7 – April 8	Module # 17 – June 17
Module # 8 – April 15	Module # 18 – June 24
Module # 9 – April 22	Module 19 – July 1
Module # 10 – April 29	Module 20 – July 8

SAMPLE READING SELECTIONS

English for Adult Learners Sample Reading Selections

The Short Story

Module # 1 – The Fish Story by Mary Lou Brooks

Module # 2 – The Richer the Poorer by Dorothy West

Module # 3 – After Twenty Years by O. Henry

Module # 4 – Nadia the Willful by Sue Alexander

Module # 5 – Thank You, M’am by Langston Hughes

Poetry

Module # 6 – Dreams by Langston Hughes

Module # 7 – I AM Nobody Who Are You? / A Word by Emily Dickinson

Module # 8 – There Is No Word for Goodbye by Mary Tall Mountain

Module # 9 – The Boy and the Wolf

Module # 10 – If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking by Emily Dickinson

The Novel

Module # 11 – The Novel: – Hatchet by Gary Paulsen – Introduction

Module # 12 – The Novel: – Hatchet by Gary Paulsen – Part 1 Chapter 1 – 7

Module # 13 – The Novel: – Hatchet by Gary Paulsen – Part 1 Chapter 8 – 15

Module # 14 – The Novel: – Hatchet by Gary Paulsen  – Part 1 Chapter 16 – Epilogue

Non-fiction

Module # 15 – Letter:– A Mother’s Words

Module # 16 – Survey:- Teen Reading Survey

Module # 17 – Narrative Non-fiction :- A Dream of Freedom

Module # 18 – Speech/ Interviews:- Educating Sons

Module # 19 – Essay:- Us and Them by David Sedaris

Module # 20 – Speech – No Thought of Reward by MawiAsgedom