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 |