ESL CURRICULUM GUIDE: A resource for teachers

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Version 3 -July 2011
ESL Department
Review Committee: John Bryant, Ryan de la Vega, Deborah Fuqua,
Gayle Hall, Linda Hargrove, Daniel Murray, Meredith Tait
Compiled by Portia La Ferla& Karla Frizler

This curriculum guide is the product of a committee of Torrance Adult School ESL teachers who met to review and update the TAS ESL Course outlines to align them with the ESL programmatic learning outcomes developed during WASC accreditation meetings. The committee decided to move from competency based
outlines to outlines based on the California Model Standards for ESL. The content was updated to incorporate basic computer literacy, integrated academic skills at all levels, and 21st Century learning skills.