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T\K American Language Course (ALC) is J comprehensive, mullilevel language program English for voeational and profesional ptirposes h fc designed primarily for imensive English Innguage trainiíijT m a classroom sctiin-L bul can casi I y be adíipsed tbr ílouer-pacctl insiruciitin The ALC's curriculum ha* hücii dcveloped by ihe Defense Language [nslilule English Languase Cenler(DL1ELC). which is u US De pan me nE oí" De Tense school underihe operalional contiol nf iheUS AirFfiTcc. The primary focus of ihe ALC is lo provide a language curriculum for EL diverse imemuiiünal military populación. To fhal cnd thc coune includcs noionly general English topic^ bul also mililary lopicsof a general naiure highligmmg ihe Eypical latí;.1 - , mihtaiy personnel will encounler in ihcirprofcssiona] :md vocaliíinal cárter flclds. The ALC has, hu^evcr, also hccn very íuccessfully used in non-militar}1 leaining environmenis and in US high schuols wilh immigranl studenl

Course componente
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ALC Book í; Scope and Sequence, Lessons 1-5
Lesson Vocabulary Funclions Grammatical Slruetuias Sküls

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TTie cíassroom > Vocabulary for the cíassroom > Numbers 0 - 20 > AlphabetA-G

*• Greetmg and leavelaking > Introducing yourself or someoneel se > Askirip abouF classroom ítems

This is a fnouol. *- lths a (noünl. > my/yojr > th'S/thal > What's Ihis? > Wnat's Ihat? > What's your ñame? *• IVyou > his/her > plurals >- Ihese/tbose > Wh al are t hese? > Whalarethose? >- What's his ñame?

*- Responding to commands and requesls f- Identifying syllables > Mimicking wordand se menee inTonaTion

2 ^—

BQÜ'S a barber. - Talkingaboutiobs >Numbers21 -100 > Alpnabet H - P > Spelling ñames and words

^ InTroductions > Asking the ñames of other people

. Responding to negalive commands f- Identifying syllables *. Mimiching sentence mlonalion

3
- American money > Alphabel O - Z

> Asking lor and givmg >• Pro no u ns: he, sha. personal dala Ihey, we, you >- Negalive senté nc^s > Yes/no queslions > Short answers

>Identifying syllables > Mimicking senlence mlonalion

4

Today is Thurstiay. - The ruñe of day *- Daysof The weeK

> Asking lorlhe time and the day oí the week

> Yes/no queslions >- Long answers H Place prepQsitions: on, in, under -- Time preposilion al

^ Edentifying syllables >• Identifying word stress patterns

5

Fteview Lesson 5 reviews alf vocabulary and slruclures Introduced inLessons 1 - 4.

AMERICAN LANGUAGE

Notes to the Student
The American Language Course focuses on four componcnts of language acquisition: vocabulory, gratnmar, languoge functionz, and skills. • The lessons present vocabulary (individual words as well as expressions) that the learner needs to understand and use in order to communicate effectively ín EngJish. Each new lesson builds on the...