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NYC English Software App correlations to standardized English Tests, international standards, and instructional methods and modalities. Correlations included: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) International English Language Testing System (ILETS) Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

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NYCEnglishSoftwareAppcorrelationstostandardizedEnglishTests,internationalstandards,andinstructionalmethodsandmodalities.

Correlationsincluded:

• TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TOEFL)

• TestofEnglishforInternationalCommunication(TOEIC)

• InternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem(ILETS)

• TeachersofEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages(TESOL)

• CommonEuropeanFrameworkofReferenceforLanguages(CEFR)

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TableofContents

Section1–NYCEnglishSoftwareAppIntroduction

Section2–CorrelationtoTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TOEFL)

Section3–CorrelationtoTestofEnglishforInternationalCommunication(TOEIC)

Section4–CorrelationtoInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem(ILETS)

Section5–CorrelationtoTeachersofEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages(TESOL)

Section6–CorrelationtoCommonEuropeanFrameworkofReferenceforLanguages(CEFR)

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Section1–NYCEnglishSoftwareAppIntroduction

The NYC English Software App is a cloud-based program that uses research-based pedagogy to provide English

LanguageLearners[ELLs]self-pacedEnglishlanguageinstruction.

The instructional content is divided into three levels: Beginner Conversation, Intermediate Conversation, and

Advanced Conversation. Each of those categories has 30 themes—90 in total—providing instruction organized

aroundacommonideatocontextualizelearning.

Eachthemeiscomprisedof language instruction,usagedemonstration,practiceexercises,andassessmenttools.

Incombination, themethodology is immersive innature,concurrently teachingthesixkeyelementsof language

acquisition:reading,writing,grammar,speaking,pronunciation,andlisteningcomprehension.

TheNYCEnglishSoftwareApphasavarietyofuser features that increase the rateof learning, improve student

engagement,andenhancethelearningexperience.Theseinclude:

• Lessonswithfullcolorgraphics,audioforallinstruction,textonscreen,andanativelanguagetranslation

• Morethan900high-definitioninteractivevideoswithnaturalconversationscenes

• Voicerecognitionsoftwarethatprovideslearnersinstantfeedbackontheirpronunciation

• Progressandstatusdashboardsforteachers,administrators,andstudents

• Built-indictionaryforinstantworddefinitions

• Interactivetestsandpracticeexercises

• Self-paced,modularlearningcontentthatissequencedandrepeatable

• InstructionanddemonstrationprovidedbynativeEnglishspeakers

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Section2–CorrelationtoTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TOEFL)

ThefollowingcolumnsareorganizedtoprovidecomparisonwiththeTOEFLstructure.

TOEFLhasfourcomponents:Listening,Reading,Writing,andSpeaking.

TOEFLTESTSECTIONS NYCENGLISHMETHODOLOGY

Reading

• 3-5samplepassagesfrom

academictexts,

approximately700words

inlength

• 12-14questionsper

passage

NYCEnglishhasreadingcomponentswoventhroughoutthe90Themes.Eachthemecontainsa

minimumoftwoexercisemodulesallowingstudentstopracticetheirreadingskillsinvarious

formats.

Additionally,NYCEnglishhasvariousplacementtests,whichcontaintextsandpassagesfortesting

purposes.

Readingtextsincludequestion/answer,descriptive,cause/effect,persuasive,andnarrative.Users

readandrespondtopassageseitherverballyorwithawrittenresponse.Usersreadallvocabulary,

texts,andgrammaravailable.

Listening

• 6–9passages,each

containing5–6questions

NYCEnglishhas90themeswithatleast10moduleseach.Eachmodulecontainslistening

componentswithtexts,monologues,nativeEnglishspeakers,andwritingcomponents.

Exercisesineachthemearecomprisedoflisteningcomponentsinwhichstudentsanswerspecific

questionsrelatedtothetheme.Therearetwosetsofexercisesperthemewhichshowvarioustypes

oflisteningstrategies.

NYCEnglishoffersvoiceanalyzationallowingtheusertorecordsentencesandvocabularywords

andreceiveinstantfeedbackonpronunciationandenunciation.

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TOEFLTESTSECTIONS NYCENGLISHMETHODOLOGY

Speaking

• 6tasks

• Example:speakingtaskin

responsetomaterialsread

orheard

NYCEnglishhasthreesuites:BeginningConversation(30Themes),IntermediateConversation(30

Themes)andAdvancedConversation(30Themes),whichcontainspeakingcomponentsthroughout

eachtheme,ofteninresponsetosomethingheard.

NYCEnglishoffersvoiceanalyzationallowingtheusertorecordsentencesandvocabularywords

andreceiveinstantfeedbackonpronunciationandenunciation.

Studentsareprovidedanunlimitednumberofattempts.

Writing

• 2tasks• Example:tasktowritearesponsetoreadingpassage

TheIntermediateandAdvancedConversationthemescontainwritingprompts.Thelearnerhearstheprompt,seesanexampleoftheprompt,andisaskedtowriteabouttheprompt.Theuserhasfiveopportunitiestosubmitaproperessay.Essaysincludevarioustypes:narrative,descriptive,persuasive,andargumentative.NYCEnglishstaffteachersreviewand/orcorrectwhatthestudentsubmits.

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Section3–CorrelationtoTestofEnglishforInternationalCommunication(TOEIC)

TheprimaryTOEICexamsarecomprisedoftwoseparatetests:

1–TOEICListeningandReading

200multiplechoiceitemsdividedevenlybetweeneachsection.Testtakersreceivesperatescoresforthelistening

and reading sections, each on a scale from 5-495 points. They are totaled together for an aggregate test score

rangingfrom10-990points

2–TOEICSpeakingandTOEICWriting

Test takersreceiveseparatescores foreachtest,andtheymaytakeonewithout theother.Eachtest receivesa

scorerangingfrom0-200.TesttakersaregroupedineightproficiencylevelsforSpeakingandnineforWriting.

TOEICTEST/SECTIONS NYCENGLISHMETHODOLOGY

Listening

• 100questions

• Example:Multiplechoice

questionsfollowingthe

viewing/hearingofrecorded

presentation

NYCEnglishhas90quizzesandtestsforeachtheme,whichapplyvariousmethodsforthelearner

torespondtocriticalthinkingandapplicationquestions.

Additionally,ineachthemeNYCEnglishtestsvocabularywordsandgrammarusage.

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TOEICTEST/SECTIONS NYCENGLISHMETHODOLOGY

Reading

• 100questions

• Example:Identificationof

missingwordinasentence

NYCEnglishhas90quizzesandtestsforeachthemewhichtesttherecognitionanduseofkey

vocabularywordsandgrammarusageincontext.

Further,eachmodulecontainsverbalinstructionaccompaniedbywrittentexttohelpthelearner

improvewordrecognition,spelling,usage,andsentencestructure.

Reading

• 100questions

• Example:Identificationof

missingwordinasentence

NYCEnglishhas90quizzesandtestsforeachthemewhichtesttherecognitionanduseofkey

vocabularywordsandgrammarusageincontext.

Further,eachmodulecontainsverbalinstructionaccompaniedbywrittentexttohelpthelearner

improvewordrecognition,spelling,usage,andsentencestructure.

SpeakingTest

• 11questions

• Example:Readingprepared

textaloud

Theinstructionalcontentandlearningmoduleswithineachthemecontainverbalinstruction

accompaniedbywrittentext,helpingthestudentlearnpronunciation,intonation,sentence

cohesionandsyllabicstress.

NYCEnglishoffersvoiceanalyzationallowingtheusertorecordsentencesandvocabularywords

andreceiveinstantfeedbackonarticulationandenunciation.Studentsareprovidedanunlimited

numberofattempts.

WritingTest

• 8questions

• Example:Writinganessay

expressingpersonalopinion

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Section4–CorrelationtoInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem(ILETS)

TheILETSexamhastwodifferentversions.

1–ILETSAcademic

For test takers who want to study at the University level in an English-speaking country, pursue specialized

education/training,ormeetthestandardsrequiredbyaprofessionorenployer.

2–ILETSGeneral

Fortesttakersseekingtowork,studyatasecondaryschool,ormigratetoanEnglish-speakingcountry.

The general format for both tests is the same. The primary distinction is in content and tasks, both of which

requireamoretechnicalunderstanding(e.g.,interpretatingachartorgraph)fortheILETSAcademicversion.

ILETSSECTIONS NYCENGLISHMETHODOLOGY

Listening• Testtakerslistentofourrecordedtexts,

monologues,andconversationsbyarangeof

nativespeakers,andwritetheiranswerstoa

seriesofquestions

• Examplerecording:Aconversationbetween

uptofourpeoplesetinaneducationalor

trainingcontext,e.g.auniversitytutoranda

studentdiscussinganassignment

NYCEnglishhas90Themeswithatleast10modulesineach.Each

modulecontainslisteningcomponentswithtexts,monologues,native

Englishspeakers,andwritingcomponents.

Exercisesineachthemecompriseoflisteningcomponentswhere

studentsanswerspecificquestionsrelatedtothetheme.

Therearetwosetsofexercisespertheme.

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ILETSSECTIONS NYCENGLISHMETHODOLOGY

Reading

• TheReadingsectionconsistsof40questions,designedtotestawiderangeofreadingskills.

• Thegeneraltestincludesextractsfrombooks,

magazines,advertisements,andother

materialsfoundonadailybasisinEnglish-

speakingenvironment.

• Theacademictestincludesthreelongtexts,

whichrangefromthedescriptiveandfactual

tothediscursiveandanalytical.Theseare

takenfrombooks,journals,magazinesand

newspapers.

NYCEnglishhasReadingcomponentsinterspersedthroughoutits

modules.Readingtextsincludequestion/answer,descriptive,

cause/effect,persuasive,andnarrative,tonameafew.

Studentsreadandrespondtopassageseitherverballyorwithawritten

response.

Usersreadallvocabulary,texts,andgrammaravailable.

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ILETSSECTIONS NYCENGLISHMETHODOLOGY

Speaking

TheSpeakingcomponentassessesthetest

taker’suseofspokenEnglish.Everytestis

digitallyrecordedandconsistsofthreeparts:

• Part1-Testtakersanswergeneralquestions

aboutthemselvesandarangeoffamiliar

topics,suchastheirhome,family,work,

studiesandinterests

• Part2-Testtakersaregivenabooklet,which

asksthemtotalkaboutaparticulartopic.

Theyhaveoneminutetopreparebefore

speakingforuptotwominutes.Theexaminer

mayaskoneortwoquestionsonthesame

topictofinishthispartofthetest

• Part3-Testtakersareaskedfurther

questionswhichareconnectedtothetopicin

Part2.Thesequestionsgivethecandidatean

opportunitytodiscussmoreabstractissues

andideas.Itisstructuredinsuchawaythat

doesnotallowtesttakerstorehearseset

responsesbeforehand

NYCEnglishhastwosuites(IntermediateConversationandAdvanced

Conversation),whichemphasizespeakingcomponentsthroughouteach

theme.NYCEnglishoffersavoiceanalyzerwhichallowsthestudentto

recordsentencesandvocabularywordsandanalyzeswhatwas

recorded.

Studentsreceiveimmediatefeedbackandanunlimitednumberof

attemptstogetthepronunciationcorrect.

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Section5–CorrelationtoTeachersofEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages(TESOL)

TheEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages(TESOLorESOL)testisdesignedtomeasurebasiclinguisticand

pedagogicalknowledgewithinthecontextofteachingESOLinelementaryorsecondaryschools.

TESOLhasfourdomains(listening,reading,writing,speaking)andfivelevelsoflanguageproficiency:

Level1–Starting

Level2–Emerging

Level3–Developing

Level4–Expanding

Level5–Bridging

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TESOLDOMAINS NYCENGLISHMETHODOLOGY

Reading

Englishlanguagelearnersprocess,interpret,and

evaluatewrittenlanguage,symbols,andtextwith

understandingandfluency.Learningtoreadina

secondlanguagemaybeenhancedorhinderedby

astudent’slevelofliteracyintheirnative

language.Studentswhohaveastrongfoundation

inreadingintheirfirstlanguagebringwiththem

skillsthatcanbereadilytransferredintheprocess

oflearningtoreadinEnglish.

NYCEnglishhasreadingcomponentsinsterspersedthroughoutits90themes.

Readingtextsincludequestion/answer,descriptive,cause/effect,persuasive,and

narrative.

Usersreadandrespondtopassageseitherverballyorwithawrittenresponse.

Usersreadallvocabulary,texts,andgrammaravailable.

NYCEnglishofferstwoexercisemodulesperthemewhichallowsstudentsto

practicetheirreadingskillsinvariousformats.Inadditiontoitscurriculum,NYC

Englishhasaplacementtestwhichcontainstextsandpassagesfortesting

purposes.

Listening

Listeningisanactiveskill.Byhighlightingan

assortmentoflisteningtasksacrossstandards,the

needtoinvolvestudentsinactivelisteningand

purposefullisteningskillsdevelopmentbecomes

clear.

NYCEnglishhas90themeswithatleast10modules.Eachmodulecontains

listeningcomponentswithtexts,monologues,nativeEnglishspeakers,andwriting

components.Exercisesineachthemecontainlisteningcomponentswhere

studentsanswerspecificquestionsrelatedtothetheme.Therearetwosetsof

exercisesperthemewhichshowvarioustypesoflisteningstrategies.

NYCEnglishoffersavoiceanalyzerallowingtheusertorecordsentencesand

voabularywordswhileanalyzingitscontents.Studentsreceiveimmediate

feedback.

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TESOLDOMAINS NYCENGLISHMETHODOLOGY

Speaking

Englishlanguagelearnersengageinoral

communicationinavarietyofofsituationsfora

varietyofpurposesandinawidespectrumof

settings.Aspartoftheoralcommunication,

studentsareconstantlyusinglanguagein

meanginfulinteractionwithothers.

EachofNYCEnglish’sthreesuitescontainspeakingcomponentsthroughteach

theme.

NYCEnglishoffersavoiceanalyzerallowingthestudenttorecordsentencesand

vocabularywordswhileanalyzingwhatwasrecorded.

Studentsreceiveimmediatefeedbackandanunlimitednumberofattempts.

Writing

Englishlangagelearnersusewritten

communicationforavarietyofpurposesand

audiences.Writingcanbeusedtoexpress

meaningthroughdrawing,symbols,ortext.

IntermediateandAdvancedConversationscontainwritingprompts.Thelearner

hearstheprompt,seesanexampleoftheprompt,andisaskedtowriteaboutthe

prompt.Theuserhasfiveopportunitiestosubmitaproperessay.Essaysinclude

varioustypes:narrative,descriptive,persuasive,argumentative.Theteachermay

writeand/orcorrectwhatthestudentsubmitseachtime.

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TESOLDOMAINS NYCENGLISHMETHODOLOGY

Level1–Starting

Atlevel1,studentsinitiallyhavelimitedorno

understandingofEnglish.TheyrarelyuseEnglishfor

communication.Theyrespondnonverballytosimple

commands,statements,andquestions.

Astheiroralcomprehensionincreases,theybeginto

imitatetheverbalizationsofothersbyusingsingle

wordsorsimplephrases,andtheybegintouseEnglish

spontaneously.Attheearlieststage,theselearners

constructmeaningfromthetextprimarilythough

illustrations,graphs,maps,andtables.

BeginningConversationisthefirstlevelinNYCEnglish.Ithas30themes

whichinclude8-12lessonsineach.Thebeginningthemeemphasizes

simplewordsandsentencestointroducethelearnertoeasyEnglishterms.

Learnersareabletopracticespeaking,reading,listening,atthislevel.

Picturesandgraphsassistthelearnertounderstandwordsandphrases

used.

Grammarandpronunciationareintroducedtoo,sothatthelearnerwill

begintobuildbasicknowledgeofsoundandwordconstruction.

NYCEnglishprovidesadditionalsupportbyprovidingNativeLanguage

Translation(NLT)withineachtheme.

Level2–Emerging

Atlevel2,studentscanunderstandphrasesandshort

sentences.Theycancommunicatelimitedinformation

insimpleeverydayandroutinesituationsbyusing

memorizedphrases,groupsofwords,andformulae.

Theycanuseselectedsimplestructurescorrectlybut

stillsystematicallyproducebasicerrors.Studentsbegin

tousegeneralacademicvocabularyandfamiliar

everydayexpressions.Errorsinwritingarepresentand

hindercommunication.

LearnersatthislevelcancontinuetouseBeginningConversationsbutmay

progresstowardhighermoduleswithmoreadvancedconcepts.

NYCEnglishprovidesavoiceanalyzerfeatureforlearnerstorecord

vocabularywordsandphrases.

Thecurriculumisscaffoldedsothatthelearnerencountersmoredifficult

componentsasthelearnerprogressesthorughthethemes.

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TESOLDOMAINS NYCENGLISHMETHODOLOGY

Level3–Developing

Atlevel3,studetnsunderstandmorecomplex

speechbutstillmayrequiresomerepetition.

TheyuseEnglishspontaneouslybutmayhave

difficultyexpressingalltheirthoughtsduetoa

restrictedvocabularyandalimitedcommandof

languagestructure.

Studentsatthislevelspeakinsimplesentences,

whicharecomprehensibleandappropriate,but

whicharefrequentlymarkedbygrammatical

errors.Proficiencyinreadingmayvary

considerably.

Studentsaremostsuccessfulconstructing

meaningfromtextsforwhichtheyhave

backgroundknowledgeuponwhichtobuild.

IntermediateConversationsisthesecondlevelinNYCEnglish.Ithas30thems

whichinclude10-15lessonsineach.Itisalsocomprisedofmorecomplexterms

andsentences.

Learnersareabletopracticespeaking,reading,andlisteningatthislevel.

Continuousthoughoutthisthemearepictures,graphics,grammar,and

pronunciation.

NYCEnglishintroducesthewritingcomponentwherelearnersread,listen,and

practicefromaprompt.

NativeLanguageTranslationisalsoavailableinthistheme.

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TESOLDOMAINS NYCENGLISHMETHODOLOGY

Level4–Expanding

Atlevelfour,astudent’slanguageskillsare

adequateformostday-to-daycommunication

needs.TheycommunicateinEnglishinnewand

unfamiliarsettingsbuthaveoccassionaldifficulty

eithcomplexstructureandabstractconcepts.

Studentsmayreadwithconsiderablefluencyand

areabletolocateandidentifyspecificfactswithin

atext.However,theymaynotunderstandtextsin

whichtheconceptsarepresentedina

cecontextualizedmanner,thesentencestructure

iscomplex,orthevocabularyisabstract,

technical,orcolloquial.

Theycanreadindependentlybutmayhave

occassionalcomprehensionproblems,especially

whenprocessinggrade-levelinformation.

LearnerscontinuetouseIntermediateConversationsandmayprogressthrough

thethirdlevel,AdvancedConversation.Theadvancedmodulehas30themes

whichinclude12-18lessonsineach.

Italsocontainsmoreadvancedvocabulary,writingprompts,andpronunciation.

Learerswillhearconversationlinesatnormaltofasterpacethanprevious

modules.

Learnerscanrecordanswersandwriteresponseswitheverythingbeingrecorded

ontheirdashboards.

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TESOLDOMAINS NYCENGLISHMETHODOLOGY

Level5–Bridging

Atlevelfive,studentscanexpressthemselves

fluentlyandspontaneouslyonawiderangeof

personal,general,academic,orsocialtopicsina

varietyofcontexts.

Theyarepoisedtofunctioninanenvironment

withnativespeakingpeerswithminimallanguage

supportroguidance.

Studentshaveagoodcommandoftechnicaland

academcivocabularyaswellofidiomatic

expresstionsandcolloqualisms.

Theycanproduceclear,flowing,wel-structured

textsfodiffereinglengthsanddegreesof

linguisticcomplexity.Errorsareminimal,difficult

tospot,andgenerallycorrectedwhentheyoccur.

NYCEnglish’shighestandmostdifficultlevelisAdvancedConversation.It

contains30themsewith12-18lessonsineach.

Whileitmimicsthepreviousmodulesinstructureandmethodology,itscontent

ismorechallenging.Vocabulary,writingprompts,grammarandpronunciation

lessonsarebasedonpreviousknowledge.

Wordsarespokenatanormalconversationpace.Nativelanguagetranslations

arenolongeravailable,however,thelearnercanwatchthevideosandhear

wordsasmanytimesasneeded.

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Section6–CorrelationtoCommonEuropeanFrameworkofReferenceforLanguages(CEFR)

TheCEFRdescribesforeignlanguageproficiencyatsixlevels:A1andA2,B1andB2,C1andC2.

Based on empirical research andwidespread consultation, this schememakes it possible to compare tests and

examinations across languages and national boundaries. It also provides a basis for recognizing language

qualificationsandthusfacilitatingeducationalandoccupationalmobility.

It was designed to provide a transparent, coherent and comprehensive basis for the elaboration of language

syllabusesandcurriculumguidelines,thedesignofteachingandlearningmaterials,andtheassessmentofforeign

languageproficiency.

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LEVELGROUP

LEVEL DESCRIPTION NYCENGLISHCONTENT

A1

Breakthrough

orbeginner

• Canunderstandandusefamiliareveryday

expressionsandverybasicphrasesaimedatthe

satisfactionofneedsofaconcretetype

• Canintroducethemselvesandothersandcanaskand

answerquestionsaboutpersonaldetailssuchas

wheretheylive,peopletheyknowandthingsthey

have

• Caninteractinasimplewayprovidedtheother

persontalksslowlyandclearlyandispreparedto

help

BeginningConversation

Lesson1:Greetingothers

Lesson2:Askingpersonalquestions

Lesson5:Describingmyhouse

Lesson6:Describingpublicplaces

AlllessonscontainNativeEnglishand

everydayexpressions.

A

BasicUser

A2

Waystageor

elementary

• Canunderstandsentencesandfrequentlyused

expressionsrelatedtoareasofmostimmediate

relevance(e.g.verybasicpersonalandfamily

information,shopping,localgeography,employment)

• Cancommunicateinsimpleandroutinetasks

requiringasimpleanddirectexchangeofinformation

onfamiliarandroutinematters

• Candescribeinsimpletermsaspectsoftheir

background,immediateenvironmentandmattersin

areasofimmediateneed

BeginningConversation

Lesson3:Talkingaboutmyfamily

Lesson8:Describingothers

Lesson15:Gettingaroundthecommunity

Lesson14:Askingforandgiving

AlllessonscontainNativeEnglishand

everydayexpressions.

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LEVELGROUP

LEVEL DESCRIPTION NYCENGLISHCONTENT

B1

Thresholdor

intermediate

• Canunderstandthemainpointsofclearstandard

inputonfamiliarmattersregularlyencounteredin

work,school,leisure,etc.

• Candealwithmostsituationslikelytoarisewhile

travellinginanareawherethelanguageisspoken

• Canproducesimpleconnectedtextontopicsthatare

familiarorofpersonalinterest

• Candescribeexperiencesandevents,dreams,hopes

andambitionsandbrieflygivereasonsand

explanationsforopinionsandplans

BeginningConversation

Lesson2:Askingpersonalquestions

Lesson3:Talkingaboutmyfamily

Lesson7:Jobsandprofessions

Lesson17:Hobbiesandinterests

AdvancedConversation2

Lesson6:Television

Lesson7:Movies

Lesson11:PublicEducation

AdvancedConversation3

Theme1:MarriageandFamily

Theme6:Business

BIndependent

user

B2

Vantageor

upper

intermediate

• Canunderstandthemainideasofcomplextexton

bothconcreteandabstracttopics,includingtechnical

discussionsintheirfieldofspecialization

• Caninteractwithadegreeoffluencyandspontaneity

thatmakesregularinteractionwithnativespeakers

quitepossiblewithoutstrainforeitherparty

• Canproduceclear,detailedtextonawiderangeof

subjectsandexplainaviewpointonatopicalissue

givingtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofvarious

options

AdvancedConversation1Theme1:TalkingAboutExtendedFamily

AdvancedConversation3Theme1:MarriageandFamily

Theme6:Business

Theme8:AirportsandAirTravel

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LEVELGROUP

LEVEL DESCRIPTION NYCENGLISHCONTENT

C1

Effective

operational

proficiencyor

advanced

• Canunderstandawiderangeofdemanding,longer

clauses,andrecognizeimplicitmeaning

• Canexpressideasfluentlyandspontaneously

withoutmuchobvioussearchingforexpressions

• Canuselanguageflexiblyandeffectivelyforsocial,

academicandprofessionalpurposes

• Canproduceclear,well-structured,detailedtexton

complexsubjects,showingcontrolleduseof

organizationalpatterns,connectorsandcohesive

devices

AdvancedConversation2

Lesson5:MusicandMusical

Instruments

Lesson6:Television

Lesson7:Movies

AdvancedConversation2

Theme2:DescribingPersonalities

Theme7:Movies

CProficient

user

C2

Masteryor

proficiency

• Canunderstandwitheasevirtuallyeverythingheard

orread

• Cansummarizeinformationfromdifferentspoken

andwrittensources,reconstructingargumentsand

accountsinacoherentpresentation

• Canexpressthemselvesspontaneously,veryfluently

andprecisely,differentiatingfinershadesofmeaning

eveninthemostcomplexsituations

BeginningConversationandAdvancedConversationI,II,andIIIcontainopportunitiesforstudentstouseits

voiceanalyzerwhenspeakingspecific

textsandvocabulary.

AdvancedConversationI,II,andIIIContaintextsaboutvarioustopics.

Writingpromptsaregivenbasedonthe

texts.Studentsareaskedtowrite

narrative,persuasive,and/ordescriptive

responses.Exercisesineachtheme

allowtheopportunityforstudentsto

converseandexplorevarioustopics.