Relocation Syllabus
SAMPLE SYLLABUS – RELOCATION
WHO IS THIS SYLLABUS SUITABLE FOR?
This Relocation syllabus is suitable for second language learners who are planning to move to another country for domestic or corporate reasons and want to integrate themselves into the wider community.
APPROACH
Actual course content and training format will be tailor-made after a process of consultation. The sample outline below gives an idea of what may be covered. The language levels are based on the Common European Framework.
SAMPLE COURSE OUTLINE
Level A1-B1 (Beginner – Lower-Intermediate Level)
1. Communicative/Thematic Content
- Talking about self & others, inc. family – key personal information
- Describing people – physical appearance, character
- Feelings & emotions
- Describing your job, asking about others
- Numbers – cardinal, ordinal, common fractions
- Travel – local transport systems
- Directions – asking/giving
- Eating & drinking – common vocabulary, restaurants, bars
- Health/illness – common symptoms, emergencies
- Time – dates, timetables, making appointments
- Using the phone – common expressions
- Daily Routines – common activities, personal/work
- Houses/homes – rooms, buildings, furniture, renting property
- Schools – local school system, staff, subjects
- Hotels – booking, typical conversations
- Leisure time – arts, sport, social
- The weather – climate, temperature, forecasts, change
- Shopping – shops, people, common expressions
- Money – types, bills, accounts, banks
2. Key functional content
- Asking for information, e.g. opening a bank account
- Asking for help
- Expressing ideas & opinions
- Making comparisons, e.g. on life in different countries
- Issuing and responding to invitations
- Conversational strategies
- Register – formal vs. informal
- Giving information clearly
- Giving advice, making suggestions
- Telling stories and anecdotes
- Making small talk
3. Pronunciation
- Key sounds/phonemes
- Word and sentence stress & intonation
- Common Problems
4. Structural Content / Grammar
- Tenses: present & past (walk verb in its base form/ irregular verb walked)
- Perfect aspect: progressive & perfective (be + ing/ have + been past participle)
- Modal Verb structures: use of modals in discourse (I think I may…)
- Imperatives: the base form of the verb typically used to issue orders (stop!)
- If-sentences & hypothesizing
- Reporting speech
- Word order
- Building longer sentences
5. Non-thematic Vocabulary
- Complex prepositions: phrasal & mixed types (over & above)
- Linking words: (because, so, however, therefore, etc.)
- Word-building (prefix and suffix patterns)
- Common business related idioms (to pull one’s socks up)
6. Cultural content
- Everyday conventions: greetings, time-keeping, making phone calls, meals, etc
- Body language and gestures
- National traditions/customs & culture
- ‘Do’s & Taboos’
- Intercultural Communication
- Business Culture
- Social Life