Lord Byng Secondary ESL Department
- Staff
- Interims and Report Cards
- Information About Lord Byngs ESL Program
- Movement from ESL into Regular
- How Parents Can Help
Lord Byng Secondary ESL Department
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Ms. N. Wai is the ESL Department Head.
Mr. J. Rutley is the Vice Principal in charge of ESL
The following teachers are specialists in their subject area below
ESL Science |
ESL Socials |
Transitional Socials |
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ESL Writing |
ELC Junior |
ELC Senior |
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ESL Literature |
Transitional English |
Interims and Report Cards
- Interim Reports (Chinese)
- Interim Reports (Korean)
- Anecdotal Reports (Chinese)
- Anecdotal Reports (Korean)
- Interim Reports allow teachers to inform you and your son/ daughter about his/her work habits, absences, and lates. Warnings of students failing or receiving a bad grade are usually given at this time. Interims come out the after the first month of every term. Teachers may also send extra interims at any time.
- Interim Reports allow teachers to inform you and your son/ daughter about his/her work habits, absences, and lates. Warnings of students failing or receiving a bad grade are usually given at this time. Interims come out the after the first month of every term. Teachers may also send extra interims at any time.
- While each student will receive grades and credit for their course, most ESL courses are non-credit. Instead, parents and students will receive anecdotal and prescriptive feedback about their current reading, writing and oral abilities for ESL Science, ESL SS, ESL Lit, ESL Writing, and ELC
- Parent/Teacher Interviews are on end of term 1 and term 2. Please come and meet all your ESL teachers as well as teachers in your child's other courses such as PE, Math, Planning 10, and electives with graduation credits
Information About Lord Byngs ESL Program
- Students are divided up into three groups: Level 1- beginners and lower intermediates; Level 2/3- upper intermediates and advance, and Level 4 transitional.
- All ESL students in level 1 take ESL Science, ESL Socials Studies, ESL Literature, and ESL Writing + 4 Courses at students' grade level: Math, P.E. and 2 electives (Art, Music, Technical Studies, Home Economics, Computer Studies; or Drama). All elective courses listed above at the Gr 10 to 12 level will result in graduation credits upon completion and count towards the high school graduation Dogwood diploma issued by the BC Ministry of Education. Thus all ESL students can earn credit for graduation as soon as they enter Lord Byng.
- Once a student is reading at a grade 3.5 reading level, he/she is integrated into Science within his/her grade. For example, an ESL Science student in grade 8 will go into Science 8 within the school year. If he/she does not move within the school year, he/ she must succeed in ESL Science in order to enter Science 9 next year
- Once a student is able to read at a grade 5 or 6 level and receives a 2.5-3/6 on a writing assessment within the school year, he/she will enter Transitional Courses. If a student has strong reading and writing assessments, he/she will move to both Transitional Socials studies and Transitional English; however, if a student is weak in assessments and/or in work/learning habits, he/she may not enter Transitional English.
- Students who enter Transitional English will also take ELC which are higher level English courses in readiness to enter regular English. Students who move but who cannot cope with the level of English required will move to a level which will enable him/her to learn
- Students will enter English 8, 9 or 10 once he/she is either reading at grade level or at least 2 grade levels below their grade level. For example, if a grade 8 ESL student enters Lord Byng reading at Grade 7, he/she will be integrated into En 8 right away. ESL students who enter regular English will be given a support block in English called ELC.
- Depending on how the ESL student progresses in English, he/she may be required to continue in their current ESL program or he/she may enter a higher level. Students who are still weak in ELC may take ELC again the following year.
Movement from ESL into Regular
- Readiness to leave ESL: reading level is approximately grade 5 ; writing is a pass on cross-grade writing exams in November and February.
- Readiness to leave Transitional: reading level is closer to grade level, 3.5/4 on cross-grade writing exam, strong pass on final grade 10 exam, and strong independent learning work habits. Students also need to be able to make a hold an academic discussion and/or give an oral presentation for an extended period of time
- Students typically spend 2-3 years in ESL + 1-2 years in transitional. It is not unusual for students who come in with very limited English to spend an additional 1-2 years in ESL. A new language takes students up to 7 years to attain fluency. Grade twelve students who do not have enough reading and writing ability to enter Social Studies or English Language Arts may opt to enter Adult Education in order to finish their high school credits and receive the Dogwood diploma from the Ministry of Education which will enable him/her to gain access to post-secondary colleges and universities.
- Every year, 2 Reading assessments are done: one in the first week of September and one in the March. The September reading assessments test returning ESL students and give new students an opportunity to prove their strength. These assessments are used to move ESL students if they are ready.
- 2 Writing Assessment are done per years: November and February. These writing assessments are also used to move ESL students if they are ready.
Clubs Pertinent to International Students and ESL Students
- Korean Cultural Club- for all Korean ESL, Immigrant, Canadian and any individual who is interested in the Korean culture. Meets in A207 Bi monthly. Organised Field Trips and Activities. It is student run, sponsored and supported by Ms Wai.
- International Club- For all International Students throughout the school. Mainly for activities and school board field trips. Organised by Ms Wai.
- Byng Busy Bees- For all new immigrant Chinese students and their parents. Organised by Ms Janet Chung- Settlement Worker at Byng.
- Other Clubs- Chinese Cultural Club, Helping Hands, Environment Club. Avolution, Business Club; Ski and Snow Board Club,Student Council, Grad Committee ( for Gr 12's), Conversation Club, plus others..