Novii Classes:

Students at Novii meet one-on-one with an American high schooler to design a language learning plan best fit to their needs and goals. Ultimately, our goal is to encourage students to critically engage with their English studies and the social sciences. Classes are geared towards elementary and middle school age students with prior English experience. Students need not be fluent, but classes are conducted 100% in the target language. Classes are virtually held over Zoom for 30 min, 45 min, or 60 min.

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Beginner Level:

• Reading picture books and simple chapter books with American buddies

• Learn and note new vocabulary

• Converse with buddies to improve fluency and cross-cultural understanding

 

Intermediate Level:

• Small research/presentation projects on historical and current events

• Read and discuss novels like Harry Potter, The Giver, etc.

• Learn 5 sentence paragraph structure

• Introduce and discuss literary technique like characters, conflict, setting, etc.

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Advanced Level:​​

• Learn 5 paragraph essay structure

• Analytical presentations on topics like feminism, colonization/de-colonization, and disease. 

• Analyze texts from Greek mythology

• Introduce figurative language like metaphors, similes, and personification

• Read and discuss poetry

• Write compare and contrast essays

• Learn how to write and workshop a thesis statement

*Advanced students often choose to study middle school level science with their tutors as part of their English learning. Students in this program will also make posters, conduct investigations, and research science in the target language in addition to the social studies-based classes.

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