(click on the module heading to reveal a lesson by lesson breakdown)

1. LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS

• The Nature of Language
• Language in Social Settings
• Project: Recognizing In-Language
• The Functions of Language
• Project: Using Responsible Language
• Quiz 1: Language
• Nonverbal Communication
• Project: Recognizing Nonverbal Behavior
• The Functions of Nonverbal Communication
• Types of Nonverbal Communication
• Project: Ethics and Impressions
• Competent Nonverbal Communication
• Project: Observing Nonverbal Communication
• Quiz 2: Nonverbal Communication
• The Listening Process
• Listening Styles
• Project: Using Listening Styles
• Listening Barriers
• Project: Listening Strategies
• Quiz 3: Listening
• Special Project
• Review
• Test
• Alternate Test
• Glossary and Credits

2. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

• Words That Signal Types of Organization
• Words That Express Feelings
• Essay: Words for Feelings
• Spelling Lesson 1: Using y and ou
• Quiz 1: Signal Words and Words for Feelings
• Formal, Informal, Nonstandard English
• Smooth and Clear Expression
• Essay: Informal/Formal English
• Spelling Lesson 2: Homonyms
• Quiz 2 Cumulative
• Subject-Verb Agreement in Number
• Form of Action Verbs
• Verb Tense: Past/Present/Future
• Direct Object
• Verbs Often Confused: Lie/Lay
• Verbs Often Confused: Sit/Set
• Verbs Often Confused: Rise/Raise
• Verbs Often Confused: Review
• Pronouns Often Confused
• Spelling Lesson 3: Past Tense Verbs
• Quiz 3: Cumulative
• Test
• Alternate Test
• Reference

3. DEVELOPMENT AND USAGE OF ENGLISH

• Development of Language: Origins and Dialects
• The Indo-European Family
• Spelling Lesson 1: General/Content Area
• Quiz 1: History of the English Language
• Word Classes--Nouns
• Personal and Possessive Pronouns
• Other Kinds of Pronouns
• Verbs
• Adjectives and Adverbs
• Project: Descriptive Paragraph
• Essay: Writing About an Event
• Spelling Lesson 2: General
• Quiz 2: Classification of Words
• Adjectives and Adjective Phrases
• Adverbs and Adverb Phrases
• Spelling Lesson 3: Adjectives and Adverbs
• Quiz 3: Cumulative
• Speaking Qualities
• Pitch/Accent/Pause
• Punctuating Pauses
• Test
• Alternate Test
• Reference

4. LEARNING AND USING STANDARD ENGLISH

• Acquiring a Language
• Essay: Natural Language and Standard English
• Learning a Standard
• Levels of Usage
• Essay: Levels of Standard English
• Quiz 1: Why Standard English?
• Making a Dictionary
• Anatomy of a Dictionary
• Project: Dictionary Comparison
• Quiz 2: Dictionaries: Guardians of the Standard
• Types of Written Standard English
• Technical Texts
• Informational Texts
• Literary Texts
• Essay: Writing Across Standard English
• Quiz 3: Varieties of Written Standard English
• Documentation
• Works Cited
• Parenthetical Citation
• Documentation Review
• Special Project
• Test: Learning and Using Standard English
• Alternate Test: Learning and Using Standard English
• Reference

5. UNDERSTANDING CLASSROOMS

• The Small Group
• Small Group Types and Formats
• Project: Brainstorming
• Organizations
• Quiz 1: Group Communication
• Factors Affecting Group Dynamics
• Individual Competence in Groups
• Problem Solving in Groups
• Quiz 2: Group Dynamics
• Leadership Styles
• Project: Identifying Leadership Styles
• Leadership Functions
• Project: Evaluating Group Effectiveness
• Quiz 3: Group Leadership and Evaluation
• Special Project
• Review
• Test
• Alternate Test
• Glossary and Credits

6. TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS

• Types of Interpersonal Relationships
• Relationship Stages
• Project: Applying Knapp's Relational Model
• Fluctuations in Relationship Development
• Quiz 1: Interpersonal Relationships
• Conversation
• Project: Are You a Good Conversationalist?
• Conversation Management
• Project: Practicing Cues
• The Basics of Conversational Competence
• Quiz 2: Interpersonal Communication: Conversation
• Etiquette for Introductions
• Project: Introductions
• Telephone Etiquette
• E-mail Etiquette
• Criticism
• Project: Expressing Yourself Politely
• Quiz 3: Etiquette for Interpersonal Communication
• Interviewing
• Preparing for an Interview
• Project: Preparing for a Job Interview
• Quiz 4: Interviewing
• Special Project
• Review
• Test
• Alternate Test
• Glossary and Credits