Swift Program

At this level, students will demonstrate understanding of simple written words and sentences using phonemic awareness, context, and visual cues. They'll identify and write simple words and phrases using basic writing conventions, listen, recall, and respond appropriately to classroom instructions and simple oral statements, and use simple grammatical principles including the simple present, imperatives, yes/no questions, wh-questions, pronouns, and simple adverbs.

Students should understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases, introduce themselves and others, ask and answer questions about personal details, interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Students at this level can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance. They can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.

Students can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. They can deal with most situations likely to arise while traveling in an area where the language is spoken.

Students must have advanced vocabulary skills and the ability to search for information using various resources. They should be able to take detailed notes, recognize structured presentations, provide feedback, understand internet-based functions for research, present information effectively, produce a structured essay, organize ideas using diagrams, paraphrase ideas, understand idiomatic expressions, analyze video media content, and express personal opinions with complex verbal expression and presentation techniques.

At this level, students can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning. They can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. They can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional purposes and can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects.

This level signifies mastery, allowing students to understand virtually everything heard or read with ease. They can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts coherently. Students at this level can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently, and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations.

Yes, all students are required to take a placement test to determine their appropriate level.