Unified English Academy's Life Skills Program is the perfect starting point for students in the beginning stages of their English language studies. Beginning English Life Skills introduces students to the fundamental building blocks of the English language and prepares them for higher level language classes of any type (Life Skills, Academia, Business). Students seeking proficiency in conversational English and social interactions will find practical and necessary communication skills for life in America through the Intermediate English Life Skills path. Completion of UEA's Life Skills program prepares students for real-world interactions with Financial Guidance and Career Counseling offered to graduates.  

Beginning English  

Our Beginning English Life Skills course focuses on the most basic English fundamentals. These courses support the foundational English communication skills development of non-English speaking adult learners. Students are introduced to the alphabet, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and practice common verbal and nonverbal social interactions while developing reading and listening comprehension for real-world contexts. Students who complete the Beginning English course sequence and are primarily interested in developing their language skills for social interactions can continue their studies in our Intermediate English Life Skills classes.

Life Skills 1

This introductory course equips students with the basic language tools necessary for foreign language skill acquisition. Students are acquainted with the English alphabet and the cardinal numbers. Lesson plans focus on simple and common verbal and nonverbal social interactions. Recognition of common words and phrases is emphasized through reading and writing practice.  

CASAS Scaled Score: 180 and below
Duration: 8 weeks 
Tuition: $250/month

Life Skills 2

Life Skills 2 begins introducing basic supporting language structures into instruction. Recognition of ordinal numbers and sequence words is emphasized. Students practice using, giving and following simple directions, including clear and appropriate pronunciation. Lessons plans focus on reading and writing for common social contexts, while increasing the student's listening comprehension and phonemic awareness. 

CASAS Scaled Score: 181-190
Duration: 8 weeks 
Tuition: $250/month

Life Skills 3

In the conclusion of Beginning English Life Skills, students will have increased their listening comprehension and verbal response within conversations and familiar contexts, as well as their phonemic awareness during reading. Basic parts of speech and grammar are incorporated into instruction. Lesson plans emphasize reading comprehension and fluency skills in short texts and writing and dictation for a variety of common social contexts. 

CASAS Scaled Score: 191-200
Duration: 8 weeks 
Tuition: $250/month

Intermediate English

Our Intermediate English Life Skills courses continue building on the foundation of the English language introduced in the Beginning English Life Skills curriculum. Students further develop their listening and reading comprehension, analyzing context clues and tonal cues. The mechanics of speech and grammar are incorporated into each lesson, as students practice engaging in communication in a variety of life settings, utilizing clear and appropriate pronunciation.   

Life Skills 1

At the Intermediate Level, Life Skills students practice recognizing vocabulary specific to their life needs. Listening comprehension lessons include analyzing context clues and tonal cues. Reading comprehension and fluency skills increase as students develop the depth of their vocabulary responses within conversations, decode context clues during reading, and dictate for a variety of common social contexts with increased grammatical fluency. 

CASAS Scaled Score: 201-210
Duration: 8 weeks 
Tuition: $250/month

Life Skills 2

Continuing at the Intermediate Level sees students identifying main ideas from oral and written communications, correctly following written directions, and further developing their reading comprehension and fluency skills. This course introduces the dictionary and other tools as student resources for accessing information, and builds on the sophistication of writing and dictation skills introduced in Level 1. 

CASAS Scaled Score: 211-220
Duration: 8 weeks 
Tuition: $250/month

Life Skills 3

In the final Life Skills course, students develop their note taking skills and written communication techniques using appropriate technologies and grammatical fluency. Idioms and subtleties of oral communication are incorporated into instruction. Students use everyday texts and resources to locate and interpret information with increased communication and retelling in a variety of life settings. 

CASAS Scaled Score: 211-220
Duration: 8 weeks 
Tuition: $250/month