Adult Citizenship Education Sample Curriculum for a High Beginning ESL Level Course
Author: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Office of Citizenship
Subject Area: Citizenship/Immigration, LINCS Resources
Program Level: Professional Development
Material Type: Collection
Language: English
License: (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) For license summary click here

Abstract:

This publication outlines the components, structure, and process involved with creating an adult citizenship education curriculum for a High Beginning ESL level course.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Office of Citizenship (OoC) developed this sample curriculum to outline the components, structure, and process involved with creating an adult citizenship education curriculum. The curriculum is organized around thematic groupings of the U.S. Naturalization Civics Test (Civics Test) content and consists of four main components:
  • the curriculum abstract,
  • the scope and sequence,
  • the syllabus, and
  • unit assessments.
The curriculum is offered only as an example to help guide administrators and teachers as they develop their own curriculum. Each community-based organization has unique strengths, challenges, and constraints, and should develop an adult citizenship education curriculum that best fits the needs of its students, program, and community.
Benefits and Uses
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Office of Citizenship (OoC) developed this sample curriculum to outline the components, structure, and process involved with creating an adult citizenship education curriculum. The curriculum is organized around thematic groupings of the U.S. Naturalization Civics Test (Civics Test) content and consists of four main components:
  • the curriculum abstract,
  • the scope and sequence,
  • the syllabus, and
  • unit assessments.
The curriculum is offered only as an example to help guide administrators and teachers as they develop their own curriculum. Each community-based organization has unique strengths, challenges, and constraints, and should develop an adult citizenship education curriculum that best fits the needs of its students, program, and community.
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Publication Year
2022