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19 Participation and Interactive Communication: Since the lessons are teacher- student centered and are conducted individually, then participation and communication in this case are very important tools to assess learners’ listening and speaking skills in addition to their confidence in speaking in the target language. Observation and Monitoring: The main goal of this course is to monitor the development of learners’ language skills in terms of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation, listening, speaking, reading and writing. This is done by providing the learners with a feedback form of each lesson acknowledging what they still need to work on and improve. Presentation: The core purpose of this part of the lesson is to provide the students with different activities to recite the vocabulary they acquired and practice the grammar they learnt to assure that their knowledge is being put into action in each lesson. Review Test: The purpose of those tests is to review and assess the students level of attainment every five weeks in order to measure the learning objectives of the course in terms of confidence, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, intonation, listening, speaking and writing. Picture Journal: The main purpose of this part of the lesson is to explain to learners how English differs from Chinese in terms of writing and spelling since it is a monosyllabic and non-alphabetic language. Moreover, it aims to make writing a fun experience for them and not daunting.