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ESL Pathways

CREDENTIAL: Certificate
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Learn the English skills you need to work, study, and participate in everyday life while attaining Canadian Language Benchmarks Levels 5-8.


For Canadian Language Benchmarks Levels 8-9, see ESL Pathways Advanced.

Tuition: 0*
Credential: Certificate
Length: 0 0 Varies
Hours: Part- or Full-time
Delivery: Class-based and Online
Program Flyer: Download
Campus: Broadway Broadway
Start Dates: Jan, May, Sep
 
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What you will learn

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

  • Meet the Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing outcomes at CLB 8 in the "Profiles of Ability" columns of the competency outcomes and standards listed in the most recent Canadian Language Benchmarks.
  • Meet the Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing outcomes at the EAP IV level in the BC Transfer Guide.
  • Communicate effectively in multiple contexts including personal, academic and workplace contexts of moderate complexity.
  • Successfully engage in communicative interactions, using intercultural communication and soft skills to function effectively in community, study and work contexts of moderate complexity.
  • Utilize the following Skills for Success (thinking skills, working with others, computer use, and document use) for tasks of moderate complexity.
  • Differentiate and produce a variety of genre types used in personal, academic and workplace contexts.
  • Apply the Experiential Learning cycle to real world language tasks.

What to expect

Instructors use multiple strategies to achieve the learning outcomes that include the following: ongoing needs analysis, group work, coaching, one-on-one consultations, using audio/computer labs, case studies, lectures, demonstrations, providing exemplars and texts, modeling, error analysis, peer review, role rehearsals, videos, and audio recordings.

Students should expect to do significant self-study and experiential learning tasks in addition to regular class hours. There will be approximately 1 hour of homework per 2.5 in-class hours.

Admission requirements

Program-specific

  • English Language Proficiency at the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level required for the two language skill areas for each course
    • For example, entry into ESL Listening and Speaking 6 requires completion of CLB 5 Listening and Speaking
      or
    • An equivalent assessment or course approved by VCC indicating competency at a CLB 5 Listening and Speaking level
      or
    • Department approval

Note:

  • Students can be enrolled in ESL Reading and Writing at a different level than ESL Speaking and Listening depending on their assessment. The gap between the two courses can not be more than one Benchmark level.

Program-specific

Knowledge of English demonstrated by one of the following:

or

  • Department approval

Note:

  • Students can be enrolled in ESL Reading and Writing at a different level than ESL Speaking and Listening, depending on their assessment. The gap between the two courses may not exceed more than one Benchmark level.

General

  • This program is available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. See program options for international students at VCC International.
  • Applicants who self-identify as Indigenous are strongly encouraged to connect with VCC’s Indigenous Education and Community Engagement team to learn more about VCC’s Indigenous Enrolment policy, application preparation/completion, program advising, and a range of other individualized services.
  • Applicants must be 16 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school. (Some exceptions may apply.)
  • Applicants must submit official transcripts and other documents as required by their course or program. Seats are offered to eligible applicants with completed applications, in order of application completion date (except for programs with competitive admissions). A complete application includes an application form, evidence of educational pre-requisites (e.g. transcripts), any required supporting documents (e.g. language proficiency, audition video), and the required deposit or fee payment. If you do not meet the requirements for the term applied, your application may be cancelled.
 

Missing prerequisites? Learn more about VCC's tuition-free academic upgrading or English as a Second Language (ESL) courses, or discover which university transfer options are right for you.

Recommended Characteristics

EAL Pathways is a rigorous program designed to help students develop their language skills as well as a range of embedded skills, such as intercultural communication, that can contribute to their overall success in communication.  Students need to be able to:

  • commit time to the courses to successfully participate in classes and complete assignments;
  • respectfully engage with fellow students and members of the college, in teams and independently, in an environment that embraces justice, equity, diversity and inclusion;
  • engage with and respect Indigenous ways of knowing and learning;
  • seek to become autonomous learners, set learning goals and plan ways to achieve them;
  • conduct self-reflection on their progress and goals with support from the instructor; and
  • use and learn basic computer skills to participate in online learning activities.

Courses *

See the full schedule [pdf].

Prior learning assessment and recognition

Prior learning assessment and recognition is not available for this program.

Fees and other costs *

NOTE: The fees below show the total cost if you study full-time and you take all of the courses in 10 months. Click on a course to find out how much it costs. (Note: These courses are tuition-free. The amount shown is fees.)

Tuition Deposit

0 (0 non-refundable)

Tution deposits are payable usually within two (2) weeks after a Letter of Offer is issued.

Fee descriptionFee AmountNotes
Application fee36
Tuition Tuition 0
Student union192
College initiative96
Materials0 not including textbooks
Campus resource120
Laundry0
Tools (deposit)0
Coverall (deposit)0
Uniform (deposit)0
Medical and Dental 0
Temporary Medical Insurance 0
U-PASS 442
Graduation45
Program-specific extra fees0

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VCC Registrar's Office
1155 East Broadway
Vancouver, B.C., V5T 4V5
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