EAL for Health Care Advanced (ELSK 0780)
This course focuses on the development and application of essential English communication skills for health care settings at an advanced (CLB 7-9) level. Key components of the course are expanding health care vocabulary, practicing routine and more challenging professional interactions, using communication strategies and skills needed for moderately complex oral and written interactions with patients, visitors, colleagues, and other health professionals, and developing strategies for increasing accuracy in oral and written communication.
Course code: ELSK 0780
Credits: 0.0
Tuition: $0
Length: 40.0 hours
Course outline:
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Campus: Broadway
Broadway
Prerequisites
CLB 6 Listening, CLB 6 Speaking, CLB 6 Reading, and CLB 6 Writing, or department approval.
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Schedule †
ELSK 0780 schedule for programs:
- EPAA
- EPSC
Course dates and times may vary throughout the term. Select the CRN number below to see a full schedule.
| CRN # | Dates | Day/Time/Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73179 | November 26, 2025 to December 23, 2025 | See full schedule Delivery: Online with Scheduled Classes Location: Online | Howrigan, Cheryl |
Additional Information
- The Canadian and BC Health Care System
- Effective Communication Frameworks and Barriers to Communication
- Telephone language and strategies
- Vocabulary development strategies, including medical terminology
- Writing and note-taking strategies for Health Care assignments
- Culture, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Impacts of colonization on Indigenous Peoples’ health and access to healthcare in Canada
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
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