DHHE 0602: English Foundations 2
Effective date
September 2021
Department
Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Description
English Foundations 2 focuses on effective communication in ASL and English in multiple contexts including personal, educational, and workplace contexts of basic complexity. Learners differentiate and produce a variety of genre types used in personal, educational, and workplace contexts.
By the end of this course, learners will be able to meet the outcomes at CLB 2 in the “Profiles of Ability” columns of the competency outcomes and standards listed in the “Canadian Language Benchmarks for the Deaf."
Prerequisites
DHHE 0610, or department placement interview indicating competency in CLB 1.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Receptive ASL
o Use and respond to basic courtesy formulas and greetings.
o Give brief, simple, common, routine instructions to a familiar person.
o Make and respond to simple requests related to immediate personal needs (such as asking for assistance, the time, a price or an amount).
o Give basic personal information in response to direct questions.
o Ask for basic personal information.
- Expressive ASL
o Use and respond to courtesy formulas and greetings.
o Give short, simple, common, routine instructions to a familiar person.
o Make and respond to simple requests related to common everyday activities.
o Give very simple warnings and cautions.
o Give expanded basic personal information to a supportive interlocutor.
o Ask for basic personal information.
o Give basic descriptions of concrete familiar objects in a few ASL words, short phrases, or classifiers.
- Receptive English (Reading)
o Understand short greetings and other goodwill messages.
o Read short messages to establish relationships and share a dialogue in face-to-face communication with non-signers.
o Understand short, simple, clearly sequenced instructions for common familiar everyday situations.
o Get information from simple formatted texts (such as simple forms, maps, diagrams, signs, labels, tables and schedules).
o Get basic information from short, simple business or service notices.
o Understand the purpose and some basic details in very simple, short texts related to everyday, familiar, personally relevant situations.
o Read short simple messages with needed information in face-to-face communication with non-signers.
- Expressive English (Writing, typing, texting)
o Convey goodwill messages by means of standard cards or guided notes. Messages can include thanks, apologies, congratulations, get-well wishes, good-byes and sympathy.
o Convey short messages to establish relationships and share a dialogue in face-to-face communication with non-signers.
o Copy a range of information from simple lists or very short passages, for personal use or to complete short tasks.
o Complete short simple (or simplified) forms that require only basic personal identification or other highly familiar information.
o Write short requests and directives when interacting in face-to-face communication with non-signers.
o Write a few words to complete a short guided text or answer simple questions to describe a personal situation.
o Provide simple information to non-signers in response to face-to-face written requests.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 204
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 51
Total Hours: 255
Instructional Strategies
Modelling, coaching, focused reading, thematic instruction, journalling, stations, project-based learning.
The course may be offered online or in a hybrid format (blend of face-to-face and online instruction).
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Evaluation Plan
Type
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Portfolio
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100
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A range of tasks including self- and peer-assessment, writing tasks, reflective journals, writing samples, checklists, learning stories, learning photographs, poster presentations, simulations, quizzes, demonstrations.
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Course topics
- Circles: Self, Family, Relationships
Sports & Leisure
Health & Wellbeing
Canada
Media & Communication
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
- To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.