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ELSK 0702: English Language Skills 2
Effective date
September 2021
Department
Resident Care Attendant ESL
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
Students continue to receive ongoing English language instruction and support as they build on the skills developed in ELSK 0701. Reading, writing, and interactive communication (listening and speaking) skills are taught concurrently and in conjunction with topics in the Health Care Assistant Level 2 curriculum. Students continue to develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through activities and real-world communicative tasks relevant to the healthcare setting and aligned with the performance outcomes at the target Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) levels (Listening 7, Speaking 7, Reading 6, Writing 6). Students’ interpersonal professional communication skills are enhanced in class and in clinical while providing care for clients in a special care setting. Throughout the course, students also increase their awareness of workplace expectations, environment and appropriate language. Upon completion of ELSK 0702, students have the communication skills required to provide personal care for clients in a special care setting and to interact professionally and appropriately with clients and health team members.
Credits
6.0
Year of study
Prerequisites
ELSK 0701, HRCA 1103, HRCA 1105, HRCA 1120, HRCA 1122, HRCA 1130, HRCA 1140, HRCA 1135.
Corequisites
HRCA 1224, HRCA 1230, HRCA 1240, HRCA 1227, HRCA 1232.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Communicate and engage appropriately with clients, families and to health team members in a special complex care setting.
- Choose and apply effective strategies to understand unfamiliar written material.
- Use and respond to HCA/EAL Level 2 professional terminology accurately.
- Respond effectively to verbal information, explanations, questions, requests, and directives in a special care setting.
- Clearly and accurately document client information in a special care setting.
- Respond appropriately to shift reports in a special care setting.
- Report clearly and appropriately to health team members in a special care setting.
- Respond appropriately to written information in a special care setting.
- Plan, organize and present a group presentation. (Achievement of all course learning outcomes is measured using the CLB Listening 7, Speaking 7, Reading 6, and Writing 6 performance indicators.)
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 90
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 50
Total Hours: 140
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 50
Total Hours: 140
Instructional Strategies
Lectures, interactive class activities, lab activities, group work, clinical experience
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
Satisfactory (where "S" = 65%)
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
30 |
Listening and Speaking assignments (at the CLB 7 level) |
|
Assignments |
30 |
Reading and Writing assignments (at the CLB 6 level) |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
10 |
Communication skills assessed during Lab based on a rubric. |
|
Field Experience |
20 |
Communication skills assessed in a complex care setting based on a rubric. |
|
Participation |
10 |
Participation in class and in online activities based on a rubric. |
Course topics
- 1. Group presentation skills (planning; organizing; presenting) 2. Writing development (clarity; organization; sentence structure; mechanics) 3. Writing for the HCA professional (emails, charts, shift report, documentation) 4. Reading for the HCA professional (charts, instructions, emails) 5. Reading and vocabulary learning strategies 6. Reading Assignments (Health Care Assistant Level 2 textbook topics) 7. Strategies for effective communication within a special care setting 8. Medical and professional terminology for HCA Level 2 (meaning, use, and pronunciation) 9. Giving and following direction (acknowledging; clarifying; confirming; responding). 10. Giving and receiving shift reports for special care settings (summarizing, restating, explaining) 11. Communication skills (including intercultural 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.