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ELSK 0915: ESL Listening & Speaking 9
Effective date
April 2014
Department
ESL Pathways
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
The focus of ESL Listening & Speaking 9 is on developing oral communication skills in English and improving the following Essential Skills: Working with Others, Computer and Document Use, Thinking Skills, and Continuous Learning. Classroom activities engage learners in developing listening and speaking strategies for community, workplace and academic contexts. Learners integrate language skills, Essential Skills and inter-cultural skills through activities such as: responding to discrimination, consulting and advising, working in a team, presenting a report, resolving conflict, negotiating consensual decisionmaking, preparing for and participating in a volunteer opportunity. By the end of this course, learners will be able to meet the Listening and Speaking outcomes at CLB 9 in the Canadian Language Benchmarks. Note: The topics in this course are closely aligned with the topics in ESL Reading & Writing 9.
Credits
4.0
Year of study
Prerequisites
CLB 8 Listening, CLB 8 Speaking or equivalent assessment score; or department approval.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Listening ESL Pathways 9 1) Analyze main intent and implied meanings in complex communication between speakers with varying roles and relationships. 2) Integrates, follows and responds to somewhat detailed multi-step directions and instructions for familiar procedures. 3) Analyze and evaluate the validity complex extended communication intended to influence or inform significant decisions. 4) Understand extended discussions between several speakers. 5) Summarize and critically evaluate extensive lectures or presentations.
- Speaking ESL Pathways 9 1) Manage personal and business interactions that involve needs, feelings, and attitudes. 2) Co-facilitate or contribute to discussions or debates in small formal groups. 3) Give complex instructions for technical and non-technical tasks, procedures, and processes 4) Present formal proposals to address concerns or deal with problems. 5) Ask for, give and discuss detailed information and opinions. 6) Give demonstrations, briefings, oral reports or position papers on a familiar or researched topic.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 120
Total Hours: 120
Total Hours: 120
Instructional Strategies
The instructor uses multiple strategies to achieve the learning outcomes including: ongoing needs analysis, group work, coaching, one-on-one consultations, using audio/computer labs, case studies, videos, lectures, demonstrations, etc.
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
Where "S" = minimum CLB 9 in both Listening and Speaking
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Portfolio |
100 |
Range of assignments (20-25) with rubrics and tools to formatively and summatively evaluate learning. |
Course topics
- Promoting Yourself (giving instructions to a partner, role-play a networking interaction, create an online professional portfolio)
- Interviewing (volunteer contact assignment, interview tips, interviewing)
- Responding to Injustice (talking about injustice, an interview with Leona Aglukkak, a social injustice proposal)
- Consulting & Advising (the basic nuts and bolts of building a business, starting a business in Canada, giving instructions for starting a business)
- Working in Teams (office layout meeting, Dragon’s Den presentations)
- Presenting Reports (listening to an introductory lecture, explaining the key concepts of the lecture)
- Resolving Conflicts (compassionate communication, analyzing personal differences, discussion/debate)
- Negotiating Decisions (steps in negotiation, case study for negotiation)
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.