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ELSK 0930: Intensive Academic Reading and Writing
Effective date
May 2017
Department
ESL Pathways
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
ELSK 0930 is a full-time intensive academic reading and writing course designed to meet the needs of English as an Additional Language students who wish to upgrade their academic English to the post-secondary level. This course builds on the academic tasks introduced in ELSK 0820 and will introduce literary analysis.
Credits
0.0
Year of study
Post-secondary Preparatory
Prerequisites
ELSK 0820, ELSK 0715 or higher; English Language Assessment with minimum 20/30 in Reading Comprehension, 15 in Essay, 20/30 in Listening, 24/30 in Speaking.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Draft, revise and edit extended college-entry level essays
- Demonstrate autonomous learning
- Use a systematic research process to locate information from a wide range of credible sources
- Use college-entry level vocabulary, including literary and grammar terminology
- Annotate and summarize a variety of academic, popular and literary texts at a college-entry level
- Use critical analysis strategies to interpret and respond to a variety of texts
- Apply reading strategies appropriate to text level and purpose
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 240
Total Hours: 240
Total Hours: 240
Instructional Strategies
Classroom delivery includes one-on-one instruction , group work, multi-media presentations, language lab work, and lectures
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Exam |
15 |
Argumentation essays |
|
Assignments |
15 |
Research essay and presentation; portfolio |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
35 |
5-7 quizzes |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
15 |
Literary analysis and seminar |
|
Final Exam |
20 |
Final reading and writing exam |
Course topics
- Argumentative, Research, and Literary Analysis Essay Modes
- Grammatical structures appropriate for college-entry level writing
- Research skills (evaluating sources, quotations, citation, bibliography) and use of a variety of research tools (on-line and library-based)
- Proof-reading, paraphrasing,and summarizing skills from range of genres
- Critical thinking and reading skills (i.e identifying bias and propaganda)
- Vocabulary study for college-entry level including the Academic Word List
- Increasing Reading rate in a range of genres
- Analysis of major literary forms
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.