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ENGL 1001: Integrated Language Support 1 

Effective date

May 2019 

Department

UT Humanities 

School

Arts and Sciences 
 




Description

This course, integrated with ENGL 1101, addresses the needs of non-native speakers of English who require specific help in order to meet course expectations. Students are given various proofreading and editing exercises, as well as paraphrasing and summarizing exercises. They will be introduced to effective techniques of quotation. Through multiple-draft writing assignments, they will learn the principles of effective revision. 

Credits

3.0 

Year of study

1st Year Post-secondary 

Prerequisites

CPEN O995(with C+ or higher), 0996 and 0992 Completion; or VCC English Language Assessment (ELA) with total score of 145 with 16 minimum in composition; or IELTS overall with Band 6.5 (no band lower than 6); or TOEFL iBt score with minimum of 86 (with a minimum of 21 in Reading and Listening and 20 in Speaking and Writing); or LPI Level 4 with minimum of 24 on the essay and 5 in English usage; or ELSK 0930 (with C+ or higher); or ELSK 0920 (with 'S') and ELSK 0925 (with C+ or higher); or Active registration with CLPNBC. 

Corequisites

ENGL 1101. 

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)

None 

Hours

Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 60
Total Hours: 60
 

Instructional Strategies

Lecture, student-led seminars, group-work and individual assignments 

Grading System

Letter Grade (A-F) 

Passing grade

 

Evaluation Plan

Type

Percentage

Assessment activity

Quizzes/Tests 

30 

Proofreading and Editing (20), Summary and Paraphrasing (10) 

Midterm Exam 

20 

 

Assignments 

20 

Analytical essay (10) and assigned homework (10) 

Other 

10 

Seminar presentation 

Final Exam 

20 

 

Course topics

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.
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