This course provides students with the writing, speaking, listening, and reading skills required to succeed in BCIT's other Professional English Language Development courses. You will practice grammar skills and language structures useful for technical communication, including writing and speaking about your background, writing formal definitions and descriptions, summarizing, and making presentations. NOTE: Seat availability is limited and registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis only. We do not guarantee or reserve seats for students so early registration is highly recommended. Please be mindful that taking the COMM 0015 test and receiving a placement does NOT guarantee students a seat for a course. Once you are registered, attendance for the first two classes is mandatory. (0.0 Credits)
Prerequisite(s)
COMM 0015 (placement at the 0003 level) within the last 12 months, OR COMM 0071 within the last 12 months.
Cost
$681.14 - $681.18 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.
In order to register for this course, you must either have written the COMM 0015 test (and been placed at this level) within the last 12 months, or you have successfully completed COMM 0071 within the last 12 months. This course is tuition-free for Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents, Refugees and Live-in Caregivers. To register for this course you must come in person to the International Student Centre and bring proof of your immigration status/citizenship, and one additional piece of photo ID for approval. Note: Attendance at the first two classes is mandatory. Students who fail to attend the first two classes will be dropped from the course WITHOUT notice. There are no classes held on May 18 and 19.
Status
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or contact the appropriate Program Assistant [PDF] to determine when this course will be offered again.
In order to register for this course, you must either have written the COMM 0015 test (and been placed at this level) within the last 12 months, or you have successfully completed COMM 0071 within the last 12 months. This course is tuition-free for Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents, Refugees and Live-in Caregivers. To register for this course you must come in person to the International Student Centre and bring proof of your immigration status/citizenship, and one additional piece of photo ID for approval. Note: Attendance at the first two classes is mandatory. Students who fail to attend the first two classes will be dropped from the course WITHOUT notice. This cousre runs concurrently with the BMS program. There is no class held on May 20.
Status
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or contact the appropriate Program Assistant [PDF] to determine when this course will be offered again.
Departmental Approval Needed - This course is reserved ONLY for students attending in the Business Management Studies program. All other students will not be approved to register for this course. If you are a BMS student, please contact Ron Kessler at 604-451-6782 or email Ron_Kessler@bcit.ca for approval to register for this course. NOTE: Attendance at the first two classes is mandatory. Students who fail to attend the first two classes will be dropped from the course WITHOUT notice. There is no class held on May 20.
Status
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or contact the appropriate Program Assistant [PDF] to determine when this course will be offered again.
Departmental Approval Needed - This course is reserved ONLY for students attending in the Business Management Studies program. All other students will not be approved to register for this course. If you are a BMS student, please contact Ron Kessler at 604-451-6782 or email Ron_Kessler@bcit.ca for approval to register for this course. NOTE: Attendance at the first two classes is mandatory. Students who fail to attend the first two classes will be dropped from the course WITHOUT notice. THere are no classes held on Jul 01 and Aug 05.
In order to register for this course, you must either have written the COMM 0015 test (and been placed at this level) within the last 12 months, or you have successfully completed COMM 0071 within the last 12 months. This course is tuition-free for Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents, Refugees and Live-in Caregivers. To register for this course you must come in person to the International Student Centre and bring proof of your immigration status/citizenship, and one additional piece of photo ID for approval. Note: Attendance at the first two classes is mandatory. Students who fail to attend the first two classes will be dropped from the course WITHOUT notice. This cousre runs concurrently with the BMS program. There are no classes held on Jul 01 and Aug 05.
In order to register for this course, you must either have written the COMM 0015 test (and been placed at this level) within the last 12 months, or you have successfully completed COMM 0071 within the last 12 months. This course is tuition-free for Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents, Refugees and Live-in Caregivers. To register for this course you must come in person to the International Student Centre and bring proof of your immigration status/citizenship, and one additional piece of photo ID for approval. Note: Attendance at the first two classes is mandatory. Students who fail to attend the first two classes will be dropped from the course WITHOUT notice. This cousre runs concurrently with the BMS program. There is NO WAIT LIST for this course. Once it is full, students should check back periodically for the latest updates. There is no class held on October 14.
Status
This section is only available for registration starting Sun, May 26 at 9:00 am (PDT)
In order to register for this course, you must either have written the COMM 0015 test (and been placed at this level) within the last 12 months, or you have successfully completed COMM 0071 within the last 12 months. This course is tuition-free for Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents, Refugees and Live-in Caregivers. To register for this course you must come in person to the International Student Centre and bring proof of your immigration status/citizenship, and one additional piece of photo ID for approval. Note: Attendance at the first two classes is mandatory. Students who fail to attend the first two classes will be dropped from the course WITHOUT notice. There is NO WAIT LIST for this course. Once it is full, students should check back periodically for the latest updates. There are no classes held on October 12 and 13.
Status
This section is only available for registration starting Sun, May 26 at 9:00 am (PDT)
In order to register for this course, you must either have written the COMM 0015 test (and been placed at this level) within the last 12 months, or you have successfully completed COMM 0071 within the last 12 months. This course is tuition-free for Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents, Refugees and Live-in Caregivers. To register for this course you must come in person to the International Student Centre and bring proof of your immigration status/citizenship, and one additional piece of photo ID for approval. Note: Attendance at the first two classes is mandatory. Students who fail to attend the first two classes will be dropped from the course WITHOUT notice. There is NO WAIT LIST for this course. Once it is full, students should check back periodically for the latest updates. There are no classes held on November 9 and 10.
Status
This section is only available for registration starting Sun, May 26 at 9:00 am (PDT)
In order to register for this course, you must either have written the COMM 0015 test (and been placed at this level) within the last 12 months, or you have successfully completed COMM 0071 within the last 12 months. This course is tuition-free for Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents, Refugees and Live-in Caregivers. To register for this course you must come in person to the International Student Centre and bring proof of your immigration status/citizenship, and one additional piece of photo ID for approval. Note: Attendance at the first two classes is mandatory. Students who fail to attend the first two classes will be dropped from the course WITHOUT notice. There is NO WAIT LIST for this course. Once it is full, students should check back periodically for the latest updates. This cousre runs concurrently with the BMS program. There is no class held on October 14.
Status
This section is only available for registration starting Sun, May 26 at 9:00 am (PDT)
Departmental Approval Needed - This course is reserved ONLY for students attending in the Business Management Studies program. All other students will not be approved to register for this course. If you are a BMS student, please contact Ron Kessler at 604-451-6782 or email Ron_Kessler@bcit.ca for approval to register for this course. NOTE: Attendance at the first two classes is mandatory. Students who fail to attend the first two classes will be dropped from the course WITHOUT notice. There is no class held on May 20.
Status
This section is only available for registration starting Sun, May 26 at 9:00 am (PDT)
Sneak Preview
Learning Outcomes
Writing skills
Organize ideas using some pre-writing techniques
Draft, revise and edit paragraphs
With the help of correction symbols, identify common grammatical components and correct identified errors
Use concrete content vocabulary
Write descriptive and expository paragraphs on a familiar or concrete topic
Use personal experience to write paragraphs
Review and practice the basic components of effective technical paragraph writing and some multi-paragraph assignments
Make some adjustment for audience, purpose and intended effects
Speaking skills
Participate in a variety of group or paired activities
Deliver 2 or 3 individual presentations (description, interview and process)
Organize thoughts and ideas in terms of purpose, sequence, language
Respond to questions and feedback in familiar and predictable contexts
Demonstrate the use of some basic presentation skills (body language, timing, eye contact)
Express and/or explain ideas, opinions and feelings about familiar topics with rare reliance on re-wording or rephrasing
Use a varying range of concrete vocabulary and some idiomatic expressions for use in classroom discussions on general topics
Have a good range of technical language in their particular field
Use a limited range of structures. (Errors, while frequent, do not prevent communication. Pronunciation, however, may impede understanding.)
Reading skills
Comprehend selected authentic texts and/or supported materials of moderate length (newspaper and magazine articles and manuals) within a less familiar context
Analyze sections of texts for main ideas, supporting details, purpose and meaning, distinguish fact from opinion
Use context, title, headings and format to predict and determine information about a text
Adjust reading rate according to task (skimming and scanning a variety of passages)
Comprehend high frequency content words
Accept some ambiguity in reading passages
Use context clues to guess meaning of unfamiliar words. Use affixes and roots in decoding
Use a monolingual learners' dictionary
Listening skills
Understand to a significant degree most conversations on a variety of normal general topics at a normal rate of speech
Understand selected information delivered through a variety of broadcast media (radio, television, video )
Distinguish between formal informal register in speech with some effectiveness
Understand most natural speech containing a variety of structures, with some dependence on repetition
Understand sufficient concrete and abstract vocabulary, idioms, and expressions to follow classroom discussions on general topics
Understand ideas, opinions, and feeling about familiar topics and activities and technical and conceptual language related to their specialization
Follow instructions with some repetition from instructor
Understand group discussion and conversations 75% of the time
Related Programs
COMM 0003 is offered as a part of the following programs:
Registration is currently open for the Spring/Summer 2013 term.
A sneak preview of Fall 2013 term courses is also available here. These courses are available for Web
registration starting only starting Sun, May 26 at 9:00 am (PDT).
Students may also register by phone, mail or in-person, starting Mon, May 27 at 8:00 am (PDT).
Classroom Locations
Classroom locations are subject to last minute changes. Please check the Part-time Studies Classroom Locations listing at www.bcit.ca/rooms on the first day of any course you are registered for.