Course Overview
This is a level two course that provides opportunities for individuals working in business, technical, and health fields to improve their listening and speaking communications skills for successful participation in both BCIT courses and the workplace. The course emphasizes language required for trades, business and science/technology environments, as well as the jargon of specific fields of study and work. It concentrates on pronunciation and intonation as well as on-the-job speaking skills. Individuals will study and practice the essential aspects of speaking and listening in English and develop proficiency in conversation, group discussion, meetings, and interviews. Extensive out-of-class resources such as audio laboratory and online assignments will assist students in broadening their knowledge of specific communications skills required for the workplace. Students can take this course as an option to meet the Speaking and Listening requirement to enter BCIT programs. 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 with no exceptions. Please also be mindful that taking the COMM 0033 test and receiving a placement does NOT guarantee students a seat for a course in the next available term/schedule. Financial aid is also available for this course. Your application must be submitted NO LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS.
Prerequisite(s)
- For admission into COMM 0030, students must have completed ONE of the following: (1) COMM 0033 (placement at the COMM 0030 level) within the past 12 months OR (2) CLB/LINC or CELPIP score of 7 and/or 8 in both speaking and listening within the last 12 months OR (3) IELTS (academic format only) of 6.0 or better in both speaking and listening within the last 24 months OR (4) Completion of ELSK 615 through the VCC Pathway program OR (5) Completion of ISEP Level 5 with 50% or better in each course OR (6) TAE 4 with 50% (if taken after January 2021) OR (7) Completion of LEAP 7 and 8 or LEAP 8 through the Langara LEAP program OR (8) Successful completion of English 12 or equivalent with a minimum grade of 50% OR (9) TOEFL overall score of 60 or better within the last 24 months. Please check our website for other placement level(s) if your scores do not meet the prerequisites for COMM 0030: https://www.bcit.ca/computing-academic-studies/communication/professional-english-language-development/placement/
Credits
0.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Listening
- Understand conversations, discussions, interactions, and lectures at a normal rate of speech.
- Understand and use the language and vocabulary of business, trades, and technologies, including terms, idioms, colloquial expressions, and technical terminology that may be unfamiliar or low frequency.
- Take effective notes in various academic situations, for example, lectures, presentations, videos, etc.
- Identify major and minor points, patterns, transitional signals, and/or cause-and-effect language in discourse.
- Distinguish between formal and informal register, style, attitude, and purpose of speech in academic and workplace situations.
- Interpret long, detailed instructions and directions for complex and multi-stepped tasks.
Speaking
- Participate actively and appropriately in conversations, group discussions, and other interactions.
- Exhibit appropriate language choices, including register (level of formality) and tone for a variety of academic and workplace situations.
- Use a range of grammatical structures with infrequent and/or minor errors that do not impede meaning present business and/or technical information extemporaneously.
- Present business and/or technical information extemporaneously.
- Improve pronunciation skills including linking, rhythm, syllable stress, intonation, formation of vowel sounds, the schwa vowel sound, accent reduction, and specifics for first-language learning needs.
- Demonstrate level-appropriate use of conversation management skills (e.g., body language, timing, spatial relationships, turn-taking, eye contact).
- Paraphrase and summarize sources, oral discourse.
Effective as of Winter 2021
Related Programs
Speaking and Listening Skills for EAL Students 2 (COMM 0030) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Business + Media
- Business Fundamentals
Associate Certificate Full-time
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