- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
This course prepares students whose first language is English for entry into BCIT. Students will learn the reading, writing, speaking, listening, and studying skills necessary to succeed in BCIT full-time programs. A grade of 50% in this course equals a P in English 12. For BCIT full-time program language requirements, please check with the BCIT Admissions office.
Prerequisite(s)
- Students must have ONE of the following: (1) English 12 with 50% or higher OR (2) COMM 0015 (placement at the 0008 level) within the last 12 months. Note: This course runs concurrently with COMM 0005 (same course level); however, your final transcript will show COMM 0008. 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. Taking the COMM 0015 test and receiving a placement does NOT guarantee students a seat for a course.
Credits
0.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
Writing skills
- Draft, revise, and edit extended texts such as sustained series of paragraphs comprising a college level report.
- Identify and correct to eliminate all but occasional grammatical and lexical errors.
- Use a wide range of complex structures and a good control over sentence patterns.
- Use a wide range of vocabulary appropriate to the formality, level, subject area, topic and task.
- Set and adjust goals according to audience, purpose, form, and organization.
Reading skills
- Comprehend a wide variety of lengthy complex material (e.g. technical manuals, journal articles, formal and informal reports).
- Take effective study notes from readings.
- Comprehend a complete range of structures to be able to fully interact with the text.
Speaking skills
- Participate in a variety of complex academic activities or situations involving multiple purposes and participants (e.g. group work, discussions, seminars, presentations).
- Respond to questions and feedback and maintain or extend an exchange.
- Use a wide range of vocabulary, idioms, and colloquial expressions to handle most study situations typical of academic environments.
- Use a wide range of structures fluently and appropriately with very few errors which interfere with meaning.
Listening skills
- Understand conversations, discussions, instructions, lectures at a normal rate of speech, despite unfamiliar or low frequency vocabulary.
- Understand natural speech incorporating changes in rate of delivery and a full range of structures.
- Understand a range of vocabulary, idioms, colloquial expressions and technical terminology to handle most study situations typical of an academic environment.
- Take effective notes from oral academic discourse (e.g. lectures, presentations, videos).
Effective as of Fall 2003
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.