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CPST 40 Computer Studies: Intermediate Level - Computer Skills helps students develop a range of computer skills to use in everyday life, including personal, work, and educational environments. Students will develop a practical knowledge of computer technology, customize their physical and digital workspaces, learn how to stay safe online, improve their keyboarding technique, create professional quality word processing documents, and develop basic presentations or spreadsheets. This course is designed to help students become more confident and work more efficiently with a computer.

Upon completion, students are prepared to enter CPST 50 Computer Studies—Advanced level

EDCP 49 Education and Career Planning – Intermediate level aims to enhance the life and employment readiness skills of adult learners.  Students develop a set of core skills to help them meet their personal, career, and educational goals.  Specifically, students will investigate and practice a variety of communications skills applied to workplace settings.  Students will also explore personal skills and values, workplace ethics and safety, and job search methods.  The course will culminate with the creation of a sample career portfolio.

This course can be used to complete the Intermediate Level Foundation for Work Certificate.

ENGL 40 English – Intermediate Level focuses on development of reading skills in conjunction with critical thinking, writing, speaking, and listening skills. In this course, students practice reading to understand periodicals, reports, technical materials, and/or literature and build effective writing skills through the use of proper sentence skills and writing different paragraph types.

Upon completion of ENGL 40, students are prepared to enter either ENGL 50: Advanced level, or ENGL 66: Essential English – Provincial level.

This course is equivalent to Grade 10 English.

Math 44 Intermediate Mathematics provides a solid foundation in number operations. Topics include estimation, measurement, fractions, ratio and proportion, percent, geometry, statistics, signed numbers, exponents, and algebra. This course is a terminal math course; students looking for a trades prerequisite need Math 46 and students looking for an algebra pre-requisite need Math 49.

CPST 02 Computer Studies: Fundamental Level course helps students develop basic computer skills, essential to education, work and personal life. Students will gain confidence performing basic computer operations, working online, using email and video conferencing software, and creating word processing documents. Students will also learn about computer systems and uses in society, develop touch-typing technique, and manage their digital files.

Upon completion, students are prepared to enter CPST 40 Computer Studies: Intermediate Level—Computer Skills.

EDCP 02 Education and Career Planning – Fundamental level aims to enhance the life and employment readiness skills of adult learners. Students develop a set of core skills to help them meet their personal, career, and educational goals.  Students begin with an exploration of personal qualities, develop communication skills, explore email etiquette and safety. Working with others, problem solving and decision-making all contribute to the development of their core skills.  They will also study education and career planning, goal setting, and personal finances.

Students will be ready to enter an Intermediate (Grade 10) level Education & Career Planning course, upon completion of this course.

ESK 01 Fundamental English Level 1 is for students who are ready to develop their skills with the printed word. This course is designed to foster learners' basic reading and writing abilities and to help students gain the skills to cope well in personal, work and educational situations. Throughout the six levels of Fundamental English, students will improve their reading and writing skills. Students begin at the level that is right for them. Upon completion of Fundamental English Level 6, students are ready to enter an Intermediate (Grade 10) level English course.

ESK 02 Fundamental English Level 2 is for students who are ready to build on their existing skills to start reading simple passages and writing complete sentences. This course is designed to foster learners - basic English abilities and to help students gain the skills to cope well in personal, work and educational situations. Throughout the six levels of Fundamental English, students will improve their reading and writing skills. Students begin at the level that is right for them. Upon completion of Fundamental English Level 6, students are ready to enter an Intermediate (Grade 10) level English course.

EASL 035 Intermediate Grammar - Structures.  This course provides instruction and opportunities for students who speak English as an additional language to practice grammar at an intermediate level. Students study and practice selected grammar structures, including connectors, gerunds, infinitives, passives, adjective and noun clauses, reported/direct speech, basic conditionals, comparisons, and phrasal verbs.

EASL 036 Intermediate Writing - Expressing Ideas.  This course provides students who speak English as an additional language with instruction in writing and opportunities to write at an intermediate level. This course helps students to develop their ability to write accurate, simple, compound and complex sentences. Students learn to apply components of the writing process to produce clear, well-structured expository paragraphs (e.g. descriptive and narrative) that express meaningful ideas. Students are also introduced to multi-paragraph writing. Students keep weekly journals to write about their experiences.

EASL 037 Intermediate Reading - Current Ideas is an intermediate course for students who speak English as an additional language. Students read and discuss selected simplified and authentic articles from the textbook and other sources with a focus on building vocabulary and knowledge of word forms, applying reading strategies such as predicting and inferring, increasing reading speed, identifying structure, and understanding and responding to current ideas. Students are encouraged to do supplementary reading and use both bilingual and unilingual dictionaries.

EASL 038 Intermediate Communications - Expressing Opinions.  This course provides opportunities for students to take an active role in initiating, sustaining and closing social conversations. Students learn to use relevant vocabulary and idioms as well as a range of intermediate grammatical structures to express opinions on familiar topics in discussions and presentations. Students learn to comprehend and produce a range of functions (e.g. clarifying and requesting clarification). Students also learn to use natural English speech patterns, intonation and rhythm and improve their listening comprehension using a variety of media sources and interpersonal communication. Students begin to take simple notes while listening.

EASL 045 Advanced Grammar:  Complex Verbs. This course is an advanced academic course which is intended to help students, who speak English as an additional language, develop accuracy and gain fluency in the use of verb tenses and related structures such as modals and passives.

EASL 046 Advanced Writing - Paragraph/Essays is an academic course in writing for students who speak English as an additional language. This course includes a focus on advanced elements of effective paragraph writing, an introduction to essay formats in a variety of rhetorical styles, and an introduction to research and paraphrasing. Students use the writing process to develop their academic writing skills and keep a personal journal to develop fluency and to generate reflective ideas. The course consists of a weekly lecture and an interactive writing workshop with the instructor in the computer lab.

EASL 047 Advanced Reading - Contemporary Reading is an advanced academic course which is intended to help students read, analyse and discuss selected modified and authentic contemporary articles from the textbook and a variety of other sources. The course focuses on learning and applying reading strategies such as using context, headings, and format to determine main ideas. Students practice active reading to make meaning and to understand and respond to ideas. Students are expected to use a unilingual English dictionary and use the college library for independent reading.

EASL 048 Advanced Communications - Developing Discussions.  This course develops advanced spoken language skills for students to use in discussions of various topics inside and outside the classroom. Students express their own ideas and opinions and contribute actively to informal discussions and formal presentations. Students develop their awareness of varieties of spoken language according to purpose, topic and audience, their understanding of concrete and abstract words and phrases, and their use of appropriate sound, rhythm and stress patterns. Listening and note taking skills are developed through presentations, discussions, and media resources.

EASL 055 Advanced Grammar - Complex Structures is an advanced academic course which is intended to help students develop accuracy and gain fluency in the use of complex grammatical structures including noun clauses, adjective clauses, adverb clauses, conditional clauses, and gerunds and infinitives.

EASL 056A Advanced Writing: College Essays is an advanced academic course in writing for students who speak English as an additional language.  The course focuses on using the writing process for planning, writing, and revising to produce well-developed multi-paragraph academic essays, including comparison / contrast and argumentative research.  Attention is given to the use of accurate and effective research techniques.  The course consists of a weekly lecture and an interactive writing workshop with the instructor in the computer lab.

EASL 057A  Advanced Reading - Academic Reading is an advanced course which includes study and discussion of a variety of modified and authentic academic reading selections taken from the textbook and other sources. The course focuses on the development of vocabulary and specific reading strategies, including making notes and summarizing information, as well as on the understanding and analysis of texts on academic and social topics. Students develop their ability to read critically and discuss academic texts and to use a unilingual English dictionary.

EASL 065 College Preparation - Grammar.  This course is for advanced English language learners who wish more in-depth grammar focus. Students identify weaknesses in their writing and grammar, and refine their skills through self and peer editing, discussion and practice. There is a focus on common sentence problem areas such as fragments, splices, run-ons and misplaced and dangling modifiers, as well as paragraph and essay development.

EASL 066 College Preparation - Research Writing is an advanced writing course that focuses on various forms of writing that can be found in the academic and the work world. In addition to formal academic research techniques, this course will also explore practical technical writing skills needed for clear, timely, concise and accurate communication. The writer must focus on the purpose and audience as well as the form, style and organization. In this class, students will produce a variety of practical and academic forms of writing, including correspondence, summaries, instructions, proposals, reports etc.

EASL 068 College Preparation - Community Outreach is a course for English language students who have completed Advanced Communications. Students initiate, plan, and facilitate community based projects which involve interaction with native speakers in real life contexts. Students work independently and in teams to prepare, implement, and evaluate projects. Community Outreach is designed to build leadership skills and improve professional speaking, delivery and reporting methods.

EASL 091A Music and Pronunciation is a multi-level interactive seminar in which students use songs of their choice to identify and practice features of English pronunciation. Students gain fluency, improve intonation and rhythm and increase their ability to produce difficult sounds. In addition, there is the opportunity to expand vocabulary through the many idioms and collocations used in popular songs.

EASL 091B Art and Photography is a multi-level communications seminar designed to use various forms of art and photography to expand student's English language skills. Using various creative media, students will produce their own art work. Additionally students will visit local galleries, studios and artisans to discus and share ideas.

EASL 091C Movies and Discussions is an interactive communicative seminar which offers students an opportunity to watch international movies chosen by the class. Students practice their speaking and listening skills and increase their vocabulary while introducing, watching, and discussing movies. They also have a chance to write about and share their ideas and opinions.