English Language Development formerly English as a Second Language
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ELD 032 Introduction to English Basics
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (10 lecture hours and 2.5 lab hours per week)
This course for non-native English speakers focuses on the development of listening and speaking skills and provides an introduction to written English. This course corresponds to Canadian Language Benchmark level 1.
Prerequisite: Assessment
ELD 033 English Basics 1
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (10 lecture hours and 2.5 lab hours per week)
This course for non-native English speakers continues the development of listening and speaking skills, and provides an increased emphasis on reading and writing skills. This course corresponds to Canadian Language Benchmark level 2.
Prerequisite: ELD 032; or assessment
ELD 034 English Basics 2
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (10 lecture hours and 2.5 lab hours per week)
This course for non-native English speakers provides further development of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. This course corresponds to Canadian Language Benchmark level 3.
Prerequisite: ELD 033, or assessment
ELD 035 English Essentials 1
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (10 lecture hours and 2.5 lab hours per week)
An integrated skills course for non-native English speakers which includes listening, speaking, writing, reading, grammar and vocabulary building. This course corresponds to Canadian Language Benchmark level 4.
Prerequisite: ELD 034; or assessment
ELD 036 English Essentials 2
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (10 lecture hours and 2.5 lab hours per week)
An integrated skills course for non-native English speakers which includes listening, speaking, reading, vocabulary building, more advanced grammar and development of basic paragraph skills. This course corresponds to Canadian Language Benchmark level 5.
Prerequisite: ELD 035; or assessment
ELD 042 ENGL Essentials 1 RDNG/WRTNG
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (10 lecture hours and 2.5 lab hours per week)
An integrated skills course for non-native English speakers which focuses on writing, reading, grammar, and vocabulary building. This course corresponds to the Canadian Language Benchmarks (reading and writing) level 4.
Prerequisite: ELD 034; or assessment
ELD 044 ENGL Essentials 1 LSTNG/SPKNG
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (10 lecture hours and 2.5 lab hours per week)
An integrated skills course for non-native English speakers which focuses on writing, reading, grammar, and vocabulary building. This course corresponds to the Canadian Language Benchmarks (reading and writing) level 4.
Prerequisite: ELD 034; or assessment
ELD 047 Workplace Speaking & Listening
TBA (8 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week)
This course is for non-native English speakers who want to improve their spoken English for employment purposes. In the course, students will learn about communication in the Canadian workplace and practice listening and speaking skills for communicating with co-workers, supervisors and customers.
Prerequisite: ELD 035; or Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 5 (speaking); or departmental assessment
ELD 050 Intermediate English
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (10 lecture hours and 2.5 lab hours per week)
An integrated skills course for non-native English speakers which includes listening, speaking, intermediate reading, vocabulary building, editing and refinement of basic paragraph skills. This course corresponds to Canadian Language Benchmark level 6. Students who complete this course will be prepared for Advanced ELD courses and selected courses at the college level.
Prerequisite: ELD 036; or assessment
ELD 052 ENGL Essentials 2 RDNG/WRTNG
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (10 lecture hours and 2.5 lab hours per week)
An integrated skills course for non-native English speakers which focuses on reading, vocabulary building, more advanced grammar and development of basic paragraph skills. This course corresponds to the Canadian Language Benchmarks (reading and writing) level 5.
Prerequisite: ELD 042; or assessment
ELD 054 ENGL Essentials 2 LSTNG/SPKNG
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (10 lecture hours and 2.5 lab hours per week)
An integrated skills course for non-native English speakers which focuses on listening and speaking skills. This course corresponds to the Canadian Language Benchmarks (listening and speaking) level 5.
Prerequisite: ELD 044; or assessment
ELD 056 ELD for Health Care Assistant
Fall, Winter (10 lecture hours and 2.5 lab hours per week)
This course for non-native English speakers provides language development and support for students studying the Health Care Assistant program. It concentrates on vocabulary, pronunciation, listening, reading and writing skills necessary for students to be successful on the job and at school.
Prerequisite: ELD 036; or assessment
Open to HCA ELD students only
ELD 060 ELD Support Course
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (5 lecture hours per week)
This course is designed to provide non-native English speakers with the reading, writing, listening and speaking skills necessary to support their studies and for successful completion of College career, academic or vocational courses.
Co-requisite: Enrolment in another college course
ELD 062 Intermediate ENGL RDNG/WRTNG
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (10 lecture hours and 2.5 lab hours per week)
An integrated skills course for non-native English speakers which focuses on intermediate reading, vocabulary building, editing and refinement of basic paragraph skills. This course corresponds to Canadian Language Benchmarks (reading and writing) level 6. Students who complete this course and ELD 064 will be prepared for Advanced ELD courses and selected courses at the college level.
Prerequisite: ELD 052; or assessment
ELD 064 Intermediate ENGL LSTNG/SPKNG
Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (10 lecture hours and 2.5 lab hours per week)
An integrated skills course for non-native English speakers which focuses on intermediate listening and speaking skills. This course corresponds to Canadian Language Benchmarks (listening and speaking) level 6. Students who complete this course and ELD 062 will be prepared for Advanced ELD courses and selected courses at the college level.
Prerequisite: ELD 054; or assessment
ELD 072 Advanced English
(3 credits) Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (8 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week)
This course, designed for non-native speakers of English, focuses on reading strategies and on the writing process. It is designed to prepare the student for further academic study. The course provides instruction and practice in the fundamentals of reading comprehension and academic writing.
Prerequisite: ELD 050, or ELD 062; or assessment
Pre or Co-requisite: ELD 064; or assessment
ELD 074 Academic Communication Skills
(2 credits) Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (4 lecture hours and 1 lab hour per week)
This course is designed to prepare non-native English speakers for oral communication tasks encountered within an academic or professional environment. Students will improve their ability to participate in discussions, make presentations, comprehend and take notes on academic lectures, explore career options, and speak clearly.
Prerequisite: ELD 050, or ELD 056, or ELD 064; or assessment
Pre or Co-requisite: ELD 062; or assessment
ELD 075 Grammar for Composition
(2 credits) Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (3 lecture hours per week)
This course focuses on grammar for college level writing. Offered in a workshop format, it will help non-native English speakers to express analytical and critical thought in clear, grammatical sentences. Written and oral assignments will build and reinforce students' ability to write grammatical prose.
Pre or Co-requisite: ELD 050; or ELD 062 and ELD 064; or assessment
ELD 077 English Pronunciation
(2 credits) Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (3 lecture hours per week)
This course focuses on improving pronunciation to develop the communicative ability of non-native English speakers. The intent is to develop spoken English that is reasonably easy for native speakers to understand. Students' ability to understand native speakers will also be enhanced.
Pre or Co-requisite: ELD 050; or ELD 062, and ELD 064; or assessment
ELD 078 Vocabulary for Academic Study
(2 credits) TBA (3 lecture hours per week)
This course focuses on vocabulary acquisition for academic purposes. Non-native English speakers will expand their academic vocabulary and learn strategies for independently dealing with new words.
Pre or Co-requisite: ELD 050; or ELD 062, and ELD 064; or assessment
ELD 079 Advanced Workplace Communication
Winter (8 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week)
This course prepares internationally trained professionals who are non-native English speakers for successful interaction in the Canadian workplace. Emphasis is placed on developing social and cultural skills, pronunciation and accent reduction and work-related speaking and listening tasks. The course includes workplace observation.
Prerequisite: ELD 050; or CLBPT 7 for Listening/Speaking; or IELTS 5.5 for Listening/Speaking
ELD 080 Intro to the Canadian Workplace
Fall, Winter, Spring (7 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week)
This course is designed to introduce foreign-trained professionals to the Canadian workplace. It offers students the opportunity to explore career options in Canada, to gain skills for effective information interviews, and to explore the culture of the Canadian workplace.
Prerequisite: ELD 050, or ELD 064; or Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 7 for Listening/Speaking; or IELTS 5.5 for Listening/Speaking; or IELTS 5.0 Reading and Writing
Pre or Co-requisite: ELD 062
ELD 086 Canadian Job Search Strategies
Fall, Winter, Spring (4 lecture hours per week)
This course is designed to provide foreign-trained professionals with culturally appropriate job search strategies to enhance their ability to find work in Canada in a field related to their previous education and work history.
Prerequisite: ELD 080
ELD 087 Canadian Workplace Experience
Fall, Winter, Spring (2 lecture hours and 34 practical work hours per week for 7 weeks)
This course provides foreign-trained professionals with an opportunity to experience the Canadian workplace in a field related to their previous work experience. This includes preparation for the workplace experience, the workplace experience, and a debriefing.
ELD 088 Workplace Skills Development
Fall, Winter, Spring (6 lecture hours per week)
This course is designed to provide foreign-trained professionals who are currently working in Canada with culturally appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities to enhance their participation in the workplace and to further their professional growth.
Prerequisite: ELD 080
ELD 089 Accent Reduction
Fall, Winter, Spring (3 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week)
This course focuses on accent reduction to improve the communicative ability of foreign-trained professionals in the workplace. The intent is to develop spoken English that is reasonably easy for native speakers to understand. Students ability to understand native speakers will also be enhanced.
Prerequisite: ELD 050, or ELD 064
Pre or Corequisite: ELD 062
ELD 092 Provincial English Composition
(3 credits) Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (4 lecture hours and 1 lab hour per week)
This course provides non-native English speakers practice and instruction in critical reading and in the planning, writing, and revising of paragraphs and essays, and prepares the student for college writing. ELD 092 combined with ELD 094 is equivalent to Provincial English 12.
Prerequisite: ELD 072; or assessment
Pre or Co-requisite: ELD 074, or ELD 080
ELD 094 Provincial English Literature
(3 credits) Fall, Winter, Spring-Summer (4 lecture hours and 1 lab hour per week)
This course provides non-native English speakers instruction and practice in reading, discussing, evaluating, and writing about short stories, novels, poetry and drama. Studying these genres introduces the student to basic literary terms and concepts. ELD 094 combined with ELD 092 is equivalent to Provincial English 12.
Prerequisites: ELD 072, and ELD 074; or ELD 072, and ELD 080; or assessment
Pre or Co-requisite: ELD 092
ELD 097 Technical and Professional English
(6 credits) Fall, Winter (6 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week)
This course for non-native English speakers develops the critical thinking, reading/ writing and oral skills needed to be successful in technical/business programs and professions. Students write essays, business reports, summaries, research essays and analyses of graphic information. Students learn to interpret and integrate information in technical, instructional and informational texts.
Prerequisite: ELD 072; or Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 8; or IELTS 6; or assessment
Pre or Co-requisite: ELD 074, or ELD 080
ELD IELTS – IELTS Preparation
Fall, Winter, Spring (5 lecture hours and 1 lab hour per week)
This course prepares intermediate and advanced level non-native English speakers for the IELTS Exam, which is an internationally recognized English language requirement for educational, professional and immigration-related purposes. Students develop and practice test-taking strategies and language skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking that will be encountered in the IELTS exam.
ELD TOEFL – TOEFL Preparation
Fall, Winter, Spring (5 lecture hours and 1 lab hour per week)
This course prepares intermediate and advanced level non-native English speakers for the TOEFL Exam, which is an internationally recognized English Language requirement for educational, professional, and immigration-related purposes. Students develop and practice test-taking strategies and language skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking that will be encountered in the TOEFL exam.
ELD QKSTRT – ELD Quick Start
TBA (20 lecture hours and 5 lab hours per week for 7 weeks)
In this course non-native English speaking students upgrade their English language skills in preparation for entry into college programs. This course is a combination of interactive classroom activities, individualized coaching, and independent study. At the end of the course, students will be assisted in undertaking the formal College ESL assessments.
Prerequisites: Students must meet regular College admission requirements
What are we talking about?
- Prerequisites
- A prerequisite is a requirement that must be met before registration into the course. Course prerequisites require a minimum grade of "C" or "S" unless otherwise noted.
- Co-requisites
- A co-requisite is a course that must be taken at the same time (concurrently), as the stated course. Withdrawal from a co-requisite course will automatically result in withdrawal from the courses requiring that co-requisite.
- Pre or Co-requisite
- A pre or co-requisite is a course that must be taken either at the same time (concurrently), or before, a stated course.
- Assessment
- Refers to the results of assessment testing, most often English, math or computer skills, and/or the evaluation of transfer.
- Language Placement Tests
- Camosun may accept Language Proficiency Index (LPI) or International English Testing System (IELTS) or Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores in place of the English assessment test.
- Departmental Assessment
- Departmental assessment refers to an assessment by the department offering the course. Students should have documentation of relevant course work and/or experience to be assessed.
- Permission of the Chair, Program Leader, Designate or Other
- Where a requirement indicates that (alternative) entry to a course may be by permission of a Chair, Program Leader, designate or other, it is the students responsibility to ensure a valid 'Permission to Register' form is completed and presented to Enrolment Services prior to registering in that course.
- Restricted Courses
- Some courses are restricted to students in career programs and will be noted as such on published timetables.
- Secondary School Prerequisite Alternatives
- Where a college course has a high school prerequisite, there may also be a Camosun course that can be used as an alternative. For example, the prerequisite for CHEM 110 is Chemistry 11 and the students can use Camosun's CHEM 100 to satisfy this requirement.
Last updated: May 22, 2013 11:58 am
