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LINC 0608H: LINC 8 Half Time
Effective date
January 2025
Department
LINC
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
LINC 8 is offered to Permanent Residents of Canada, those with Confirmation of Permanent Resident, a Record of Landing, Notice of Decision from the Refugee Protection Division, or Letter from IRCC. Students study listening, speaking, reading and writing skills at Canadian Language Benchmark 8. The course focuses on the development of language skills for successful participation in community, workplace and school activities. Students gain knowledge about life in Canada and build the confidence to independently access community services and resources. Language skills are developed in a task based and interactive way, making use of ‘real world" resources. The course also encompasses socio-cultural understandings ensuring it is relevant to the lives of the students and situations they may encounter. As LINC is Portfolio based, formative assessments are done weekly with feedback to the student throughout the course.
Credits
0.0
Year of study
Prerequisites
Three or more Level 7 benchmarks as determined by a CLB placement test, a LINC assessment recommendation to enter Level 8, a LINC course completion with recommendation to enter Level 8, or as per department recommendation.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify and access community resources and services
- Participate in Canadian society with confidence
- Demonstrate strategic competence in their language learning
- Use essential skills, such as intercultural skills, working with others and following instructions
- Demonstrate competencies for listening, speaking, reading and writing at the Canadian Language Benchmark Level 8 (as per the current CLB document https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/pdf/pub/language-benchmarks.pdf)
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 132
Total Hours: 132
Total Hours: 132
Instructional Strategies
LINC is a Portfolio-based-Language-Assessment program which uses the Canadian Language Benchmarks to assess task-based, interactive activities. The instructor uses multiple strategies to achieve the learning outcomes including: initial and ongoing needs analysis, individual and group work, coaching, one-on-one consultations, the use of audio/computer labs, videos, lectures, role modelling and demonstrations. These strategies may be both on-line and/or face-to-face.
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
Where S = Achieved 70% on all assessments in the portfolio in each skill (listening, speaking, reading, writing)
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Portfolio |
100 |
Formative assessments done on a weekly basis to assess achievement of task-based activity; graded using rubric |
Course topics
- The Media
- Career and Personal Planning
- Sustaining Canadian Communities
- Interpersonal and Group Dynamics
- Lifelong Learning
- Justice and the Courts
- Global Communities
- Ecology and Climate Change
- Governance and Citizenship
- Taxes and Finance
- Within all topics grammar is embedded and shown in context. LINC classes recognize that learners have diverse needs, and students undergo needs assessment in their classes to determine what the most relevant and meaningful topics are for the group. In addition students will be learning socio-cultural information about their new community. They will develop pragmatic skills that help mitigate communication breakdown and support their language acquisition.
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.