Friday the 13th-
unlucky day
VOCAB superstition(n)-
believe in good luck and bad luck
superstitious(adj) She is a very superstitious person.
superstitions
in Canada
bring bad luck-
- walking under
a ladder
- opening an
umbrella indoors
- changing a
calendar before the month is over
- lighting
three cigarettes off one match
- 13- unlucky
number
- walking in
front of a black cat
bring good luck
- rabbit’s foot
- horseshoe
over a door
- cross your
fingers
IDIOM We are on
the same wavelength.
They are not on
the same wavelength.
We are (not) on
the same page. We understand and agree with each other.
They are two
peas in a pod. They are very much alike.
We are in the
same boat. We have the same problems/challenges. negative
Today’s Agenda
·
Attendance
·
Go over course outline
·
Structure and progression of courses at SHEC
·
Post-secondary opportunities in BC
·
DISTRIBUTE “Prescribed Learning Outcomes”
·
Student Questionnaire
·
Pick up from yesterday- Small group chatting-
icebreaker, introductions
Monday
·
Attendance
·
Sentence writing work “What Can I Do Already?”
·
Begin review of sentence types HANDOUT
simple, compound, complex, compound-complex
·
Talk about plagiarism, academic honesty, AI, LLM
·
Distribute new article, talk about reading
strategies
·
HW
Sentence writing work “What Can I Do Already?”
Read article,
complete notes for “Thought Questions” for
Wednesday
Jansen Huang-
nvidia
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1000 one
thousand
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hundred thousand
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million
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Hawa’ii – hand gesture
***Course
structure for SHEC***
Split class-
two or more classes put together
We are a small
school, so we often have to split classes.
English
Foundations 7 / Composition and Literary Studies 10
These classes
are not identical, but close enough. In SHEC, we put them together.
***
Levels of
classes in SHEC (South Hill Education Centre)
English
Foundations - EF - core courses
VOCAB core-
centre, most important
English
Foundations courses- for adult learners, not K-12, BC Ministry of Education
EF
1,2,3,4,5,6,7
TWO PATHS:
EF7 OR
Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English 10)
You go to one
of these courses:
1. English Foundations 7
OR
2. Composition
10 and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English 10)
EF7 and
Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10 is the same class at South Hill.
English 10 is
now called Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10
Bigger
secondary school- also Media Studies 10, 11, 12 (SHEC-self-paced)
EF7/Composition
10, Literary Studies 10 – taught together, very similar courses
Ministry of
Education rules:
-English
Foundations 7 (EF7) is for Graduated Adults. A Graduated Adult is a person who
has finished high school anywhere in the world.
-Composition
and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English 10) is for people who have
not finished high school anywhere in the world.
e.g. under 19,
students who turned 19 and ‘aged out’ of regular high school in Vancouver, left
high school for many reasons: family trouble; health problems- physical,
psychological- depression, anxiety, etc; war in their country; political
unrest; not a safe country; got a job to support their family; not allowed to
go or were not able to go to school when they were young
Wide range of
reasons why people don’t finish school.
Wide range of
reasons why people are here at South Hill.
-find a job,
more $
-make a better
life for you or your children
-communication
with English speakers
-go to college
or university (post-secondary)
-go in to
skilled trades- electrician, plumber, framing, hairdressing, etc.
-improve
English, improve fluency
-get Permanent
Residency-
-get
citizenship, level 4-5
Level 4 LINC
EF- different
-love of
education
-learn English,
international language
-make new
friends
-communicate
easily with others
-improve
grammar- speak and write prestige English
-ability to
speak well and clearly, seamless in your speaking
-achieving
goals
-make your
dreams come true
-expand your
brain- having a healthy brain
Study- brain
health in seniors- cognitive decline, dementia, Alzheimer’s
etc.
adults who do
difficult cognitive work- healthier brains in old age
hard mental
work – challenging to the brain, learning hard things
-college,
reading, learning a musical instrument, playing poker, playing ping pong,
playing chess, learning a new language, doing crossword puzzles
Workout for the
brain.
Work for class-
reading, talking, taking notes, etc.
VOCAB survival
job- temporary job just for money, just to survive
IDIOM make ends
meet- have enough money for your budget
I can’t make
ends meet on my income.
She is able to
make ends meet.
The old lady
can make ends meet on her pension.
VOCAB side
hustle – second smaller job, bit more $
VOCAB pension-
monthly money for retirement
TEACH LATER:
CPP, OAS, GIS- government support for retirees
-start a
business, establish a business, become an entrepreneur
VOCAB
entrepreneur- business person
She is an
entrepreneur.
She has an
entrepreneurial spirit. She likes to be her own boss.
He is
self-employed. He works for himself.
-get Permanent
Resident status(PR), citizenship- English requirement
EF5 and LINC5
are not the same thing.
LINC- Language
Instruction for Newcomers- beginner level
EF- higher
level, aimed at academic level, high-school
Everybody has a
story.
Everybody has a
reason for being here.
**IMPORTANT**
No matter what
your reason for being here, you are welcome here. I am really glad you’re here.
I’ve been
teaching at SHEC since 1993.
Adult Education
was my first choice.
You are
choosing to be here.
I am choosing
to be here.
It is your
choice to be here. It is my choice to be here.
Let’s bring our
best to class. We’ll learn more and have much more fun.
**10-minute
break**
**
EF7 OR Literary
Studies 10 & Composition 10
EF 1 2 3 4 5 6
7
EF7 is the
highest level of English Foundations.
There is no
EF8, EF9 or EF10
EF 1 2 3 4 5 6
7/CompLit10
EF7 /
CompLit10 - English 11
EF7, jump to
Composition 11, Literary Studies 11 – A bit confusing!
Comp 11- writing
Lit St 11-
short stories, poetry, novel
When you get to
the English 11 level, everyone if together is in the same class.
Literary
Studies 11 & Composition 11
You also have a
choice to do First Peoples 11
First Peoples
11- focussed on First Nations, Inuit, Metis - Indigenous studies
-English 12
level
Literary
Studies 12 & Composition 12
You also have a
choice to do First Peoples 12
*All of these
are good for college and university applications
First Peoples
11 and 12 focussed on First Nations
Very useful and
interesting.
In Canada,
knowledge of First Nations is essential
- good citizen
- jobs, careers
- essential for
higher-level employment
***
IF YOU WOULD
LIKE EXTRA HELP WITH WRITING- sentence, paragraph, essay
Writing
Improvement 567 is an auxiliary (extra) course. You will still have to take
your regular EF5, EF6, EF7 to move up.
**
English 12 is
the highest-level English class for high school in BC.
You can also do
other 12-level courses at SHEC:
Chemistry 12,
Calculus 12, Physics 12, Anatomy and
Physiology 12 (used to be Biology 12) – some are in-class, some online
*academic-
Grade 10, 11, 12
above
Foundations
-online courses
- self-paced, on computer, come to school at least once a week
Ask in Room
203- Self-Paced room (September- June)
-challenges of
self-paced- can’t talk with anyone, no other students, no teacher one-on-one
-benefits-
relaxed, casual, wear pajamas and slippers, 3 am
With
self-paced, you pick the time to study.
Statistic: What
percentage of people finish their self-paced course in BC?
40%? 50%? 90%?,
less then 30%?,70%?
In BC, 90-95%
do not finish.
You need to be
self-motivated and self-regulating.
Self-paced is
great for people who are working all the time, have weird schedules, do shift
work, have small kids, etc.
It might work
for you.
We have to know
ourselves.
**
Colleges and
universities require English 12 and other 12-level courses, for the most part.
You can apply
for post-secondary (college, university) with English 12, Chemistry 12, Math
12, etc.
IMPORTANT: You can go to post-secondary if you want
and if your marks are good.
You will be
applying as a mature student.
VOCAB mature
student- older than 21? 23?
You will have
your courses and the marks.
VOCAB
scholarships – money prizes for tuition, do not have to pay it back
bursary- same
idea
Talk to an
academic advisor about scholarships.
It is not
unusual at all for adults to study in post-secondary.
**Levels of
schooling in Canada**
-elementary –
K-7- Kindergarten – Grade 7,
German kinder- child garten-garden
chocolate treat-
Kindersurprise
*Some school
districts have Middle School (Junior High School)
Grades 7-9, 6-8
-secondary- high school
Vancouver-
Grades 8-12
Toronto- Grades
9-12
Nova Scotia-
Grades 10-12 Elementary K-6 Junior High
School 7-9
Windsor
Secondary
-post-secondary
– after secondary- college, university
post- after
pre- before
SHORT WORD postsec
University
- undergraduate
program, bachelor degree, 3-4 yrs
BA- Bachelor of
Arts, BSc- Bachelor of Science, BFA- Bachelor of
Fine Arts, etc.
-graduate
school- masters degree, 1-2 yrs
MA-Masters of Arts, MSc- Masters of Science, MFA- Masters of Fine Arts,
MEd- Masters of Education, etc.
-post-graduate-
7 yrs- PhD, doctorate, Doctor Chen*
*not
necessarily a medical doctor, MD
She is an MD.
-post-doctoral,
postdoc- research, teach
Most post-docs
go from contract to contract with no job security.
It’s a tough life.
**Continue
Monday**
