Good afternoon.
Today’s Agenda
· Attendance- I want to
keep the attendance accurate.
I
take attendance about five minutes in. If you are late, please let me know so I
can record your attendance.
· SHEC courses-
structure and progression of courses
· Postsecondary
opportunities in BC- college and university
· Pick up from yesterday-
Small group chatting- icebreaker, introductions
· HW Complete “Questionnaire”
Thursday
· Collect questionnaires
from HW
· Go over course
outlines
· Sentence writing work
“What Can I Do Already?”
Work
on for HW
· 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 Monday
Friday
· “Self-Assessment Reflection”
Week 1
· Vocabulary exercises-
new vocabulary- some challenging, some easier
· Go over sentence writing
work from HW
Monday
· Begin new article
·
***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 11
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
core- centre, most
important
English Foundations-
for adult learners, not K-12, BC Ministry of Education
VOCAB core- centre,
most important
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
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
-better life
-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
-want to go to college
or university
-get a better job,
more $
-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
-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 new skill, playing poker, playing ping pong, playing chess, learning a new
language
Workout for the brain.
Work for class-
reading, talking, taking notes, etc.
Everybody has a
story.
**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.
Most of us have goals
that we want to achieve.
-improve English for
life in Vancouver
-get a better job,
better than ‘survival job’
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 pension-
monthly money for retirement
LATER CPP, OAS, GIS
-go to college or
university, post-secondary
-make new friends
-build a community
-English provides
great opportunities
-start a business,
establish a business, become an entrepreneur
VOCAB entrepreneur- business
person
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
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.
**
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
CompLit.11 – A bit confusing!
CompLit 10-11
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.
Do you prefer on-line
courses or in-person courses?
It is offered in
September.
I teach it usually once
a year.
I teach- details
about sentence writing, paragraph writing
sentences- sentence
types, clauses, punctuation, verb tense, verb form
VOCAB auxiliary(adj)-
extra AUX– on the back of your TV AUX, in your car, extra input
auxiliary- casual
employee She is an auxiliary worker.
She has no set hours and no regular schedule. She is on-call.
auxiliary verb-
helper verb
Consider Writing
Improvement 567 – supplemental course, extra writing instruction
*Many people rely on
ChatGPT. AI, LLM to do their writing in English. We should be cautious about
that. ChatGPT sounds like ChatGPT. It does not sound like you.
**
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.
VOCAB- OLDER DELIVERY
MODEL- correspondence school- courses by mail
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.
**10-minute break**
**
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 scholarship –
money prize for tuition, do not have to pay it back
bursary- same idea
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
*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
-post-secondary – after
secondary- college, university
post- after
pre- before
postsec
University
- undergraduate
program, bachelor degrees, 3-4 yrs
BA-
Bachelor of Arts, BSc- Bachelor of Science, BFA- Bachelor of
Fine
Arts
-graduate school-
masters degree, 1-2 yrs MA-Masters of
Arts, MSc- Masters of Science, MFA- Masters of Fine Arts, MEd- Masters of
Education
-post-graduate- 7 yrs- PhD, doctorate, Doctor
Chen
*not necessarily a
medical doctor, MD
She is an MD.
**
-college- certificate, diploma, program
-university- grant degrees- bachelor, masters,
doctorate
Many people will
start at a college and then transfer to a university in the 3rd or 4th year.
-
a
transfer program
MY FREE ADVICE: Avoid
private colleges and universities. The quality is
low. The price is
high.
Stick to the public colleges and universities
if possible: VCC, Langara, Kwantlen, Douglas, Capilano University, BCIT, SFU,
UBC, etc.
***
All post-secondary
programs will have their own entry requirements.
Do you have some
ideas what you want to do after high school?
If you have ambitions
to to go to college or university, you can start planning now.
e.g. entrepreneur- business owner
skilled trades- carpenter, plumber, mechanic,
welder, electrician, etc.
medical lab assistant
caregiver for seniors
social worker
librarian assistant
hair dresser
makeup artist- TV or movies
cosmetology? beauty
machine operator
mechanic
personal trainer
physiotherapist
welder
-hands-on work
You can start to
research what prereqs your postsec requires.
prereq- prerequisites-
what courses you need
requisite- required
EF6 is a prereq to
EF7.
**
college- offers
programs, certificates, often 1-2 yrs
e.g. CDA- Certified Dental
Assistant
university- offers
degrees, often 3-4 years
What kind of job do
you want?
SILLY QUESTIONS I
ASKED MY CHILDREN
In your job:
1. Do you want to
stand up or sit down?
2. Do you want to
work indoors or outdoors?
3. Do you want to
interact with people or be on your own?
** WEBSITE TO HELP
YOU CHOOSE A CAREER AND POST-SEONDARY **
Education Planner https://educationplannerbc.ca/
MY ADVICE:
Start thinking about
it. Start planning.
There is a lot of
opportunity.
You can do it.
It will be difficult
and expensive, but you can do it.
A lot of adults in
Canada go to post-sec either part-time or full-time.
Our academic advisors
at SHEC are very knowledgeable and helpful:
Jacquie, Sylvia,
Joanne, sometimes Dana.
Colleges and
universities have their own advisors.
Look at the
college/university website for information sessions.
FREE ADVICE: Don’t listen
to your aunt. She doesn’t know.
IDIOM Get the
information from the horse’s mouth. – ask the people who know
Be brave. Take heart.
You can do it!
