EF71011 P1 Class 2

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Go over course outline

·      Structure and progression of SHEC courses

·      Post-secondary opportunities in BC

·      DISTRIBUTE “Prescribed Learning Outcomes”

·      Student Questionnaire

·      Pick up from yesterday- Small group chatting- icebreaker, introductions

·      Fridays- vocab exercises

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$147 000 000 000

 

100 one hundred

1000 one thousand

10 000 ten thousand

100 000 one hundred thousand

1 000 000 one million

1 000 000 000 one billion

1 000 000 000 000 one trillion

 

charisma(n)- charm, attraction

charismatic(adj)

 

Hawaii- 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 / Composition 11

 

These classes are not identical, but close enough. In SHEC, we put them together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

-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

-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

-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.

 

 

CLEAN UP

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- government support for retirees

-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

 

** 10-minute Break **

 

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.

 

 

 

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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

 

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

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

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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

 

 

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

SLANG 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

 

**CONTINUE MONDAY**