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Website:
www.ucfv.ca/esl/
The English as a Second Language
department at UCFV offers full-time and part-time classes in
ESL. The classes include speaking, listening, grammar,
vocabulary, reading, and writing. Students who plan to take
university-level courses should complete the Bridge ESL
courses.
Program office: Room A247, Abbotsford
campus
Telephone: 604-854-4581
Schedule
Sept. 6 — Dec. 14, 2005
Jan. 9 — April 14, 2006
May 9 — July 27, 2006
Special programs may be offered at
different times.
Entrance requirements
You can become an ESL student if you
have completed Grade 12 or equivalent, or if you are 19 years
of age or older before the first day of classes, and if English
is not your mother tongue. International students should
contact the International Education department.
How to apply
Fill out an application form in the
ESL office. There is a $45 application fee. You will be given
an appointment for an assessment. All students do an assessment
before they can register.
Registration
Pick up a Permission to Register form
from the ESL office. You will be assigned a time to register.
If you register after the second week of classes, there is a
late registration fee. Please remember to notify the ESL office
and the Admissions and Records office of a change of address or
phone number if you move or change your phone number.
Attendance
It is very important to attend all
classes but especially your first class. Please check your
Permission to Register form for the time of your class. If you
do not attend your first class, your place may be given to a
person on the waiting list. You are expected to attend classes
from the beginning to the end of the course. Classes with
insufficient enrolment may be cancelled.
Grading policy
At the end of the semester students
are assessed to determine an appropriate placement for the
following semester. Students may obtain a transcript online at
the end of each semester. You must obtain a C- in a course in
order to be able to take the next higher course. If you do not
attend classes regularly, you may not be passed to the next
level.
Fees and additional costs
Fees stated are in effect for 2005/06
and are subject to change for 2006/07 .
Fees for for landed immigrants and
Canadian citizens are $46.71 per credit for tuition plus $4.67
per credit ancillary fees, plus $32.50 per semester for Student
Union Society, the Cascade Student newspaper, and Radio Station
fee. Books must normally be purchased for each course. They are
available in the UCFV bookstore.
Computer laboratory
Certain classes are scheduled in the
computer lab. Drop-in times are also available. Students can
use computer software to help them in any skill area in which
they need to improve.
Intermediate:
Students will improve their spoken and
written English and increase their vocabulary. Students may
want to take the phonics course or the pronunciation courses at
this or the advanced level.
Advanced and Bridge:
Students will improve their reading
and writing. They will develop a better knowledge of grammar
and vocabulary. They will continue to improve their listening
and speaking ability. These levels are a preparation for
further academic study.
Certificates
The ESL department offers three
certificates: for intermediate proficiency, for advanced
proficiency, and for academic proficiency in the English
language. Students must apply for a certificate. Students must
achieve a grade of C- or better in each of the courses needed
and overall GPA of 2.0 or higher on all the courses for the
certificate. Contact the department for details.
Program outline
The English Second Language program
(ESL) at UCFV combines in-depth training in core language
skills at six levels with a choice of optional electives to
suit the individual needs of students. The gradual shift from
ESL into academic subjects gives students practical support
during this transition and helps them adjust to the increased
study time required in academic studies.
This approach also helps maximize
student success in further academic or career programs by
providing students with the opportunity to develop the skills
required in Canadian universities. On completion of this
program students may receive a certificate and are eligible for
entry into academic programs.
All reading/vocabulary,
writing/grammar, and speaking/listening courses are considered
“core.” All other courses are
“electives.”
Semesters
1.
Fall: September to December
2. Winter:
January to April
3.
Summer: May to July
ESL program outline
Five ESL core subjects plus optional
electives
Level 30-60
PLUS two optional electives:
Pre-intermediate to Advanced
ESL courses
Writing/grammar, reading/vocabulary,
and speaking/listening
Level 70 Advanced 2
Foundation I
Writing/grammar, reading,
Depending on
GPA
speaking All ESL, one or two non-ESL
Level 80 Pre-University
Foundation II
Writing/grammar, and reading
Depending on GPA,
All ESL, up to three non-ESL
See below for Foundation details.
Electives
• Levels 30–60
• Pronunciation P45 & P65
• Phonics P55
• Drama DR47
• Music MU47
• Business English BU55
• TOEFL preparation T85
• English Through Film FLM
• Levels 70–80
• Business English BU75
• TOEFL preparation T85
• English Through Film FLM
• Academic Transition L87
• Oral Communication for Academic
Purposes S76
• Phonics P55
• Pronunciation P65.
• Individualized ESL self-study
programs in multi-media computer assisted language training
lab.
Description
The University Foundation certificate
program is an intensive, full-time academic preparation program
specifically designed for students who do not meet the English
language requirements for full time-time academic study at
UCFV.
Entrance requirements
In order to be admitted to the
University Foundation certificate program, students must meet
the requirements for either Level 1 or Level 2.
Level 1
• placement at level 70 of
UCFV ESL program or completion of:
• ESL WG64, RV68 and S66 or
articulated equivalent with a minimum GPA 2.33 or higher or
TOEFL 500 (173 CBT) or IELTS 5 or CanTest 4.0 or CAEL 50 or LPI
essay score 20 (level 3) or MELAB 70.
Level 2
• placement at level 80 of
UCFV ESL program or completion of:
• ESL WG74 and R70 or
articulated equivalent with a minimum GPA 2.33 or higher or
TOEFL 550 (213 CBT) or IELTS 6 or CanTest 4.5 or CAEL 60 or LPI
essay score 25 (level 4) or MELAB 80 or CPT 41.
Glossary of Acronyms:
• CAEL — Canadian Academic
English Language Assessment
• CanTest — Canadian Test for
English for Scholars and Trainees
• IELTS — International
English Language Test scores
• LPI — Language Proficiency
Index
• MELAB — Michigan English
Language Assessment Battery
• TOEFL — Test of English as
a Foreign Language
International students should call the
International Education office at 604-854-4544 or refer to the
international education website at
www.ucfv.ca/intl_ed for
application procedures.
Application forms for Canadian and
landed immigrant students are available online or from any
A&R or Student Services office. There is a $45 application
fee.
Fees and additional costs
Tuition for courses in ESL for
Canadian and landed immigrant students are $46.71 per credit
plus $4.67 per credit ancillary fees, plus $27 per semester for
Student Union Society and the Cascade student newspaper.
Academic course tuition for Canadian and landed immigrant
students is $109.90 per credit plus $10.99 ancillary fee. Above
fees stated are in effect for 2005/06 and are subject to change
for 2006/07. Books that are required for individual courses are
available in the UCFV bookstore. Information regarding tuition
for international students is available on the international
education website at www.ucfv.ca/intl_ed
Dates and location
UCFV offers courses in two four-month
semesters (fall and winter) and one three-month semester
(summer), primarily in Abbotsford.
Program requirements
To maintain status in the University
Foundation certificate program, students must maintain a grade
point average of at least 2.33. Upon successful
completion (a grade point average of 2.33 or C+ average and at
least a C+ in ESL WG84) of all Level II core courses and a
total of 27 credits (of which nine credits must be 100 level or
above), students are granted a certificate in the University
Foundation certificate program. Students, whose cumulative
grade point average falls below 2.33 during their program are
subject to academic warning and/or removal from the program.
The program electives are to be taken
from an approved list, which are listed
below.
Continuance in a program
Students whose cumulative grade point
average falls below 2.33 during their program are subject to
academic warning and/or removal from the program.
Prerequisites
Students must meet all prerequisites
for any course at UCFV.
Transfer credit
Students transferring to UCFV must
seek advice from an advisor to determine how their previous
courses can be used toward fulfilling the current requirements.
At least 50% of the academic course work must be completed at
UCFV.
Students wishing to challenge an
academic course require permission from the department or
program head of the course that they wish to challenge. Courses
challenged do not count towards UCFV program residency
requirements.
Course withdrawal
Course withdrawal deadlines follow
university-college policy.
Graduation
Students must submit a Request for
Graduation form to the UCFV Admissions and Records office by
April 1. All program requirements must be met by April 30 in
order to participate in the June graduation ceremony. There is
a $25 graduation fee.
Program outline
Level One
Compulsory courses*
ESL WG74 Writing/Grammar 74
6 credits
ESL R70 Reading 70 3
credits
Plus 1-3 electives per semester
chosen from ESL, College and Career Prep, and/or Academic**
* Note: alternate
compulsory course(s) may be substituted by program advisor,
depending on individual skill component score(s) as
indicated by English proficiency assessment (TOEFL,
IELTS, etc) results.
** Note: Access to academic courses is
dependent upon GPA:
• Students with a GPA of 3.0
or less may take one academic course only
• Students with a GPA of 3.0
or more may choose a maximum of two academic courses.
Level Two
Compulsory ESL (core) course
ESL WG84 Writing/Grammar 84* 6
credits
Plus Compulsory Academic (core)
course:
CSM 104 Integrated Academic
Learning Skills 3 credits
Plus 1-3 electives per semester
chosen from ESL and/or College Prep and/or Academic** per
semester
* Note: alternate compulsory
course(s) may be substituted by program advisor depending on
individual skill component score(s) as indicated by English
proficiency assessment (TOEFL, IELTS, etc) results
** Note: Access to academic
courses is dependent upon GPA:
• Students with a GPA of 3.0 or
less may take two academic course only.
• Students with a GPA of 3.0
or more may choose a maximum of three academic courses.
Completion of the University
Foundation certificate program requires completion of all core
courses in Level 2, nine credits at the 100-level, and 27
credits in total.
University Foundation certificate
program — Level One
Compulsory ESL (Core) courses
ESL WG74 Writing/Grammar 74
ESL R70 Reading 70
* Alternate course(s) may be
substituted depending on individual skill component
score(s) as indicated assessment (TOEFL, IELTS, etc)
results
Elective Options
a) ESL &/or b) College Prep and
Academic
(maximum three courses)
a) ESL Electives:
ESL BU75 Business English
ESL CMS Computer-Mediated
Studies
ESL CB60 Computer Skills for
Business
ESL FLM English through Film
ESL BU55 Intermediate English
for Business
ESL S76 Oral Communication for
Academic Purposes
ESL P55 Phonics 55
ESL P45 Pronunciation 45
ESL P65 Pronunciation 65
ESL T85 TOEFL Preparation
ESL V73 Vocabulary 73
b) College Preparation and Academic
Electives
Choose only one:
Note: Students must meet all
prerequisites for college preparation and academic elective
courses
Biology — BIO 083, BIO 093
Business — BUS 100
Chemistry — CHEM 083, CHEM 110
CIS — CIS 100, CIS 110
Fashion Design — FD 113, FD 171
Kinesiology — KPE 103, KPE170
Languages — FREN 100, HLQ 101,
JAPN 101, MAND 101, RUSS 101, SPAN 101
Math — MATH 084, MATH 085, MATH
094, MATH 095
Physics — PHYS 083, PHYS 093, PHYS
100, PHYS 101, PHYS 102, PHYS 103,
PHYS 104, PHYS 105
Theatre — THEA 111
Visual Arts — VA 123, VA 131, VA
151, VA 183
Students with a GPA of 3.0 or more
have the option of choosing a maximum of two courses from the
list above or below (only one “bolded” course)
Biology — BIO 083, BIO 093
Business — BUS 120. BUS 143, BUS
160
CIS — CIS 145
Computing Science — COMP 125
Criminology — CRIM 201
Kinesiology — KPE 260
Math — MATH 117
Visual Arts — VA 171
Note: Students may take alternate
college preparation or academic electives with advisor and/or
instructor approval
• Recommended order of
Business courses: BUS 100, BUS 160 (or CIS 110), BUS 143 or
MATH 117 (if English skills are weak), Math 106, BUS 120
• Recommended order of
CIS/COMP courses: BUS 100 (elective), CIS 145, MATH 125 (MATH
117 if English skills are weak), COMP 125 (CIS 100 if
computer skills are weak)
Course listings
For complete details on courses see
the
Course
descriptions section.
Faculty
Neil Campbell, BA, MA (Seattle
Pacific), Department Head
Bev Binder, BA (Tabor), Prof. Teaching
Cert.
Rick Binder, BA (Westmount), BA (UBC)
Naomi Born, BEd (Tabor/Kansas), Prof.
Teaching Cert. (BC)
Maria Bos-Chan, BA (UBC), BEd
(Toronto), MEd (OISE/Toronto),
Prof. Teaching Cert. (Ont)
Helen Butner, BA (SFU)
Elizabeth Carpenter, BA (Toronto)
Carmen Forde, BA Hons.
(Queen’s), TESL Cert. (SFU)
Celeste-tina Hernandez-Binnema, BA
(TWU), MA Ed (SFU), TESL Cert. (Sask),
PID (BC)
Lynne Hunniford, BEd (UBC), Prof.
Teaching Cert. (BC), Child Care Counsellor
Diploma
Cheryl Isaac, BA (SFU), MEd (WWU)
Kerry Johnson, BA, MA (UBC), MA
(Stanford), TESOL Diploma (VCC)
Gilmour Jope, BEd (Alberta), MA (UBC),
Prof. Teaching Cert. (AB), CELTA Cert,
Diploma Adult Ed (VCC)
Joan Kilbride, BEd (Concordia), MEd
(McGill), Prof. Teaching Cert. (Que),
Cert. in Androgogy (Concordia)
Bob McGregor, BA, Intensive TESL
course (Regina)
Shirleen Sayers, BA (Trinity Western),
TESL Cert. (Cambridge)
Nancy Sexton, BGS (SFU) Prof. Teaching
Cert. (BC)
Jon Shanks, BS (Washington), ESL
Certificate (VCC)
Sandra Smith, BA Hons. (Regina), MEd
(UBC), Sr. Management Cert. (BCIT)
Raymonde Tickner, BA. (Man), TESL
Cert. (UCC)
Staff
Dorine Garibay, Instructional
Assistant
Michael Gough, BSc (UCFV), Computer
Lab Manager
Balraj Sumra, Department Assistant
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