ESL Experiential Learning 2

ESL Experiential Learning 2 is the final requirement for students who have achieved ESL Reading & Writing 9 and ESL Listening & Speaking 9 to obtain the ESL Certificate 2.This course requires independent learning involving seminars and one-on-one consultations with an instructor. The focus of the ESL Experiential Learning 2 course is on language and communication skills development in real world experiences (e.g. employment in a field related to a learner's career; volunteer work; community-based service learning projects; or completion of an academic course, etc.). With ESL instructor support, students identify a real world goal, develop an action plan and reflect and document on their language learning achieved in the pursuit of the real world goal.

Prerequisites

ESL Reading & Writing 9, ESL Listening & Speaking 9, or department approval.

What you will learn

• planning to reach a goal (tasks are goal-setting and creating an Individualized Learning Plan (ILP))
• researching language and culture (tasks are doing ethnographic research and text analysis)
• communicating in authentic contexts (tasks are cultural mapping, peer interviewing, and communicating about oneself)
• using strategies for continuous learning (tasks are completing an experiential learning cycle, reflecting on and articulating learning, and creating future Individualized Learning Plans)

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.