ENG471

ENG471C – English (Bridging Program)

This course will focus on essential literacy skills. Throughout the course, students will examine a range of strategies that will support them throughout the reading process. Students will apply these strategies before, during and after reading. Students will evaluate purpose, structure and characteristics of text and will also refine writing skills to construct increasingly complex texts (narrative, expository, persuasive, and visual/multimedia). Speaking and listening is a foundational element of this course where students will demonstrate effective communication skills. Students will also evaluate a speaker’s verbal and nonverbal language. Although this course will not be graded with a percentage, students will be regularly evaluated on a continuum of learning. This continuum will measure student achievement within the three strands of this course: Speaking and Listening, Reading and Viewing, and Writing and Other Ways of Representing. Successful students will demonstrate achievement of essential literacy skills. Students will keep a portfolio of learning that will illustrate their growth in the Specific Curriculum Outcomes. Students and teachers will co-construct pathways to graduation. Students may transition to the academic program or proceed to English 571C.

Please note: there are no prerequisites for English 471C. 

ENG471A/B – English (Bridging Program)

This course will focus on essential literacy skills. Throughout the course, students will examine a range of strategies that will support them throughout the reading process. Students will apply these strategies before, during and after reading. Students will examine the purpose, structure and characteristics of text, and will also refine writing skills to construct a variety of texts. Speaking and listening is a foundational element of this course where students will demonstrate effective communication skills. Students will also examine oral texts.

Although this course will not be graded with a percentage, student achievement will be reflected on a continuum of learning. This continuum will measure student achievement within the three strands of this course: Speaking and Listening, Reading and Viewing, and Writing and Other Ways of Representing. Students will keep a portfolio of learning that will illustrate their growth in the Specific Curriculum Outcomes. Students and teachers will co-construct pathways to graduation. Successful students may choose to take a second 471 course or proceed to English 571. Students are encouraged to work towards English 671 C by graduation.