ENGL 40 English – Intermediate Level focuses on development of reading skills in conjunction with critical thinking, writing, speaking, and listening skills. In this course, students practice reading to understand periodicals, reports, technical materials, and/or literature and build effective writing skills through the use of proper sentence skills and writing different paragraph types.
Upon completion of ENGL 40, students are prepared to enter either ENGL 50: Advanced level, or ENGL 66: Essential English – Provincial level.
This course is equivalent to Grade 10 English.
Notes:
See the ABE Articulation Handbook 2018/19 Edition at https://www.bctransferguide.ca/transfer-options/adult-basic-education/past-abe-guides/
Prerequisites: Recommended ESK 06 or equivalent skills
Accessibility Services Notice
Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | 15 |
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| Total Credits | |
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| Total Hours | 128 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 4 |
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| Lab (lab, field, computer) | 4.5 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Interpret, discuss, paraphrase and summarize information using critical and creative thinking
- Analyze information, solve problems and support a position using critical and creative thinking
- Demonstrate effective listening skills, and respond well to listener feedback
- Provide useful input and feedback in a variety of situations
- Deliver an effective informative or persuasive oral presentation
- Use reading strategies including skimming, scanning and using context clues
- Use a variety of reference tools and materials to locate information and expand vocabulary
- Develop skills in outlining, memorizing, note-taking and exam-taking
- Identify point of view, illogical argument, fallacies, stereotypes, bias and propaganda
- Apply the steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing
- Write effective paragraphs in a range of rhetorical modes including summary
- Write an essay
- Recognize and avoid plagiarism
Grading Table
Standard Academic Upgrading Grading Table
| Percentage |
Letter Grade |
| 90-100 |
A+ |
| 85-89 |
A |
| 80-84 |
A- |
| 76-79 |
B+ |
| 72-75 |
B |
| 68-71 |
B- |
| 64-67 |
C+ |
| 60-63 |
C |
| 55-59 |
C- |
| 50-54 |
P |
| Non-completion or unsatisfactory performance |
NCG
No Credit Granted |
See the Academic Calendar for General Information including how to withdraw from course(s) and other regulations.
Disclaimer
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.