Program Outcomes
The English Foundation Program offers two levels of English language program: Levels 1 and 2.
By the time of completion of Level 1, the following program outcomes are expected to be achieved:
- Help students successfully carry on short, sustained social conversation in English.
- Help students build upon basic grammatical understanding and to successfully write organized English paragraphs.
- Help students increase grammatical and syntactical accuracy in everyday spoken and written English language.
- Help students develop English reading strategies to aid in reading comprehension and to acquire high-frequency vocabulary.
- Help students develop effective, sustained English reading habits.
By the time of completion of Level 2, the following program outcomes are expected to be achieved:
- Help students develop academic listening and speaking English skills needed for successful extended academic discourse.
- Help students develop complex grammatical understanding and to successfully produce academic writing in English.
- Help students acquire academic vocabulary and comprehend a range of academic texts in English.
- Help students strengthen effective, sustained English reading habits.
- Help students strengthen the literacy skills needed to successfully navigate the tertiary research process.