COMN 154 - Communications 4

Description
Communications 4 (COMN 154) is designed to advance the reading and writing skills of ESL learners at Canadian Language Benchmark 7. The course takes an integrated task-based approach to language learning. Four broad areas of competency provide the framework for building adequate intermediate-level reading and writing skills: 1) interacting with others; 2) comprehending instructions and reproducing information; 3) getting things done; and 4) comprehending and sharing information. Topics and tasks are contextualized within Canadian professional settings, so that learners develop the strategies and skills required for effective communication in English-speaking, multicultural contexts.

3 Credits

Time Guidelines
The standard instructional time for the day-time course offering is 80 hours. Continuing Education and Distance Education hours will vary.

Prerequisites
Manual Prerequisite

One of:
- COMN 153 D (Credit Education at 50% or higher)
- COMN 153 050 (Academic Upgrading at 50% or higher)
- TEST CLBW 07 (Canadian Language Benchmark - Reading/Writing)
- TEST IELR 5.0 (IELTS Academic Reading), and TEST IELW 5.0 (IELTS Academic Writing)