Monday, July 4, 2016

Happy Canada Day to everyone,

 Let’s start our class today by listening to this video.

Task one:

Try to list down at least three misconceptions about Canadians that were mentioned in the video and write them down.

Task two:

Check with your partner what he/she has come up with, and come up with the common ones to be shared with the rest of the class.

Task three:

Classroom Needs Assessment

Personal Information

1.      Email address   :  __________________________________________

2.     What country are you from?  __________________________________

3.     What is your first language?  __________________________________

4.     What other languages do you speak?  _________________________________________

5.     How long have you been in Canada?  _____________________________________

6.     Are you working right now? 1Yes  1 No         If yes, what is your job? ________________

7.     What is your profession?  _______________________________________

8.     What was your job before you came to Canada?  ________________________________

9.     What is your highest level of education? 

1 university  1 technical college  1 secondary school   Degree? ________________

10.  Did you study English before you came to Canada? 1 Yes  1 No. If yes, so for how     long? ________________

11.  Have you studied in ESL classes before in Canada?  1 Yes  1 No

12.  What are your 4 CLBs?        L                        S               R               W 

13.  What language skill is the easiest for you? Please order from 1 (easy) to 4 (difficult).

1 reading         1  writing              1 listening           1 speaking

14.  List three goals or/and reasons for you taking this program.

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15.   Which skill(s) do you want to work on in this class: speaking, listening, reading, or writing?

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16.  What do you need to learn in this class? Choose the most important 5 things and write them in order in the opposite column.

Skills/Topics
ü  Assessing your long and short term goals ü  Assessing your skills ü  Understanding the workplace culture ü  Resume and cover letter writing ü  Obtain a LinkedIn account ü  Pronouncing English clearly
ü  How Canadian society works
ü  How to understand speakers
ü  Starting small talks in English
ü  Improve writing skills
ü  Talking on the telephone
ü  Improve listening skills
ü  Practise job interviews
ü  Practise presentations
ü  Learn how to speak at work
ü  Learn idioms
ü  Learn grammar
ü  Canadian culture
ü  other (specify)