This presentation examines common challenges faced and lessons learned in the 2020 rapid pivot to online learning and how evidence-informed practice was utilized to support faculty in the development of quality online experiences.

This curriculum guide is the result of countless hours of work by dedicated teachers and staff members of Continuing Education Services, Vancouver Community College. It has been designed specifically to assist in the presentation of the English…

Interactive Composing offers an integrated and interactive approach to learning English by involving students in listening, speaking, reading and writing. The book also offers a global approach to learning by tapping students' language skills…

Citizenship, An English as a Second Language Workbook for Beginners, is a student workbook designed to help adults prepare for their citizenship hearing. The workbook contains stories, maps, questions and answers and a variety of exercises for oral…

We explored awareness, attitudes and instructional behaviours of EAL faculty towards plagiarism. We received diverse responses and results, informing a next stag of research. Data will inform instructional supports for academic integrity.

The Post Office is part of the Community Survival Skills series. This series was developed for adults learning English as a Second Language and focuses on the English language skills required to cope or survive in the community. The Post Office is a…

One of the most crucial skills necessary in the beginning stages of learning to read is basic word attack. Many of our students are highly structured learners who, time after time, utilize their powers of memory, when it is hoped by the teacher that…

This guide has been written for volunteers who wish to help individual homebound immigrants learn to speak English. It is part of the orientation to Vancouver Community College's Homefront Learning volunteer training program. The purpose of the…

Survey responses from students who self-identified as having a barrier to participating in field trips, along with a review of relevant literature, were used to create recommendations for designing low-barrier biology field trips. Presented at…

Orientation to Vancouver has been designed for teachers and students of English as a second language at the beginner level. The main goals of Orientation to Vancouver are 1) to help beginner ESL learners become more knowledgeable about the Greater…