Banking: An ESL workbokk 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.

In 1999, VCC hosted the Pacific Cooking show at the Pacific National Exhibition, demonstrating fusion cooking to enthusiastic audiences, interested in both the preparation and presentation of a variety of dishes. Different VCC chef instructors…

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…

Your Home: An English as a Second Language Workbook for Beginners was developed to accompany the two pilot Homefront Learning Videos aired on the Knowledge Network in 1981. Recent revisions have made the workbook independent of the video tapes. This…

This ESL Curriculum Guide for Lower Beginner, Upper Beginner and Pre-Intermediate levels was created for use by classroom instructors of adult ESL students studying at a community college. It might be useful for those involved in setting up an ESL…

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…

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…

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…

Researchers from Vancouver Community College's CareerLab, situated in the Partnership Development Office, presented their experience and findings of a qualitative study they had conducted on VCC's Work Integrated Learning (WIL) related…

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…

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…