English Language Studies (ELST) | Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation
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Note: These upgrading courses are preparatory level and are not eligible for undergraduate level credit, nor for Tuition Tax Credit (T2202A).
ELST 0041 6 credits
English for Academic Purposes - Foundations Level
Students at the lower-intermediate level will learn and practise academic reading, writing and study skills.
Level: CP
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: (a) KPU ELST Placement into ELST 0041, (b) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT Band 32 (Writing Band 12, Speaking Band 12, Listening Band 6, and Reading Band 6), (c) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Overall Band 4.5 (Writing Band 4, Speaking Band 4, Listening Band 4, and Reading Band 4), (d) Duolingo English Test (DET) Overall Band 65, (e) Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Overall Band 30 (Reading Subscore 30, Writing Subscore 30), (f) Pearson Test of English (PTE) Overall Band 29, (g) LanguageCert Academic (LCA) Overall Score 47 with no subscore less than 40, (h) Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Overall Score 5 with no subscore less than 5
ELST 0043 6 credits
Foundation Level - Listening and Speaking
Students at the intermediate level will learn and practice listening and speaking skills in preparation for further studies in English.
Level: CP
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: (a) KPU ELST Placement into ELST 0043, (b) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT Band 32 (Writing Band 12, Speaking Band 12, Listening Band 6, and Reading Band 6), (c) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Overall Band 4.5 (Writing Band 4, Speaking Band 4, Listening Band 4, and Reading Band 4), (d) Duolingo English Test (DET) Overall Band 65, (e) Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Overall Band 30 (Listening Subscore 30, Speaking Subscore 30, Reading Subscore 20, Writing Subscore 20), (f) Pearson Test of English (PTE) Overall Band 29, (g) LanguageCert Academic (LCA) Overall Score 47 with no subscore less than 40, (h) Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Overall Score 5 with no subscore less than 5
ELST 0061 3 credits
Intermediate Pronunciation
Students at the intermediate and upper-intermediate levels will work on improving the overall clarity of their speech. They will practice identifying, producing, and predicting English sounds patterns accurately.
Level: CP
Prerequisite(s): ELST 0033 with B- or Accuplacer 78 or TOEFL iBT 32 or Cb-TOEFL 97 or TOEFL 400 or IELTS 4.5 with no sub-score less than 4.0
ELST 0162 3 credits
Grammar 1
Students will study the meaning, form and use of grammar at the intermediate level. They will also develop strategies to identify and correct common grammar and usage errors.
Level: CP
Prerequisite(s): (ELST 0041 with B- and 0043 with B-) or [Accuplacer 88 or TOEFL iBT 45 or cb-TOEFL 450) and (Kwantlen ESL Writing Band 4 or TOEFL iBT writing sub-score 15 or TWE 3)] or IELTS 5.0 with no sub-score less than 4.5
ELST 0181 6 credits
English for Academic Purposes - Level 1
Students at the upper-intermediate level will learn and practice academic reading, writing, and study skills.
Level: CP
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: (a) ELST 0041 (B-), (b) KPU ELST Placement into ELST 0181, (c) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT Overall Band 45 (Reading Band 15, Writing Band 15), (d) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Overall Band 5.0 (Reading Band 5.0, Writing Band 5.0, Listening Band 4.5, Speaking Band 4.5), (e) Duolingo English Test (DET) Overall Band 75, (f) Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Overall Band 40 (Reading Subscore 40, Writing Subscore 40), (g) Pearson Test of English (PTE) Overall Band 36, (h) LanguageCert Academic (LCA) Overall Score 54 (Reading Subscore 54, Writing Subscore 54, Listening Subscore 47, Speaking Subscore 47), (i) Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Overall Score 6 (Reading Subscore 6, Writing Subscore 6, Listening Subscore 5, Speaking Subscore 5)
ELST 0183 6 credits
Academic Listening and Speaking Skills - Level 1
Students at the upper-intermediate level will learn and practice listening and speaking skills in preparation for further studies in English.
Level: CP
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: (a) ELST 0043 (B-), (b) KPU ELST Placement into ELST 0183, (c) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT Overall Band 45 (Listening Band 14, Speaking Band 14), (d) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Overall Band 5 (Listening Band 5, Speaking Band 5, Reading Band 4.5, and Writing Band 4.5), (e) Duolingo English Test (DET) Overall Band 75, (f) Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Overall Band 40 (Reading Subscore 30, Writing Subscore 30, Listening Subscore 40, Speaking Subscore 40), (g) Pearson Test of English (PTE) Overall Band 36, (h) LanguageCert Academic Overall Score 54 (Reading Subscore 47, Writing Subscore 47, Listening Subscore 54, Speaking Subscore 54), (i) Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Overall Score 6 (Reading Subscore 5, Writing Subscore 5, Listening Subscore 6, Speaking Subscore 6)
ELST 0261 3 credits
Advanced Pronunciation
Students at the lower and upper-advanced level will learn and practice skills needed to improve speech clarity.
Level: CP
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: (a) ELST 0183 (B-), (b) KPU ELST Placement into ELST 0283, (c) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT Overall Band 61 (Listening Band 15, Speaking Band 15), (d) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Speaking Band 5.5, (e) Duolingo English Test (DET) Overall Band 85, (f) Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Overall Band 50 (Listening Subscore 50, Speaking Subscore 50, Reading Subscore 40, Writing Subscore 40), (g) Pearson Test of English (PTE) Overall Band Score 46, (h) LanguageCert Academic (LCA) Speaking Subscore 60, (i) Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Speaking Subscore 7
ELST 0262 3 credits
Grammar II
Students will learn how to identify and correct common grammatical and stylistic errors made by English language learners. They will also develop strategies to expand their knowledge of idiomatic usage.
Level: CP
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: (a) ELST 0181 (B-), (b) KPU ELST Placement into ELST 0281, (c) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT Overall Band 61 (Reading Band 15, Writing Band 15), (d) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Writing Band 5.5, (e) Duolingo English Test (DET) Overall Band 85, (f) Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Overall Band 50, (g) Pearson Test of English (PTE) Overall Band 46, (h) LanguageCert Academic (LCA) Writing Subscore 60, (i) Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Writing Subscore 7
ELST 0281 6 credits
English for Academic Purposes - Level 2
Students at the lower-advanced level will learn and practise academic reading, writing, and study skills.
Level: CP
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: (a) ELST 0181 (B-), (b) KPU ELST Placement into ELST 0281, (c) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT Overall Band 61 (Reading Band 18, Writing Band 18), (d) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Overall Band 5.5 (Reading Band 5.5, Writing Band 5.5, Listening Band 5.0, Speaking Band 5.0), (e) Duolingo English Test (DET) Overall Band 85, (f) Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Overall Band 50 (Reading Subscore 50, Writing Subscore 50, Listening Subscore 40, Speaking Subscore 40), (g) Pearson Test of English (PTE) Overall Band 46, (h) LanguageCert Academic (LCA) Overall 60 (Reading 60, Writing 60, Listening 54, Speaking 54), (i) Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Overall Score 7 (Reading Subscore 7, Writing Subscore 7, Listening Subscore 6, Speaking Subscore 6)
ELST 0283 3 credits
Academic Listening and Speaking Skills - Level 2
Students at the lower-advanced level will learn and practice listening and speaking skills in preparation for further studies in English.
Level: CP
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: (a) ELST 0183 (B-), (b) KPU ELST Placement into ELST 0283, (c) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT Overall Band 61 (Listening Band 16, Speaking Band 16), (d) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Overall Band of 5.5 (Listening Band 5.5, Speaking Band 5.5, Reading Band 5.0, and Writing Band 5.0), (e) Duolingo English Test (DET) Overall Band 85, (f) Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Overall Band Score 50 (Listening Subscore 50, Speaking Subscore 50, Reading Subscore 40, Writing Subscore 40), (g) Pearson Test of English (PTE) Overall Band 46, (h) LanguageCert Academic (LCA) Overall 60 (Reading Subscore 54, Writing Subscore 54, Listening Subscore 60, Speaking Subscore 60), (i) Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Overall Score 7 (Reading Subscore 6, Writing Subscore 6, Listening Subscore 7, Speaking Subscore 7)
ELST 0381 6 credits
English for Academic Purposes - Level 3
Students at the advanced level will develop and practice academic reading, writing and study skills.
Level: CP
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: (a) ELST 0281 (B-), (b) KPU ELST Placement into ELST 0381, (c) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT Overall Band 79 (with Writing Subscore 21), (d) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Overall Band 6.0 (Reading Band 6.0, Writing Band 6.0 Listening Band 5.5, Speaking Band 5.5), (e) Duolingo English Test (DET) Overall Band 95, (f) Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Overall Band Score 60 (Reading Subscore 60, Writing Subscore 60, Listening Subscore 50, Speaking Subscore 50), (g) Pearson Test of English (PTE) Overall Band 54, (h) LanguageCert Academic (LCA) Overall 65 (Reading Subscore 65, Writing Subscore 65, Listening Subscore 60, Speaking Subscore 60), (i) Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Overall Score 8 (Reading Subscore 8, Writing Subscore 8, Listening Subscore 7, Speaking Subscore 7)
ELST 0383 3 credits
Academic Listening and Speaking Skills - Level 3
Students at the advanced level will practice listening and speaking skills in preparation for further academic studies.
Level: CP
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: (a) ELST 0283 (B-), (b) KPU ELST Placement into ELST 0383, (c) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT Overall Band 79 (Listening Band 19, Speaking Band 19), (d) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Overall Band 6.0 (Listening Band 6.0, Speaking Band 6.0, Reading Band 5.5, Writing Band 5.5), (e) Duolingo English Test (DET) Overall Band 95, (f) Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Overall Band 60 (Listening Subscore 60, Speaking Subscore 60, Reading Subscore 50, Writing Subscore 50), (g) Pearson Test of English (PTE) Overall Band 54, (h) LanguageCert Academic (LCA) Overall 65 (Reading Subscore 60, Writing Subscore 60, Listening Subscore 65, Speaking Subscore 65), (i) Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Overall Score 8 (Reading Subscore 7, Writing Subscore 7, Listening Subscore 8, Speaking Subscore 8)
ELST 1010 6 credits
Introduction to Professional Communication for Internationally Educated Nurses (PCIEN)
Introduction to Professional Communication for Internationally Educated Nurses (PCIEN) is a performance-based course designed to assist internationally educated nurses improve communication skills for the healthcare workplace. Students will apply person-family-centred strategies for interacting with patients, expand health and idiomatic vocabulary, increase cultural understanding, and improve writing skills for the Canadian healthcare system. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be better prepared for the next steps in the licensure process.
Level: CP
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: (a) IELTS Score: minimum overall band of 6.0 (b) Duolingo Score: minimum overall score of 95 (c) CELBAN Score: minimum scores of 7 in Reading, 8 in Listening, 6 in Writing, and 7 in speaking (d) iBT TOEFL Score: minimum overall score of 79 (e) CLBPT (Canadian Language Benchmark Placement Test): Score within the 6–9 range, with minimum of 7 for Listening and Speaking and 6 for Reading and Writing or an overall average of 6.5, (f) LanguageCert Academic Overall 65
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