LINC 5 is offered to new immigrants and Permanent Residents of Canada. Students study at Canadia Language Benchmark 5 for listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course content helps students gain knowledge about community resources and life in Canada, and helps students build confidence and independence in their ability to access services and participate in Canadian society. Language kills are developed in a task based and interactive way making use of 'real life' materials and situations in the community, workplace and school settings. In addition, students learn to develop strategic competence in their language learning and life goals. Essential skills such as inter-cultural skills, working with others, and following instructions are integrated into the curriculum.
Prerequisites
Three Level 4 benchmarks as determined by a CLB placement test or a LINC course completion with recommendation to enter Level 5.
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What you will learn
- British Columbia's Laws and Legal System; driving in BC, Working in BC; civil law and the courts
- Canada; immigration and environment
- Canadian Culture; Socializing with friends and cultural diversity
- Community Services; settlement agencies, libraries and community centres
- Consumerism; purchasing goods and services and resolving problems. Housing and marketing scams
- Education and Learning; language learning strategies and BC's school system
- Within all topics grammar is embedded and taught in context. LINC classes recognize that learners have diverse needs, and students undergo needs assessment in their classes to determine what the most relevant and meaningful topics are for the group. In addition students will be learning socio-cultural information about their new community. They will develop pragmatic skills that help mitigate communication breakdown and support their language acquisition.
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.