Culinary Arts Program Language Readiness

Overview

This set of resources has been designed and compiled for students who are considering entering the Culinary Arts program at Red River College Polytechnic. Please review these resources to help you understand the language demands of this program and evaluate your own skills and readiness for beginning this academic program.

Objective

To provide a better understanding of the academic and language requirements of the Culinary Arts program at Red River College Polytechnic
To help you assess your own readiness and create an action plan which will help you be successful when you are accepted into your program

Tasks

Complete the Program Overview and College Expectations handout
This worksheet will guide you in conducting research to understand what your program of interest involves. It will also help you reflect on your readiness to meet the potential academic challenges.
Complete the listening worksheet
Understand the program expectations for listening to give you a better idea of how you will need to use this skill in your program of interest.

Listening practice
While you are completing the listening worksheet, you will need to listen to this lecture.

Complete the reading worksheet
Understand the program expectations for reading to give you a better idea of how you will need to use this skill in your program of interest.
Reading text
While you are completing the reading worksheet, you will need to read this text.
Reading activity answer key
After you have completed reading the reading text and answer the reading questions, check your answers here.
Complete the speaking worksheet
Understand the program expectations for speaking to give you a better idea of how you will need to use this skill in your program of interest.
Complete the language skill self-evaluation.
This worksheet will help you evaluate your own language skills in relation to the skills and tasks required for success in this program.
Complete the reflection and review available student supports.
This worksheet will guide you in reflecting on what you have learned about your program of interest, as well as on skills that you may need to focus on before beginning your program. A list of supports that are available to Red River College Polytechnic students is also included.

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Culinary Arts Program Language Readiness

Overview

Objective

Tasks