Library and Academic Services: English Language Centre: General Health Programs

Language Readiness for General Health Programs

Overview:

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

Objective:

To provide a better understanding of the academic and language requirements of Health programs 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 to a General Health Listening Task
View this video to give you a better idea of how you will need to apply your listening skills in these programs.

Answers to Listening Worksheet
After you have completed the listening worksheet, review the answers in this handout.
Review the Program Reading Expectations
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.
Read Text #1
Complete this reading task to give you a better idea of how you will need to use this skill in your program of interest.
Reading Worksheet #1
After reading Text #1, complete these questions to check your understanding of the reading text.
Answers - Reading Text #1
After you have completed the questions for Text #1, review the answers in this handout
Read Text #2
Complete this second reading task to give you a better idea of how you will need to use this skill in your program of interest.
Reading Worksheet #2
After reading Text #2, complete these questions to check your understanding of the reading text.
Answers - Reading Text #2
After you have completed the questions for Text #2, review the answers in this handout
Understand the Speaking Expectations
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 this Speaking Worksheet
Apply your speaking skills in this program-related speaking activity to understand the speaking expectations of these programs.
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.