ESL Level 1
This is the first level of courses for ESL students at an upper intermediate level of English.
Here are the three steps to choosing your courses (see registration presentation).
Step One- Apply at Kwantlen and pay $40.00
- Take the KIST and Accuplacer ($70.00) test to find out your English level
- Wait two (2) weeks for results to be mailed to your home.
Step Two
Register for 0181 and then 0183 or ENLT 0510:
- ELST 0181 Reading and Writing Core Course (6 credits)
- ELST 0183 Listening and Speaking Core Course 6 (credits)
Step Three
Now, register for one of these electives*
- ELST 0061 Pronunciation 1 (3 credits)
- ESLT 0162 Grammar 1 (3 credits)
- ELST 0064 An Introduction to Canada (3 credits)
* Electives Full-time students would take both core courses plus one elective 15 credits.
Prerequisites
ELST 0181:
- ELST 0041 with a B-
- or [(Accuplacer 88 or TOEFL iBT 45 or cb-TOEFL 133 or TOEFL 450) and
- (Kwantlen ESL Writing Band 4 or TWE 3
- or TOEFL iBT 45 with no sub-score less than 15
- or IELTS 5.0 with no sub-score less than 4.5
ELST 0183:
-
ELST 0043 with B-
- or (Accuplacer 78 and KIST 30)
- or [KIST 30 and (TOEFL iBT 45 or cb-TOEFL 97 or TOEFL 400)]
- or TOEFL iBT 45 with listening sub-score 11 and speaking sub-score 11
- or IELTS 5 with no sub-score less than 4.5
ELST 0061:
- 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:
- ELST 0031 with B-
- or [(Accuplacer 78 or TOEFL iBT 32 or CB-TOEFL 97 or TOEFL 400) and (Kwantlen ESL Writing Band 3 or TWE 2)]
- or IELTS 4.5 with no sub-score less than 4.
ELST 0064:
- (ELST 0041 with B- and 0043 with B-)
- or [Accuplacer 88 or TOEFL iBT 45 or CB-TOEFL 133 or 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
