Canadian Language Benchmarks: CLB 5 Initial

COURSE DESCRIPTION

CERTIFICATION

Litelern will issue a course participation/completion certification (qualification) for the course applicants upon successful completion of the course.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• You are expected to understand spoken English in various everyday and work-related situations.
• You will be able to communicate and share ideas in an organized way.
• You will learn how to read a variety of texts, from simple messages to longer articles.
• You will be able to write short paragraphs or essays with a main idea and supporting details, with relatively good control of basic grammar and vocabulary. 

• At CLB 5, under stage II, Intermediate language ability encompasses abilities that allow fuller participation in a wider variety of contexts. It is the range of abilities required to function independently in most familiar situations of daily social, educational and work-related life experience, and in some less predictable contexts. In the CLB, these are referred to as moderately demanding contexts of language use.

• Listening & Speaking: Interpreting moderately complex spoken communication in moderately demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. Creating moderately complex spoken communication in moderately demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas.
• Reading & Writing: Interpreting moderately complex written communication in moderately demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. Creating moderately complex written communication in moderately demanding contexts of language use within the four Competency Areas. 

Integrated Activity Examples at CLB 5

Here are examples of integrated skills activities at the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 6 level:

• Job Application Task (R/W/L/S):
  • Reading: Read a moderately complex online job posting to identify key requirements.
  • Writing: Write a formal cover letter and tailor a resumé to the posting.
  • Listening/Speaking: Participate in a mock job interview, listening to and responding to questions about education, experience, and availability, and asking relevant questions of one’s own.
• Workplace Planning Task (L/S/R):
  • Listening: Listen to a voicemail from a supervisor detailing key instructions for a simple workplace event.
  • Speaking: Participate in a small group meeting to plan the event, sharing ideas and making decisions.
  • Reading: Refer to an internal memo or a community flyer with relevant information during the meeting.
• Community/Housing Task (L/W):
  • Listening: Listen to a presentation or conversation about a community issue or a landlord’s new policy.
  • Writing: Write a formal email to a landlord or a note to a co-worker to request a repair, provide necessary details, or follow up on the information heard.
• Academic/Information Summary Task (R/W):
  • Reading: Read a short informational article online or a report on a relevant topic.
  • Writing: Write a one-page summary and response, using notes taken from the reading, ensuring appropriate language and format.  

These activities help learners develop overall communicative competence by requiring them to use multiple skills to achieve a specific, practical goal, mirroring real-life situations where skills are naturally combined.