Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB): 1

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 will learn real-life Greetings by means of: Listening to simple dialogues, practicing speaking greetings and personal information, reading simple phrases, and writing one’s name.
• You will learn to deal better with Emergencies: Understanding simple requests (listening), responding to basic questions (speaking), recognizing details in short texts (reading), and completing an emergency contact form (writing).
• You will learn Housing related language expressions: You will understand simple housing ads (reading/listening) and writing a basic description or asking simple questions about a rental (speaking/writing). 
• You will learn through integrated approach to connect your learnings with the real-life situations in Canada. 

• At CLB 1, learners focus on simple, routine, and predictable communication for immediate personal needs. 

• Listening & Speaking: Learners engage in short, face-to-face interactions where they recognize basic words and simple commands.
  • Example: Understanding and responding to a simple greeting like “Hello, how are you?”.
• Reading & Writing: Learners identify letters, numbers, and highly familiar words to complete basic administrative tasks.
  • Example: Reading a simple sign and copying personal information (name and phone number) onto a short form. 

Integrated Skill Examples

Integrated tasks at this level often link multiple skills around a single theme: 

• Greetings & Introductions: Listen to a greeting, reply orally with your name, and then write your name on a name tag.
• Emergency Situations: Understand a request for help, respond orally, and recognize signs for “Exit” or “Hospital”.
• School Environments: Understand simple directions in a child’s school and copy a basic schedule or notice.
• Transportation: Listen to basic car-related terms (e.g., “stop,” “go”) and read simple road signs.

Performance Characteristics

• Support Required: Learners rely heavily on gestures, visual aids (pictures/graphics), and slow, clear speech from the other person.
• Grammar & Vocabulary: Communication is often limited to isolated words or short phrases with little control over grammar or tenses.
• Literacy Foundation: For those with limited literacy, focus is placed on the Roman alphabet and basic sound-symbol recognition.