Description
This program is designed to increase your fluency in American Sign Language (ASL) and help you to gain knowledge of Deaf culture and Deaf history so that you can effectively interact with Deaf individuals. Deaf persons can benefit from this program by learning more about their own language, culture, and history.
Improvements to the program include:
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If you do not have a Future Student Account or require assistance, please contact our Student Service Centre at 204-632-2327.
Internationally Educated Applicants - visit www.rrc.ca/credentials for credential assessment information.
However, if you apply within 6 weeks of the program start date, admission requirements are due within 5 days of applying.
Regular Admission Requirements
Mature Student Admission Requirements
If you are 19 years of age or older and have been out of high school for a minimum of one year at time of application, and you do not meet the regular admission requirements, you may apply under the Mature Student admission requirements.
Program Progression Requirements
Program progression requirements are not due within 30 days of applying and should be submitted after you start classes.
| English Language Assessment | Minimum Required Levels | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L - Listening, S - Speaking, R - Reading, W - Writing | L | S | R | W |
| AEPUCE
(Academic English Program of University and College Entrance )
Requirement: Submission of a parchment (certificate) indicating successful completion of the AEPUCE program, including language levels achieved if available. | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| CAEL and CAEL Online (Canadian Academic English Language) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| CLB (LINC)
(Canadian Language Benchmark - Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada)
Canadian Citizens: LINC programs are not available. | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| CanTEST
(Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees)
The Official CanTEST was discontinued in 2021, and as of October 20, 2021 the RRC CanTEST is no longer offered at RRC Polytechnic. CanTEST results dated within 2 years of your application date will still be accepted to meet English language proficiency requirements. Please note the Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) program requires the Official CanTEST (The RRC Institutional CanTEST will not be accepted). | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Duolingo
(Duolingo English Test)
* MINIMUM OVERAL SCORE OF 115 REQUIRED. There are no minimum required levels for L,S,R,W. Only Duolingo English Test scores that have been verified through the Duolingo English Test Portal will be accepted. | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* |
| IELTS - Academic
(International English Language Testing System)
Please Note: 3 year expiry date for Nursing Program Applicants | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| PTE - Academic Online Assessment (Pearson Test of English) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Password Skills
(An in person English Language Assessment hosted by RRC Polytech)
This in-person, computer-based test is composed of four test modules: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The test takes 3 hours and 5 minutes to complete and is conducted in two parts. The first part assesses reading, listening, and writing, and the second part assesses speaking in a separate room.
Password Skills costs $135 to take through RRC Polytech.
Password Skills is hosted by the RRC Polytech Testing and Assessment Centre: E440, Manitou a bi Bii Daziigae building, on the fourth floor.
If you wish to do Password Skills remotely (not in-person), Password Skills Plus can be taken online. RRC Polytech does not offer Password Skills Plus, but we do accept the results for entry into program.
| 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Password Skills Plus (Password Skills Plus is an online assessment that can be taken instead of Password Skills. ) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| TOEFL-iBT
(Test of English as a Foreign Language - internet Based Test)
To meet the needs of students who are unable to take the TOEFL iBT® test at a test center due to public health concerns, ETS is temporarily offering the TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition test in selected areas. | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 |
Red River College Polytechnic is a participating institution in the HigherEdPoints program. Through this program, students are able to convert Aeroplan® Miles and TD Points into funds to help cover their tuition. Family members and friends can also contribute to a student’s education by converting their loyalty points - anyone can donate their points to an individual student.
Visit the HigherEdPoints website for more information about the program and/or to set up an account to convert your points.
This is an introductory course designed for students with little or no knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL). Students will learn basic skills to communicate with Deaf people, and some of the rules of ASL grammar and syntax.
Students will acquire the fundamental elements of ASL. Emphasis is placed on the progressive development of basic expressive and receptive skills through a variety of activities.
Students are introduced to the culture of Deaf people and their community. Students will examine Deaf culture and make comparisons and contrasts with other cultures. The language, values, norms, traditions and identity that make up the world view of Deaf people will be discussed along with the understanding of how ASL influences their culture.
This course provides information on the history of Deaf people and their community, from the era of Egyptian civilization to present. The main focus of the course will center on the history of Deaf people in Canada. Discussion will surround important events and persons in the history of the Deaf community.
Visual Vernacular refers to telling a story using your hands and body but without using ASL or fingerspelling. This course provides students with the opportunity to develop non-verbal skills to increase their comfort when communicating in a visual medium. Students will use techniques such as facial expressions, gestures, pantomime, and body language to communicate. Emphasis will be placed on elements of ASL that include the use of eye gaze, classifiers, role shifting, and utilization of space.
This course provides an overview of the field of ASL-English interpreting, including its history, social perspectives, roles, responsibilities, ethical and professional practices, along with past and current theories of Interpretation.
This course focuses on English and is designed to develop competencies that are necessary for both the consecutive and simultaneous Interpreter. Through classroom lectures and lab work, students will develop competencies in text analysis and cognitive multi-tasking. Topics covered include Understanding Meaning, Abstracting, Paraphrasing, Phonemic Shadowing, Clozing, and Phrase Shadowing.
This course is designed to increase fluency in ASL through exposure to naturally occurring language, culturally appropriate behaviours, dialogue, and practice drills. It is also designed to develop skills in visualization and spatial organization, with particular attention given to the conventional use of ASL classifiers and the use of space.
In this course, students continue to acquire the fundamental elements of ASL. Emphasis is placed on the progressive development of basic expressive and receptive skills through a variety of activities.
Interacting in culturally diverse settings often presents challenges for uninitiated participants. This course will prepare students for cross-cultural encounters with the primary focus being between Deaf and non-Deaf people. Topics include cross-cultural theory, the enculturation process, oppression, feedback and conflict resolution.
This course provides an introduction of literature in ASL. Students will have the opportunity to watch ASL literature and engage in discussions about various works. The literature includes poetry, narratives, Deaf humour, Deaf folklore and other genres that have been passed from one generation to another by culturally Deaf people.
Everyone communicates, but are they doing it well? Communicative competence takes practice and self-awareness. By developing their communication skills, the student will improve their interpersonal ability, intercultural competence, and digital fluency to prepare the student for success in the workplace. In Communication Strategies, the student will learn through discovery and project-based activities to practice approaching situations critically and collaboratively. The strategies the student will gain in this course will be useful throughout their program and in their chosen industry.
This is a practical course in English that develops the student’s ability to efficiently think about, organize and express concepts. Throughout the course, students will participate in a variety of individual and group activities that provide practice in processing, organizing and conceptualizing information. In subsequent courses, these skills will be further developed and utilized during the process of interpretation. The English source language materials provided will increase in length and complexity as the course progresses in order to better prepare students for the eventual task of consecutive and simultaneous ASL-English interpretation.
Each ASL and Deaf Studies program student will be required to bring his/her own laptop. Either a Mac or PC laptop is acceptable, and must include a built-in camera with video capabilities to enable audiovisual recording of signing exercises.
Please refer to https://www.rrc.ca/future-students/computer-requirements/ for further information on Computer Requirements for Students.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process which documents and compares an individual's prior learning gained from prior education, work and life experiences and personal study to the learning outcomes in College courses/programs. For more information, please visit www.rrc.ca/rpl.
Red River College Polytechnic is committed to student success and provides valuable support services to assist in helping students make the most of their time at RRC Polytech.
Visit www.rrc.ca/supports for more information.