LINC at Centre for Newcomers

What does LINC mean?

___________ Instruction for Newcomers to Canada

CFN stands for

• Central for Newcomers

• Centre for Newcomers

• Centre from Newcomers

CLB stands for

• Canadian Language Benchmark

• Canadian Level Benchmark

• Canada Language Benchmark

The Four Language Skills

Match the following

• Placement Benchmark

• CLBs given by the teacher after a student completes 8-10 tests/assessments or tasks in the class.​

  E.g. 2 3 3 2 ​

• Assessing Benchmark

• You are placed in a class based on your lowest CLBs. The class level is +1 of your lowest CLB. ​

• Assigned Benchmark

• BMs/CLBs from the Language Assessment Centre after your first language test.​

  E.g. 2* 3*3*2*​

Your CLBs 2* 1* 1*2*  ​

Which class will you be placed in?  ​

• CLB 2 or CLB 2/3​

• CLB 1 or CLB 2

• CLB 3/4

Your CLBs  4*4*4*4*

• CLB 5

• CLB 4

• CLB 6

Which competency is being tested for the assessment: "Talking to Someone"

• I- Interacting with Others

• II- Understanding or giving instructions

• III-Getting Things Done

• IV- Understanding or Sharing information

Which competency is being tested for the assessment: "How to navigate the public library"

• I- Interacting with Others

• II- Understanding or giving instructions

• III-Getting Things Done

• IV- Understanding or Sharing information

Which competency is being tested for the assessment: "Tell me about yourself-Job Interview"

• I- Interacting with Others

• II- Understanding or giving instructions

• III-Getting Things Done

• IV- Understanding or Sharing information