This course is designed to deliver maximum improvement in English or French in the fastest possible time. Available every week of the year, and to students of all abilities from beginner to advanced, this highly structured program is designed to give students the skills, knowledge and confidence required to succeed exams, or in their present or future occupation. The course consists of 25 hours of lessons per week in small classes of 10 participants maximum.
The program is divided into two parts:
Core language skills development program.
In this part of the program students work to reach goals in area such as:
- developing accuracy in grammar,
vocabulary and pronunciation
- increasing comprehension and reaction time
- improving fluency and confidence
In order to meet the differing needs of the students on the course, the afternoon lessons offer the choice between developing language skills for present or future career purposes or preparing for an official test or examination.
Students can choose one from two afternoon electives:
Elective 1: Career development
A performance driven, language development program for the participant's future or present occupation. Taught through a series of classroom base projects and tasks, these classes are ideal to help the participant communicate in general, business and social situations.
Elective 2: Exam Preparation
This course builds the skills, language and confidence needed to pass the examinations. The course includes practice tests and exams. Through the identification of errors we help the student to eradicate weaknesses and build on strengths.
Students have a choice of the following examinations:
Test of English |
Test of French |
|
Montreal |
TOEFL, TOEIC | TiF |
Ottawa |
TOEFL, TOEIC | |
Toronto |
TOEFL, TOEIC | |
Vancouver |
Cambridge, FCE, IELTS |
Sample Timetable: Intensive 25
09.00-10.00 |
Grammar and Vocabulary |
10.00-10.15 |
Break |
10.15-11.15 |
Comprehension and Expression |
11.15-11.30 |
Break |
11.30-12.30 |
Comprehension and Expression |
12.30-13.30 |
Lunch |
13.30-14.30 |
Reading and Writing for career or exam purposes |
14.30-15.00 |
Break |
15.00-16.00 |
Communication Skills for career or exam purposes |
| Fees per week 2008 |
English |
French |
1 week |
C$430 | C$430 |
2-3 weeks |
C$350 | C$350 |
4-7 weeks |
C$330 | C$330 |
8-11 weeks |
C$310 | C$310 |
12-23 weeks |
C$300 | C$300 |
| Morning only | ||
1 week |
C$320 | C$320 |
2-3 weeks |
C$240 | C$240 |
4-7 weeks |
C$230 | C$230 |
8-11 weeks |
C$220 | C$220 |
12-23 weeks |
C$215 | C$215 |
|
Summer supplement of C$20 per week for courses starting 29.06.08 - 30.08.08. |
All course fees include welcome pack, all lessons in groups of 10 maximum, certificate of studies, internet access, academic support, loan of all course materials
Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver for English courses.
Montreal for French courses.