Language School

Autumn 2010 English and French Courses

Full-time program

Registration

Register online

Register by mail or by fax (part-time only)

Register in person: Monday to Friday: 9 am to 5 pm, Room B-228

Danish-German Homestay

Are you a member of the Vanier community? Host a Danish/German student in your home during April 2011

Custom Training for Business and Industry

The Vanier College Language School offers custom, second language learning or communication skills curriculum to business and industry.

Please contact us to discuss your organization's training needs. We can offer your employees a dynamic, relevant and interesting program at competitive prices.

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About Us

We offer full-time and part-time English and French as a Second Language courses. Our program's success is based on three things:

1. Strong academics
2. Integration with College students
3. Personalized attention

The Vanier College Language School is located in the borough of Saint-Laurent in the city of Montreal, Canada.

Maps and Directions to the College.

We would be happy to spend some time with you to help you choose a course. Please contact us or drop-in

Parlez-vous Français? ¿Hablas español? Você fala Português?

The links on the top of the page will take you to information in many different languages.

Please click here to watch a video of the Language School.

English for Academic Purposes

Starts September 7: An intensive English as a Second Language program in an amazing College environment. New videos are available online that show actual lessons.

Improve your English speaking or writing abilities in an interactive, communicative program that focuses on student participation and interaction.
Starts: September 20 or 21
Placement test: September 14

French communication courses that relate directly to the student's needs and interests.
Starts: October 4 or 5
Placement Test: September 27

Combine theory and practice and improve your TOEFL score in 45 hours.
Afternoon course starts: November 15
Evening course starts: November 1

Improve your written English to pass the Vanier College English Admission Test
Afternoon course starts: October 12
Evening course starts: September 15

Designed for students in Secondary IV or V who are considering applying to an English CEGEP
Starts: October 2

Student Testimonials

"My personal goal when I decided to study at Vanier College was to improve my English skills.

In my own experience, Vanier College ensures the quality of its services through an educational program designed to work for students with different levels of English. As student, I had so much fun learning since the teachers are very creative and use a different dynamics, games and challenges, which favour the learning process. The classmates were from a number of countries around the world, the experience wasn’t only what I learned but also what I lived with them. At the end, I finished with a very good level of English and new friends."

Claudia Segovia, Monterrey, N.L. México (studied English for Academic Purposes)

What did you like most about your course at the Language School?

“Very open discussion. I ended the class feeling more confident and able to converse in English”

Mihail Stoianovici; English Oral Communication Level 4

“The fact that the other students were very respectful made me feel comfortable.”

Roldine; English Oral Communication Level 4

“The flexibility and time of day was fitting to a busy schedule. The teacher was also energetic, understanding, and capable.”

Spencer; French Oral Communication Level 1

What did you like most about Vanier?

“I liked the teacher; she is kind, and an expert at dividing class time between listening, reading, speaking, and writing. She fulfilled the Language School’s promise of excellent instruction. Also, the students are respectful and helpful. I like the Language School.”

Maqri Ouiam; Morocco (studied English for Academic Purposes)

“I liked the potluck lunch – when we completed our level, everyone brought food to class and it was so interesting because we got to eat food from different countries. I liked it, and I like my teacher; she is so interesting.

Dan; Vietnam (studied English for Academic Purposes)

“I like my teacher because she is very nice. She comes on time, she gives clear explanations, and she respects everyone in the class. The Language School is a good school for learning English. I would recommend this course to a friend.”

Jackiie; Thailand (studied English for Academic Purposes)

“I found our lessons on punctuation, conjunctions, and subject-verb agreement to be very helpful. We learned to write better, and to organize and structure our work. After correcting our errors, the teacher reminds us of mistakes that are very frequently made in written English, which helps us remember for the next time.”

-Kasin Cheung, China (taking Academic Writing Skills)