Language School

French Oral Communication

The French conversation program is divided into four levels. The students will be required to communicate in situations in which the use of French is necessary or useful. Learning in this practical way will ensure that students remain motivated while reaching their learning objectives. Grammar will be integrated during the exchanges in class.

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French Written Communication

The French Writing program is divided into four levels and these levels coincide with the Oral Communication program. As in the Oral Communication program, The students will be required to write in situations in which the use of French is necessary or useful. Learning in this practical way will ensure that students remain motivated while reaching their learning objectives.

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English Oral Communication

Students will focus on speaking (vocabulary development and pronunciation) and listening skills. Some writing and grammar will be included. An interactive approach will be used to involve students in conversations, and the small class size (approximately 12-15 students) and supportive environment will ensure that everyone has the opportunity to develop their communication skills.

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English Written Communication

Students will focus on improving their English writing and grammar and will practice by writing a wide variety of documents.  These include workplace documents such as email and letters as well as personal journals and opinion articles.  The overall goal is to improve the students’ confidence in their own writing by practicing as much as possible, learning self-correction techniques, and developing a stronger foundation of good written English.  The three levels will progress from simple through more complex grammatical devices.

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English Academic Writing for Teens

This course is designed for students in Secondary IV and V from French high schools who are thinking of applying to an English CEGEP in the future. The emphasis will mainly be on reading and writing, with many activities to improve spelling, grammar, and sentence structure. Students will be expected to write book reports and keep a journal. They will be introduced to the Vanier College English Admission Test, which they may be asked to write as part of the CEGEP application process.

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Academic Writing Skills

This course is designed for people who want to prepare for the Vanier College English Admission Test. Students will learn practical skills such as: looking for main ideas in a text, forming an opinion on a reading, summarizing main points in your own words, organizing your ideas, developing a thesis statement, creating an outline, structuring your essay, and writing grammatically correct sentences.

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Preparation for IELTS

This course is designed to introduce and familiarize students with IELTS exam type questions.  Students will enhance their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills related to the type of questions asked during the exam.  Throughout the course, students will be given exam tips and strategies and will also become familiar and understand the interview portion of the exam.  Activities in class will be centered towards similar questions students will encounter during the exam. 

There are no prerequisites required; however the course is aimed at students in the intermediate to advanced levels. The material is included in the fee.  The course is for the General and the Academic test.

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Business English: Job Hunting Workshop

In this practical and dynamic workshop, students will develop essential job hunting skills while continuing to improve their English:

• Learn to understand what your skills are and how to describe them.
• Become comfortable answering interview questions.
• Update your CV and cover letter while mastering workplace vocabulary.
• Further develop confidence in your communication abilities.

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Preparation for TOEFL

This 45 hour course is designed for high-intermediate and advanced students of English who want to prepare for the iBT TOEFL.  

In this course, you will learn test-taking strategies, become familiar with the test set-up and understand directions, receive extensive practice in all sections of the exam, review essential grammar, learn idiomatic expressions, develop tools to increase your vocabulary and focus on skills of inference and drawing conclusions.  No pre-requisite is required.

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French Academic Writing for Teens

This course is designed for students in Secondary IV and V who want to improve their grades in French at high school and prepare for CEGEP. The emphasis will mainly be on reading and writing, with many activities to improve spelling, grammar, and sentence structure. Students will be expected to write book reports and keep a journal.

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Skills for Academic Success

Having difficulty with writing—brainstorming, developing paragraphs, answering essay questions because of the topic, research or time management? This course, Skills for Academic Success, will give you these skills, plus:

• structuring sentences, summaries and essays,
• outlining and organizing points to support an argument,
• presenting, listening and note-taking,
• critical reading to identify theme, conflict, points and examples,
• critical analysis of articles, stories, essays and books,
• researching sources on the Web,
• paraphrasing and citing to avoid plagiarism,
• study tips to optimize success in class and exams,
• planning and prioritizing assignments, and
• formatting essays in Word.

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Business French: Job Hunting Workshop

In this practical and dynamic workshop, students will develop essential job hunting skills while continuing to improve their French:

• Learn to understand what your skills are and how to describe them.
• Become comfortable answering interview questions.
• Update your CV and cover letter while mastering workplace vocabulary.
• Further develop confidence in your communication abilities.

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English Pronunciation Workshop

This course provides intensive pronunciation practice for anyone who wants to improve the clarity of their English speech. The primary focus of the course is improvement in word-stress and phrase-stress, intonation, and the rhythm of English speech. In addition, there will be individual and class work on vowel and consonant sounds throughout the course. Strategies for practicing and improving your pronunciation outside of class will also be introduced.Pronunciation practice will include individual, large group, and small group work during class, recorded and written homework assignments, individual tutorials arranged as desired with the teacher