The Learning Centre

Welcome to The Learning Centre! We are a student-orientated centre dedicated to promoting and aiding students' development and success in academics and in society. Whether you want to use our study space for reading or for group work, or if you want to type up an essay in our computer lab, The Learning Centre will always be there for you. For more details about what we do, please see our About Us page, or take a moment to read our Statement of Purpose.

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Free English Peer Tutoring

English peer tutors are available for Vanier students.
If you are looking for extra help with your English skills, please see Joanne in The Learning Centre (B205) to inquire about having an English peer tutor. Tutors can assist you with conversation, writing and reading skills.

The Learning Centre Evaluations H12

We want to know what you think! Please take a few minutes to complete the TLC evaluations.

At the end, you will be entered into a draw for a $50 gift certificate to the Vanier College Bookstore! (Your name will not be connected to your evaluation responses).

• Appointments with Staff Evaluation
• Study Area Evaluation
• Computer Lab Evaluation

Online Peer Tutoring

If you have questions about grammar, analyzing literature or writing your essay, and no one is around to help, ask an online peer tutor! You can log in any time to ask a question, and you'll get a fast response! For more information, please see Kim in B205-D.

Creative Writing Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Creative Writing contest, and thank you to everyone who participated!

Fiction

1st Place: Nathalie Previl (Pure and Applied Science)
2nd Place: Kevin Canella (General Social Science)
3rd Place: Elie Manousakis (Music)

Poetry

1st Place: Jennifer Greenberg (Professional Music and Song Techniques)
2nd Place: Benjamin Neelin (Music)
3rd Place: Alexandre Johnson (Pure and Applied Science)

In Her Name Winners!

Thank you to all the participants!

1st Place

Amanda Mizera-Latkowska (Micropublishing & Multimedia)

2nd Place

Kassandra Spooner Lockyer (Liberal Arts)

3rd Place

Olivier Jean-Charles (Accounting & Management)

Most Creative

Kassandra Spooner Lockyer (Liberal Arts)

Honourable Mentions

Jennifer Lucu (Micropublishing & Multimedia)
Veronique Dumais Lalonde (Commerce)

Public Speaking Contest Winners!

The Learning Centre would like to congratulate our Public Speaking Contest Winners! See pictures from the event.

 1st Place: Fiona Marlow (Health Science)
 2nd Place: Yinang Zhang (Commerce)
 3rd Place: Hadi Sayar (Health Science)

Conversation Club

Talk! Talk! Talk! Come practise and improve your speaking skills in a relaxed and fun way. Every Friday in The Learning Centre, B205.

Student Study Centres

Whether you are looking for a quiet place to study, somewhere to catch up on course readings or work on homework and assignments, Vanier offers a large array of study centres available to you. For a list of where you can find these centres, click here.

College English Prep Online

College English Prep Online is a resource targeted towards students. Learn to analyse literature and improve your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills using the online exercises found here.

Feed Hungry People - Vocabulary Game

Improve Your Vocabulary and Feed Hungry People!
The FreeRice Website has two goals:

• To provide English vocabulary to everyone for free; and
• To help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.

International Education and The Learning Centre are seeking to get the entire Vanier community involved in playing this vocabulary game! For each correct answer, 20 grains of rice are donated to the United Nations World Food Program.

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