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.

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.

In Her Name Writing Contest

In 250 words or less, write about a woman in your life that has been inspirational for you. It can be a story, poem, song or memoir.

1st Place: $150
2nd Place: $75
3rd Place: $50
Most Creative: $25

Deadline is February 17th, 4:30pm.

You can check the rules here. For more information, or to submit entries, please see Kim in The Learning Centre, B205-D.

English Peer Tutor Training Session

An English peer tutor training session will be held on Wednesday, January 25th from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in room B221. If you are interested in becoming an English peer tutor, please see Joanne Ellis in The Learning Centre, B205C, to schedule an interview prior to the training session.

Peer Tutoring Conference

A Peer tutoring conference, led by Spiradoula Photopoulos of Vanier's English department, will be held on Wednesday, February 8th from 12:00-1:15 p.m. This conference is for Vanier peer tutors who would like to learn new tutoring strategies and share their tutoring tips with their peers.

Student Awards Ceremony

The Learning Centre will be holding its annual Student Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 30th at 6:00 p.m. in the Auditorium to honor all student peer tutors and volunteers in the college. During this ceremony each tutor/volunteer will receive a Certificate of Merit from their program supervisor.

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.

Creative Writing Contest Winners

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

Poetry

 1st Place: Bianca Pietracupa
 2nd Place: Georgia Bertholet
 3rd Place: Harrison Fyfe

Fiction

 1st Place: Bianca Pietracupa
 2nd Place: Michelle Savard
 3rd Place: Reverie-Felezity Tapado Ermitano

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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