VanWest College prepares and guides students to meet their goals from start to finish. The college offers English courses that meet the demands of individual students. Under the guidance of personally assigned student advisor, students receive individual attention and personalized education plans.
The English as a Second Language (ESL) program is designed for students whose mother tongue is not English. The overarching aim of the program is to develop student’s skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing as well as sub skills, such as grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary. ESL program will develop and strengthen oral/spoken and written English skills. Students will learn how to apply strategies for language learning from beginner to advanced levels.
* Students who enroll in a language program which is six months or less in duration or for which tuition is less than $4,000 may not make a claim against the Student Tuition Protection Fund, which is managed by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training. Further, this language program may not have been reviewed nor approved by the PTIB. For more information about programs that do not require approval by the PTIB please visit www.privatetraininginstitutions.gov.bc.ca.
– The minimum age to register for adult English courses is 16 years old.
Optimum English
30 lessons per week*
Intensive English
25 lessons per week*
Core English
20 lessons per week*
*50 minutes per lesson
– The schedule and course availability is subject to change without notice.
– Level progression is dependent on a number of considerations including weekly writing and speaking tasks, listening and reading tests, attitude, attendance, and completion of outside classroom course work. To progress to a new level, students must achieve an overall score of 75% or better.
This course prepares students who want to achieve academic success in English-speaking post-secondary institutions. It will provide a solid foundation of academic language skills for students preparing for exams such as IELTS, CAE, and Linguaskill Business.
Our English as Second Language (ESL) program is reviewed and approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training, and offered in Vancouver (DLI:O19283891072) and Kelowna (DLI:O19395299852).
