ICLS has teachers who specialize in preparing students to be more successful LISTENERS, SPEAKERS and WRITERS. When you join one of our specialized programs, the teacher will involve you in communicative, interactive classroom activities. You will increase your ability and your confidence to speak, write and understand English. The classroom activities will be relevant and useful. Each day you will experience an improvement in your language ability. In the listening class you will learn to understand a TV program or news report. In the speaking class you will improve your accent and be more comfortable making a presentation or having a conversation with a Canadian. The writing program will give you opportunities every day to write about business or academic topics. You will be impressed with how quickly your language will improve.

Let’s Talk!  (Speaking & Pronunciation)

◊ Pronounce like a native speaker!

Intermediate Speaking & Pronunciation

• Express your ideas with better emphasis and intonation
• Be easily understood
• Improve your English accent
• Be comfortable making presentations
• Understand when you make mistakes
• Learn to debate with confidence
• Expand your vocabulary and improve your grammar

Advanced Speaking & Pronunciation

• Practice job interviewing skills
• Learn to express your ideas with ease
• Practice giving professional presentations
• Learn social and business interaction skills
• Understand when and why you make a mistake
• Learn to debate with confidence
• Be corrected by a professional speaking teacher

Academic Speaking & Pronunciation

• Learn to effectively participate in academic style discussions
• Listen to lectures and practice note-taking skills
• Expand your academic vocabulary
• Prepare and execute short, academic style oral essays
• Listen to test instructions and discuss the requirements of the assignment
• Achieve proper pronunciation by understanding phonetics
• Bridge the gap between academic writing and academic speaking

Listen Up!  (Listening & Pronunciation)

◊ What’s on TV & in the News?

• Watch and comprehend news reports, TV dramas and sitcoms
• Understand humour and colloquial language in conversations and TV programs
• Comprehend weather forecasts and telephone messages
• Listen to Canadian conversations and learn phrases and idioms in context
• Practice note-taking in small groups

Write it Right! (Writing & Grammar)

Writing & Grammar - Practical Writing Skills

• Learn effective writing strategies for use at school, work and life.
• Learn how to brainstorm and gather research for writing outlines.
• Prepare a resume and cover letter for your next job.
• Learn how to use paragraphs to write short academic essays and business reports.
• Learn how to express yourself using correct punctuation and grammar.

Academic Writing & Grammar

• Learn how to write a Statement of Interest for college or university entrance.
• Learn research techniques and proper citation techniques.
• Learn the steps in writing short academic research papers.
• Learn how to create your own writing style.
• Express your ideas with appropriate academic vocabulary and grammar.
• Learn how to write a basic five paragraph essay, essay organization, and writing preparation techniques.

Pronunciation: The Power of Speaking with Expression (4 Week Program)

This program teaches students to pronounce words properly, making conversations come to life with the proper rhythm and emphasis of the English language.

Students will be able to:

• Use rhythm and stress to add energy to face to face and telephone conversations.
• Master difficult English sounds and discover that phonemes, such as 'r', 'ly', 'th' and 's', are easy to produce.
• Make a friendly, positive impression with intonation and inflection, the ups and downs of meaningful speech.
• Advance from sounds to words to stories in four weeks.
• Speak with confidence in front of your classmates and strangers.

The Pronunciation Program starts at the beginning of each month.

TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication)

If your present or future employer requires you to communicate with clients and co-workers in English, this qualification is important. You'll learn business vocabulary, English expressions, and commonly used business idioms. Your teacher will provide you with effective strategies to successfully complete the test.

ESL (English as a Second Language)

Our teachers use the communicative language approach to develop your ability to understand, speak, read and write English. The communicative approach successfully involves students in the language learning process. You will be an active learner. Grammar and idioms will be taught in context. Your pronunciation and your ability to understand and use English will improve every day.