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Improve Your English Skills

Courses are offered year-round in the morning and afternoon at our Tuxedo Park Campus. Both full-time and part-time study are possible. See Course Schedules (at right) for course availability and course outlines.

Intermediate to Advanced Levels

Core Courses integrate all language skills: speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar. These courses are designed to help you develop the English skills you need for work or study. Core courses are offered 4 mornings per week (12 hours) from intermediate to advanced levels.

  • Core Courses
    Monday - Thursday
    9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Skill Courses focus on a specific language skill. They give you an opportunity to focus on the parts of English that you find more difficult. Skill courses are offered 2 afternoons per week (4 hours).

  • Skill Course 1
    Monday & Wednesday
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Skill Course 2
    Tuesday & Thursday
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Accelerated Academic Preparation I & II

Advanced ESL Students may take this intensive ESL program to help prepare for post-secondary entrance. These advanced level courses focus on developing the English skills required to succeed in college, technical school or university. Courses are 20 hours per week for 14 weeks.

  • Accelerated Academic Preparation I & II
    Monday - Thursday
    9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Note: Completion of Accelerated Academic Preparation II is accepted by:

  • Bow Valley College - as the equivalent of English for Academic Purposes Level 3 (EAP 3)
  • SAIT - as an entrance requirement for Career Programs in place of English Language Arts 30-1/30-2, TOEFL iBT 80 and equivalent to English Language Foundations Level 4 (ELF 4)


Fall 2010
Fall 2010 - Term 1
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September 8 - October 26
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No classes October 11
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Course Schedule
Fall 2010 - Term 2
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November 1 - December 15
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No classes November 11
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Course Schedule

Winter 2011
Winter 2011 - Term 1
*
Janurary 5 - February 23
*
No classes February 17 & 21
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Course Schedule
Winter 2011 - Term 2
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March 1 - April 20
*
No classes March 28 - 31
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Course Schedule

Summer 2011
Summer 2011 - Term 1
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May 2 - June 16
Summer 2011 - Term 2
*
June 22 - August 8
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