ESL in Canada Recommendations for ESL students interested in Canada
or North America

Study ESL using Official Government Curriculums.

For ages 12 to 18 study curriculums that parallel the Provincial
Ministry of Education levels 1 to 4 to enable easy placement when
transferring to a high school in North America.

For ages 18 to 30 study qualified academic preparation programs to
enter college or university. Some colleges allow direct access upon
completion of the program without having to write toefl.

For ages 21 to 100 study curriculums that parallel the Canadian
Immigration Commission LINC program. This will help qualify
applications for full points in the language category when applying
for residency or jobs in Canada. This will enable applicants to
understand the benchmark levels used by the CIC to evaluate
candidates and the ESL skills necessary to qualify for Canada.

The ESL in Canada programs are for serious students who plan to
study, live, work or do business with companies in North America.
Please do not confuse them with the many inexpensive ESL programs for
general interest or as a hobby.
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Enter Colleges in Canada and USA without toefl - completing a
qualifying Academic Preparation Program

The ESL 100 and ESL 200 programs are designed for students interested
in professional education and careers in design, computers, marketing
and business in the English-speaking North American community. The
curriculum employs skills training, grammar instruction, rote
techniques, in an environment of professional interaction and
stimulating work-related activities.

The content will be a blend of English as a second language and
English for career professionals. Students will taught English
grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and definitions using actual
career training terminology, instruction manuals, trade and industry
publications, industry text books, tests and exams, business forms
and correspondence. The integrated classes will be structured. The
first listening and reading will concentrate on comprehension skills.
The second integrated class will concentrate on writing skills. The
third integrated class will concentrate on speaking skills.

COMPREHENSION for READING and LISTENING
The student will develop the comprehension skills necessary for word
recognition, interpretation, analysis, and evaluation. Use active
comprehension strategies to derive meaning while reading/listening
and to check for understanding. Develop vocabulary to facilitate
comprehension in the content areas. Use decoding strategies to
understand unfamiliar words.

Students will: identify appropriate meaning from written/stated text,
determine and verify the correct meaning/usage of multi-meaning
words, be able to use a dictionary, thesaurus, or electronic
dictionary, be able to replace words in context with an appropriate
synonym or antonym, recognize and use grade appropriate and/or
content specific vocabulary, locate information using available text
features (e.g., maps, charts, graphics, indexes, glossaries, and
tables of content), determine the main idea in a given paragraph or
passage, determine cause-effect relationships, draw inferences from
selected passages, compare and contrast, identify examples within
context, validate reliable sources to use on a specified topic,
explore statements in context for determination as fact or opinion,

SPEAKING SKILLS
Students should use appropriate pronunciation, expression, and rate,
recognize the effect of stressed and unstressed syllables on
pronunciation, participate in creative responses (e.g., answers,
explanations, debates, speeches), create and deliver an organized
oral presentation using multiple sources of information from any
content area utilizing visual aids for contextual support, define and
apply internal (subjective) and external (objective) criteria in
making critical evaluations of given statements,

ESL 100 Speaking Skills Overview
Basic pronunciation: consonant, vowels and combinations
Introduction of phonetics
Introduction to linking, stress, rhythm, intonation
Speaking formats: formal and informal for classroom or work

ESL 200 Speaking Skills Overview
Accent reduction
Speaking with style and fluency.
Public speaking

WRITING SKILLS
The student will be able to demonstrate proper spelling, appropriate
word use, punctuation, sentence structure, tense, and voice in a
variety of written formats. This will include: use of appropriate
nouns (i.e., predicate nouns and appositives); verbs (i.e., linking
verbs and action verbs with completers); pronouns (i.e., proper case
agreement with antecedent); adjectives (i.e., phrases and clauses,
predicate adjectives); adverbs (i.e., comparisons, phrases and
clauses); conjunctions (i.e., coordinating, correlative,
subordinating); and interjections, make verbs agree with their
subjects in person and number, regardless of compound subjects,
collective noun subjects, or intervening material, use transitional
words effectively, distinguish between clauses (i.e.,
main/subordinate) and phrases (i.e., adjectival, prepositional,
verbal), self correction of run-on sentences and/or sentence
fragments, demonstrate the correct use of commas, semicolons,
underlining/italicizing, and colons, proof and edit own work
regularly for capitalization, punctuation, language structure, and
vocabulary.

ESL 100 Writing Skills Overview
Parts of Speech
Basic sentence structure
Punctuation
Proper voice, verb agreement, consistent and accurate use of tenses.

ESL 200 Writing Skills Overview
Writing formats: lists, memos, paragraphs, summaries, reviews,
reports, essays
Writing with style and meaning.
Review, re-write, correct and edit own written work.
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Recommended Toronto ESL Classes
Schedule of full time and part time classes
7 AM to 8.30 AM
Business English Conversation classes - For working professionals

9 AM to 3 PM
College preparation classes

3.30 to 5.30 PM
Toefl/Toeic/Cael test preparation classes

6.30 to 830 PM
Conversation Classes

Free registration form:
http://www.eslincanada.com/registration.html
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High School in Ontario

Working within the framework of the Education Act and its
regulations, district school boards adapt provincial education policy
to local situations. They must also provide and maintain within their
jurisdiction adequate teaching and support staff and appropriate
facilities. Trustees, as elected members of the board, represent the
local community, providing a link between electors and the education
system.

In Ontario, all permanent residents between the ages of 6 and 16 must
attend school. Elementary schools provide Junior Kindergarten and
Kindergarten programs (for children aged 4 and 5) and programs for
grades 1 through 8. Secondary schools currently offer programs from
Grade 9 through to Grade 12, as well as Ontario Academic Courses
(OACs). To receive an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, students need
to complete at least thirty credits in secondary school (one credit
is normally one course). Students planning to attend university can
include the required six Ontario Academic Courses in these thirty
credits. Beginning in 1999, new standards for education will be
introduced in high schools across the province.

The credit system consists of:
Compulsory Credits (total of 18),
4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)
1 credit in French as a second language
3 credits in mathematics (at least 1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)
2 credits in science
1 credit in Canadian history
1 credit in Canadian geography
1 credit in the arts (music, art, drama, or dance)
1 credit in health and physical education
1/2 credit in civics and 1/2 credit in career studies
1 additional credit in English, or a third language, or a social
science, or Canadian and world studies
1 additional credit in health and physical education, or business
studies, or the arts (music, art, drama, or dance)
1 additional credit in science (Grade 11 or 12) or technological
education (Grades 9?2)

In addition to the 18 compulsory credits, students have to earn 12
optional credits in courses of their choice, selected from the full
list of courses available in the school. Optional credits allow
students to build an educational program that suits their individual
interests and meets university, college, apprenticeship, or work
requirements.

Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
Students will take the Secondary School Literacy Test in Grade 10.
Students must pass the test in order to graduate, and their result is
recorded on their student transcript. Students who do not complete
the test successfully will receive remedial help to prepare them for
retesting. The literacy test requirement is additional to the 30
credits needed for a high school diploma. The literacy test evaluates
students' reading and writing skills based on curriculum expectations
in language and communications up to and including Grade 9. ESL
students will take the test only when they have reached this level in
their language studies. Accommodations will be made for students in
special education programs.

Ministry of Education Ontario - Common Course Codes:
EBS Business English ELC Canadian Literature ELI Literature ELM
Modern Literature ELT English Literature EMD English-Media ENG
English ENH English II ENO English Oral ENC English - Single Category
ENI English - Independent Study ENP English - School Related Package
END English - Other Disciplines ENS English Language Studies ENT
Theme or Topic ESI ESD/ESL - Introduction ESD English Skills
Development ESL English Second Language ESF English Skills
Development/Second Language EWC Writer's Craft EWR English Writing
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LINC Programs In Canada
The Government of Canada, in cooperation with provincial governments,
school boards, community colleges, and immigrant and community
organizations, offers free language training across the country for
adult permanent residents. The name of the program is LINC, which
stands for Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada. The LINC
assessment centres across Canada can assess your language training
needs and refer you to the right LINC classes for your needs.

Canadian Language Benchmarks
To increase the coherence and effectiveness of language instruction
for newcomers to Canada, so they can become full participants in all
aspects of Canadian society. To develop and promote the Canadian
Language Benchmarks, introduce the Benchmarks to second language
practitioners and encourage alignment of curriculum and program
structure with the Canadian Language Benchmarks categories. To
establish and manage a comprehensive national Canadian Language
Benchmarks assessment system. The benchmarks were developed for
Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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English Tests or (Tests of English) in Canada
CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language Assessment)
The CAEL Assessment provides an alternative to other standardized
assessments of English language proficiency. The results of the CAEL
Assessment are reported in a skills profile which provides both the
university and the student with useful information regarding the
student's relative degree of English proficiency in the four skills
of academic listening, reading, writing, and oral language.

Universities Using CAEL for Admissions
Acadia University, University of Alaska, University of Alberta,
University of California (San Diego, La Jolla) Carleton University,
Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) Claremont Graduate
University (California) University of Edinburgh, George Brown
College, University of Guelph, University of Greenland, Lakehead
University, Linkoping University (Sweden), University of Miami,
University of Minnesota, McMaster University, Memorial University of
Newfoundland, University of Minnesota, Nippissing University,
University of Northern British Columbia, Northwestern University
(Illinois), University of Ottawa, Rice University (Texas), Ryerson
Polytechnic University, St. Thomas University, San Francisco State
University, Sheridan College, Simon Fraser University, University of
Southern California , Stanford University (California), University of
Toronto, Trent University, University of Washington (Seattle),
University of Waterloo, University of Western Ontario, University of
Windsor, World Maritime University, (Sweden) York University
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Thank You for your interest in ESL in Canada
Ross McBride
ESL in Canada
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http://www.eslincanada.com
( 416) 608 4194
Canada Mail Address
J. Ross McBride,
ESL in Canada
20 Bloor Street East,
P.O. Box 75117,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M4W 3T3