St. George International CollegeVancouver, Canada

Course Description

• Diverse Programming: The programmes (Starter to Advanced) is designed differently to focus on the particular English needs of that level, and prevent students who take all levels from ever becoming bored! The school also can accommodate split skills.
  
• Comprehensive Programme: Students learn and practise all skills in English: reading, writing, listening and speaking daily.
  

Course Description

• Diverse Programming: The programmes (Starter to Advanced) is designed differently to focus on the particular English needs of that level, and prevent students who take all levels from ever becoming bored! The school also can accommodate split skills.
  
• Comprehensive Programme: Students learn and practise all skills in English: reading, writing, listening and speaking daily.
  

Course Description
This course is designed to dramatically improve students’ natural speaking style. Fluency is the goal for students who take this course. This will be accomplished by using quick-response activities to build up students’ speed (fluency) and extensive one-on-one teacher-student feedback to build accuracy.

Course Highlights

• Daily Dictation
  
• Studio Work: Student Voice
  
• Recording, Analysis and Correction
  
• Learn and practice Speech Patterns related to Pronunciation, Intonation, Enunciation, Pause and Emphasis
  
• Learn and apply Listening Techniques to understand College Lectures and Native English Speakers
  
• Allow exceptional teachers to help pave the way for Listening and Speaking successfully
  
  Period description
  Period 1: The opening period will have students reviewing weekly video journals, as well as sound recordings of themselves mimicking and imitating a native English speaker. The second half of first period will have in one pronunciation, understanding how to improve speech clarity and accuracy.
  
  Period 2: The second half of the morning section will have students working on building their vocabulary through oral presentations, dictation from popular cinema and modern dramas. This will allow students to become more familiar with popular slang, idioms and influential / useful English expressions
  
  Period 3: Third period will have students filming “a day in the life” videos, weekly news reports and in-class debates that will give students the chance to feel comfortable discussing hard-hitting topics confidently in English. All assignments, video footage and inclass presentations / debate will be reviewed in class as part of final mark assessment.
  
  Period 4: The final period of the day will focus more closely on media, video recording and will give students the opportunity to get on the street, interviewing and communicating with locals to secure footage to include in the SGIC weekly news and various other video-based assignments.

Course Outcome
This programme is designed for international students who have already reached an advanced level or have completed 8 weeks of SGIC’s Advanced ESL or who have outdated TOEFL/TOEIC scores; but who have gaps to their knowledge needed to succeed at a Canadian college or university.

It is designed to fill the academic gaps needed to succeed in post-secondary programmes instructed in English. The course covers all the language skills comprehensively: reading, writing, listening, speaking, including sub-skills such as vocabulary and grammar within an academic context of a variety of tasks/assignments typically found in Canadian post-secondary institutions.

Course Outcome
This programme focuses students on skills strategies of English professionally and academically. The programme combines academic course work with advanced English language training to enable students to integrate smoothly and successfully into University and College preparation programme (UCPP).

Course Advantage

• Improve students' academic English Language Skills through specially designed courses
  
• Go through a structure to enhance writing skills in English
  
• Leads students through the writing process with engaging writing assignments
  
• Develop greater professional skills and a stronger writing through in-class performance
  
• A very strong emphasis on presenting
  
• Achieve high academic goals
  
• Improve students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing, and grant students the ability to communicate, Advocating, Debating, give presentation and write essays.

Course Description
Business Communication plays an important part in this course. Each student will compile a body of written work in a portfolio. Each student is also assigned to research a country of his/her choice in a comprehensive project on business in a global setting, with emphasis on business and communication without borders. The students will also give oral presentations based on their written reports.

At the beginning of every lesson, newspapers are reviewed for vocabulary, global news to gain awareness of our world, and any new technological development. Phrasal verbs and idioms for the workplace and everyday life will be reviewed so students become conversant with Canadian and North American business and culture.

Practical Business English is a practical part of the course that offers students an opportunity to explore modern business concepts in a North American English-Speaking context. In addition to the wealth of vocabulary taught pertinent to business culture, students will be working in a skill-enhancing environment.

Students will gain confidence and acquire the experience and knowledge in the following skills: how to make effective telephone calls; the process of negotiation to become a better negotiator; how to prepare for job interviews and how to organize and deliver powerful presentations. Students will finish the course thinking more worldly, more business conscious, and equipped with English skills applicable to the business at large.

Schedule

Section A
Week 1: - Communication; Skill: Dealing with Communication Breakdown - International Marketing; Skill: Brainstorming - Communicating in Person: Professionalism, Etiquette, Teamwork and Meetings Week 2: - Success; Skill: Negotiating - Management Styles; Skill: Presentations - Communicating in Person: Professionalism, Etiquette, Teamwork and Meetings
Week 3: - Job Satisfaction; Skill: Cold-Calling - Team Building; Skill: Resolving Conflict - Business Presentations
Week 4: - Customer Service; Skill: Active Listening - Mergers and Acquisitions; Skill: Making a presentation

Section B
Week 5: - Career Success begins with Communication Skills - Building Relationships; Skill: Networking Week
Week 6: - Emails, Instant Messages and Memos - Letters - Risk; Skill: Reaching Agreement Week
Week 7: - The Job Search, Resumes and Cover Letters - Raising Finance; Skill: Negotiating Week
Week 8: - Interviews and Follow-Up - Crisis Management; Skill: Asking and Answering difficult questions

Course Outcome

• Teaching Confidence & Leadership Skills: Students will build confidence in teaching and managing beginner & intermediate classes in all English skills. They will learn how to deal with classroom difficulties.
  
• ESL Teaching Skills: Students acquire the skill to think like a teacher and to plan and apply lessons to students of all abilities and understand the role of the teacher in an ESL classroom.
  
• Self-Knowledge: Students will understanding how to evaluate and improve their teaching abilities and further develop their qualifications and experience.
  
  Course Content
  
• Comprehensive Programme: Students are taught a range of past teaching technique to up-to-date methodologies for all levels and all skills of English with ample opportunity to practice them in the classroom while building confidence in delivering English presentations.
  
• CLT Model: Communicative Language Teaching is the model of the course in which students learn by interaction and apply this model to their own lesson-planning.
  
• Ongoing Consultation & Feedback: Teachers consult students one-to-one after each major project and presentation making the feedback personal and useful.
  
• Comfortable Class Atmosphere: Creating and maintaining a pleasant class environment where students are encouraged to take risks is the main protocol.
  
• Stimulating Curriculum: Students are never bored with a variety of workshops; academic studies are well-intergrated with in-class teaching practice; students are continuously challenged to think like ESL teachers while improving their own ESL skills.
  
• TKT Preparation: Students are thoroughly prepared to sit the TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test) issued by Cambridge University; TKT certificates are recognised world-wide and provide an excellent building block for further development in the TESOL field.
  
• High TKT Score: Successful students of the programme will improve their test-taking scores by at least 35%.
  
• Free TKT Exam Coordination: SGIC coordinates TKT exams in Toronto and Vancouver for students and following through to make sure they receive their certificates regardless of where they are in the world!

Course Outcome
SGIC IELTS Preparation Programme is designed for students to learn and master the techniques of each part of the exam: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. Understanding the challenging questions and vocabulary is half the battle of succeeding on IELTS. SGIC’s programme also concentrates on the vocabulary and comprehension needed to increase test results from students.
Results.

SGIC IELTS Preparation Programme aims to give students ample practice tests in which to apply their techniques and augment their English and to focus on weak areas in order to make solid, consistent improvement. SGIC’s experienced and professional teachers will provide regular assessment reports for each student to understand their strength / weakness and level of exam preparedness. Test-taking stress management will also comprise a small portion of the course.

After 8-24 weeks of intense preparation, SGIC aims to equip students with the skills to score a minimum of 7 on each of the exam components.

Who should take the programme?​

• Educators and Care-Takers from abroad enjoy learning about education for children in Canadian culture while improving their own English skills.
  
• Alternative to ESL: Students who seek a different approach to learning English than a typical ESL course may enjoy the challenge of learning some teaching technique themselves.
  
• Creative Students: ESL students interested in arts and culture may apply and improve their own creativity by learning Canadian arts & crafts appropriate for children.
  
• TKT Preparation Program: ESL Methodologies for children is an excellent complement for graduates of SGIC TKT Prep. to increase knowledge for teaching children. By contract, students whose English level falls below the entrance requirement for TKT Prep. course may benefit from this course which is an excellent building block to the higher intermediate level required for TKT.
  
  Course Description
  
• Understanding a child’s perspective and how to engage different learners when teaching English.
  
• Learning lots of games, songs, and craft ideas effective in the classroom.
  
• Applying theories of childhood development to lesson planning and course development.
  
• Applying basic teaching techniques and positive discipline to children.
  
  Observation Practicum Component
  St. George International College students have the opportunity to observe and assist a daycare centre in Canada for 2 days in the programme (Toronto Campus). Students may plan and prepare activities for the children at the daycare placement, assist staff or simply observe the workings of a Canadian school, whatever will be within students’ abilities and comfort level.