courses

Designed for students who wish to combine a group course with private lessons to acquire a deeper knowledge of the German language. Additional one-to-one tuition mixed with group classes allows you to make the most of the course and ensures maximum progress.

Improve your English and take college credit courses! This course is ideal if you are interested in art and media and want to try out a few courses orif you want to study more than just English while you are in Vancouver. If you are on a gap semester from your university or college in your home country, this 23- week program gives you great study abroad experience. After you improve your English, you select a specific applied arts area to take 3 courses (12credits). When you take your college courses, you will be in classes with regular fulltime college students. Bonus: your credits are 100% transferable to a fulltime program at LaSalle College Vancouver.This is a unique study abroad opportunity with a LaSalle College Vancouver - Applied Arts Essentials Certificate upon completion!Course structurePart 1: General English or Academic English classes (13 weeks)Monday to Thursday: General or Academic English classes (30hr/week)Friday PLUS: Two workshops, a field trip, a guest speaker and four applied languageclasses (your last eight weeks) Part 2: Applied Arts Essential Certificate (11 weeks/one college term /15 credits)

Certificate in Advanced English - This course is what you need if you can use your English skills for most professional and academic purposes.Our timetable is double banking. On Group A classes are held on monday, wednesday,friday during morning time and tuesday and thursday during afternoon On Group B classes are held on tuesday and thursday morning time & monday, wednesday and friday during afternoon. Bank will be defined on student`s first day of class.More details on the link below:http://partners.ecenglish.com/adults/canada/vancouver/pre-arrival-first-day

Our Business Supplementary courses are designed to build your English language skills to communicate effectively in business contexts, improving your employability and job prospects in your home country. This course combines improving your general English ability with taking focused lessons on business skills. Practice workplace communication techniques in English, learn how to participate in meetings and interviews, and acquire business writing skills. You can combine English courses with specialized business lessons of your choice, or with our Practical Business Intensive service in the U. S.

Course Aim: These intensive courses are designed to rapidly prepare students for the Cambridge examinations by providing them with a thorough preparation for the exam of their choice. Course Description: CEC’s accelerated courses prepare you for the exam by providing you with a thorough preparation for the Cambridge English exam of your choice. The courses have been specially designed to maximise exam success and give you the techniques you will have to master to pass the exam. Teachers give detailed feedback throughout the course on how you can improve in each technique. 

Cambridge English offer a wide range of exams which can help you achieve your goals and increase your opportunities for work, study, and life.Our Cambridge Exam Preparation courses are full time at 15 hours per week. You will be guided through a variety of strategies to help you realise your potential in your chosen Cambridge exam. You will focus on all parts of the exam - reading, writing, listening, speaking, and use of English – as well as exam techniques and academic style. LILA*'s Cambridge Exam Preparation courses are intended to develop the necessary language skills required to pass the exam. As well as the core course material you may also have the opportunity for authentic exam practise with previous Cambridge exam papers.Note: Timetable depends on your level of English and the availability. You will either have classes in the morning or afternoon, please see below

The Certificate IV in Entrepreneurship and New Business is designed to offer a grounding in all that is required to launch your own business, whether your plans are for a one-person microbusiness or the first steps into something much bigger. Our experienced, entrepreneurial trainers will support you in developing the knowledge base and skill set to analyse and evaluate information to address a wide range of planning and operational challenges.  This is a course with a focus on modern-day approaches to marketing, and with a strong emphasis on the legal and financial requirements for a start up business.

The exam preparation courses are designed to help you achieve the result needed in your chosen language exam. These official language exams are used as a proof of language proficiency for immigration purposes, university admissions, or for employment. In this course you will learn and develop test-taking strategies and skills.

Our Intensive English program offers a fast, enjoyable and effective way to improve your English language skills, whatever your current language level. You have the opportunity to customize your course with specific skills lessons, including Business Intensive and exam preparation. The course allows you to quickly achieve English fluency and learn grammar and vocabulary that will be useful in every day English. You can study for as long as you need to, and by doing so will improve your opportunities in future academic and professional endeavours.

Excel in everyday business communication and develop a foundation for further studies and career advancement. Weekly Topics/Curriculum Module 1: Multi-meaning words / Academic vocabulary Education / Science essays Summarizing skills Internet anonymity Note-taking in lectures Module 2: Academic vocabulary / Word families Child development / Globalization essays Noun and article grammar Business case study Speaking and seminars Module 3: Word grammar / Academic vocabulary Cultural studies / Climate change essays Essay development Nutrition study Developing and supporting arguments