courses

Students join the Standard Course in General English which allows them to practice all the language skills. The Intensive Course offers 10 additional lessons which are devoted to speaking, where students wishing to focus on improving their oral fluency can discuss and debate a wide range of topics. The aim of this course is to help students to communicate, and emphasis is placed on encouraging their fluency and confidence in using the English language. Lessons may be held in the morning or in the afternoon.

An individual general English course! The Personalised General English is aimed at helping students to communicate freely in everyday spoken and written English. This course caters for both fluency and accuracy and is tailored to the participant's own requirements.

With this BWS German Lingua course of Business German lessons are aimed at those students who need the German language for their work. During these lessons, we focus on the special needs of the participants’ professions.

The Individual Spanish Course consists of 2 private Spanish language lessons daily from Monday to Friday. The Individual Spanish courses provide a very personal learning experience and are completely designed around your needs. This is an intensive and highly targeted way to learn. Before the course starts your Spanish level will be determined and you will discuss the content of the classes and your course timetable. Course changes can be made easily during the program, in accordance with your private teacher.

With this BWS German Lingua course of Business German lessons are aimed at those students who need the German language for their work. During these lessons, we focus on the special needs of the participants’ professions.

The Individual Spanish Course of 20 lessons consists of 4 private Spanish lessons daily, from Monday to Friday. This course is perfect for students who look for a personalized Spanish course.

The Intensive Spanish Course is one of the most intensive courses and leads to rapid improvements. In addition to the General Spanish Course of 20 lessons, you have 10 private lessons in the week. This means 2 extra private Spanish lessons per day, Monday to Friday. These private lessons are usually scheduled right before or right after your group lessons. This course is perfect if you want to learn Spanish quickly, especially if there is a specific reason you are learning Spanish; such as business, medical, or professional reasons. While group lessons provide a backbone to your learning, private lessons focus on what’s most important to you. If you have limited time available and want to make the most out of your stay, this is your ideal course.

With this Intensive General English language course at ILAC Vancouver, students will develop speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills as well as grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and idioms.

By following a General English group course of 30 lessons per week, you develop all your core language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and improve your general level of English and understanding in all areas of language knowledge. This means that you study and improve grammar in context, expand your vocabulary around everyday topics and improve your pronunciation. By the end of your course, you can expect to be a more confident and fluent user of English. 

We offer 8 General English levels. At each level we teach essential grammar, vocabulary, functions and writing and reading skills. Students also receive a lot of listening and speaking practice and teachers encourage students to practice their speaking, give opinions and ask questions.