Study Abroad Canada began offering classes in 1995 in Tryon, a rural community on the south shore of PEI. In 1996, we expanded our course selection to offer an Intensive English Program. The Charlottetown campus opened in 1998 and we’ve continued to grow since this time. Our school offers programs throughout the year with flexible start dates to meet every student's needs. We offer a variety of quality programs with small classes and excellent instruction. If your main focus is to improve your English, our Intensive English Program will help you reach your goal. Others choose one of our Study Tour programs which include morning classes and afternoon activities. Our friendly, qualified instructors will work with you to meet your language learning objectives. The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is located in the outskirts of Charlottetown, the capital city of Prince Edward Island, and is home to approximately 4000 students. These numbers allow UPEI to maintain small classes that promote maximum interaction between students and teachers. UPEI has the best student-teacher ratio in the country, and has been consistently ranked in the TOP 10 by “Maclean’s”, the prestigious news magazine. UPEI was also named Canada’s top university for student-faculty interaction in the 2006 National Survey of Student Engagement. Among its faculty, UPEI has many well-known and award-winning professors, of which, four have received the 3M Teaching Fellowship, Canada’s highest level of education award. The faculty and staff of UPEI strive to create a welcoming, safe, and caring environment, where all students have the opportunity to reach their potential as lifelong learners. The university offers bachelor’s degree programs in the arts, the sciences (including biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics and statistics, computer technology), education, nursing, business administration and veterinary medicine. UPEI also has graduate degrees for veterinary medicine, science, island studies, education, applied health services research and business administration (MBA). The business, physics and computer science programs all have cooperative education and internship components that provide students with a wide range of opportunities for social interaction.

The Intensive English Program (IEP) is for students who want to improve their English for personal or job related purposes. In this program, you will develop well-rounded English skills so you can express yourself in both everyday and academic situations.

Benefit, Goal of this course :

Students are placed in an an appropriate level that meets their learning needs following a language skills assessment
Our program uses a wide selection of current instructional materials
We use a combination of texts produced by major publishers and in-house materials
The IEP focuses on all language skill areas
Our small classes allow instructors to focus on individual student needs
There are free Friday afternoon activities for full-time IEP students

Curriculum :

The intensive English program are scheduled in the morning and the afternoon with 25 lessons per week. Intensive English lessons focus on helping you communicate effectively and confidently in everyday. The wide-ranging syllabus will improve your listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills.

 

The course  is offered year-round with sessions beginning every Monday. The program is the most comprehensive and popular course at school and enables each student’s all round skills to develop in the morning, with a particular focus on areas to improve or special interests in the afternoon and free Friday afternoon activity. If you would like to take this course, at least your age should be 16. Upon their arrival at, are required to take a placement test to help determine the level best-suited to their ability. At the end of the session, students are evaluated for advancement to the next level based upon their academic improvement.

 

This program assists students at any ability level in developing English language skills, general communication skills, and building confidence when speaking. Instruction focuses on grammar, reading, writing, speaking and listening. Each week, academic objectives are planned in advance and discussed with the students. Outside of the classroom, students have opportunities to participate in arranged activities, practice their English in real-life situations and try something new such as Lobster Dinner, BBQ Fundraiser, Anne of Green Gables Musical, Deep Sea Fishing, Horseback Riding and Boat Tours.

Homestay
Most students who study at our school choose to live with a host family. Homestay placements are done by one of our full-time staff so there is always someone at school
to answer questions about homestays. Our homestay coordinator visits and approves all of our homestay families before they can receive students. When you complete your registration form, you give us information such as your interests and hobbies. This information helps us match you with your new host family. Our goal is to find a family that shares your interests, where possible, so everyone will have a rewarding experience. Our homestay families are well-known for providing students with a friendly and caring environment. The profiles of our homestay families are very diverse. Some homestay families consist
of a mom, dad and children while others may be a single person with or without children, or an elderly couple whose children no longer live at home. Canadian families tend to have very active life styles. Daily exercise routines, busy work schedules and driving children to/from activities are part of normal family life here. Remember that Canadian family customs may be different from those in your own country. Participate where you can with your new homestay family. All our homestay families drive students to school and pick them up after class. During the warmer months, you may be able to borrow a bicycle from your host family so you can bike to school. Our families are normally no more than a 10 or 15 minute drive from the school.

• Free access to a full gymnasium
• Free Friday afternoon activities for IEP students
• On-site homestay coordinator to discuss questions about homestays
• small, personal classes (maximum class size of 14)
• Use of a variety of current materials from well-known publishers in our IEP Program
• A safe, friendly environment here on PEI
• Host families drive students to school and pick them up after class
• Instructors have extensive experience teaching ESL
• Most of our instructors have lived/worked abroad so they understand what students are experiencing
• Students have free access to the internet in our computer lab
• Students may borrow books from our ESL library
• We arrange airport pick-ups in Charlottetown, Moncton (NB) or Halifax (NS)

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