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生活在維多利亞8個月了，時間真的過的很快，記的剛到這裡時，我還因為想家哭了，現在卻很想一直待在這裡。加拿大花園美名之稱的維多利亞並非浪得虛名，尤其是夏天的維多利亞是我的最愛！下課之後，和日本、韓國同學，三五好友就走路到附近的哈伯港散步聊天、或在草地上來個日光浴。

VIA 一直是我這八個月來唯一的選擇，當初我只註冊2個月，因為想說或許來這裡熟了以後，我想要換學校；但一進這個學校後，我沒有想過要換，VIA是一個小規模的學校，所以每個班級都是小班制，每個人都有機會經常說到話，而不會只是老師在台上說個不停，就像在台灣上課一樣；在這裡因為小班制，所以每個人都像一家人一樣的親近。很多從VIA畢業然後到別的語言學校去上課的同學總是在下課後，甚至是午餐時間出現在VIA，每次我問他們新學校如何阿？他們總是說，那裡的老師不有趣，同學因為班級很大，大家都很生疏，所以感覺他們很不友善，也因此他們總是流連忘返於VIA。

這裡的每一個老師的課程我都上過，從初級到高級。當時來加拿大時，一開始在初級-MARICA的班，她是我們學校最性感的老師，她同時也是UBC的高材生，她是標準的外國女孩，生活多彩多姿所以來到這裡，想去什麼地方玩，問她準沒錯了，而現在也是我們每個星期三下午的課外活動指導老師。(每個星期三的課外活動是每個同學都可以餐加，)

ALEX是我第二個老師。她有著一頭像美人魚般的金色捲髮，她是一個非常虔誠的基督徒也是一個很有組織、上課生動活潑又豐富的老師，而且她很有才華，尤其是語言和繪畫；因為她很喜歡不同的文化和食物，因此她經常邀請大家到她家裡一起烹煮各國佳餚。

KERRY是個超極爆笑的加拿大人，他在台灣教英文有7年之久，所以他很了解亞洲學生的問題在哪裡，總是可以輕易即時的發現學生speaking上的問題。隔壁班經常被我們班嚇到，以為發生什麼事，為什麼偶爾會有人尖叫連連在課堂上，如果下次你聽到Kerry的班傳出任何奇怪的噪音，千萬別大吃一驚。

在國外生活學習英文是一個很特別的經歷，你身處在一個大家都說英文的環境裡，你不得不把你畢生所會的英文全都用上了，因為你想逛街、遊山玩水及認識來自不同國家的人，當你想知道哪些地方可以去、又有什麼事可以做，你自然就會自動自發而且效率超高的學習！現在維多利亞就像我第二個家鄉，歡迎大家來這裡學習與體驗國外生活。
台灣李Mina

February 2007

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To provide the best English education and ESL experience possible at the best price.

Carefully designed programs and excellent teachers with experience in Asia are central to the VIA experience. Established in order to meet the growing expectations of international students, VIA recognizes the importance of English for academic and professional goals. Our graduates become teachers, enter companies, or continue their education at university for business or other academic degrees.

Our programs are designed for students - interesting topics and projects make learning enjoyable and improvement quick. In addition, our flexible curriculum allows students to combine different areas of study, such as Business Skills with TOEIC®, or ESL with TOEFL®. By combining different courses progress can be quicker than only studying one subject area.

Students Testimonials

"I'm studying with qualified teachers and good friends in a small class which has a friendly atmosphere. In my opinion, VIA is the best place to study English."

Facilities

"Excellent program and facilities."

"Very good facilities, lots of computers, books, etc."

"Excellent teacher resources available for lesson planning. Very knowledgeable staff."

"A very good program. An excellent mix of theory and demonstration."

"VIA teachers are so kind and friendly. I it really different from other schools. I felt very comfortable so I could speak with more confidence."

"Everyone at the school was so kind. Thanks for everything."

"VIA is not so big so I felt everybody ins like a family. Even though I just studied here for two months it can be impossible to go to a big school."

Overall Program Design Comments

"The practicum was very effective for real teaching."

"This course is worth taking. I could get confidence in giving presentations by practicing many times."

"I really enjoyed my class. Especially, my teacher was so nice."

"This course was really well-organized so students could understand what CLT (communicative language teaching) is and how to teach easily and effectively. Even though it was pretty difficult what I learned in this class, I could enjoy teaching and learning."

"We had fun, I liked this class."

Overall Views of VIA Program

"I like this school. It's small and every teacher and staff is really friendly. I feel like a family with them. I can recommend this school to my friends."

"Once the program started I quickly became part of a supportive "family" that helped and encouraged my progress as the course continued. My job search was also encouraged by Wendy (a teacher) who gave me useful contacts in Korea. Thank you."

"Very well informed instructor. Extremely knowledgeable in all areas of CLT. Very supportive, generous, positive, VIA is lucky to have Kal at this school."

" The teacher has a very wide view of culture and society. I think I"m lucky to meet him in my life."