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TESL CANADA

 

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Canada ESL StudentsOur Mission:
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, VicIA 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."



Textbook

"Very informative book."

"The textbook is well-organized."

"I believe the textbook is really essential for me as an English teacher in the future."


Instructors

"Super teacher Kal!"

"Excellent instructor. Very friendly, outgoing, and down-to-earth. Very knowledgeable in all linguistics forms."

"Kal is the most intelligent teacher I have ever met. I"m sure other students will like him too."

"Kal is very generous and kind."

"I remember when I entered this class for the first time I was so nervous because I could not catch up to the other students. However, Kal encouraged me to speak out and act in a comfortable way. I have no doubt that he is the nicest teacher I have ever met."


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."



 

 
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