We offer full-time and part-time classes for International Students

• Winter Term – January to March
• Spring Term – April to June
• Fall Term – September to December
• Special Summer Program for Visitors – July and August

Program Description

Daytime Classes for Full-time or Part-time Program

• Communication Skills – Improve your ability to communicate in English. The focus is on fluency, pronunciation and conversation skills.
• Reading & Writing – Improve your reading skills and your ability to communicate in writing. The focus is on reading skills, grammar and techniques for writing.
• Afternoon ESL – General ESL classes with a focus on listening, speaking and grammar.

Part-time Evening Classes - focus on specific language skills

• Communication Skills – fluency, pronunciation and conversation skills.
• General ESL – with a focus on Listening, Speaking & Grammar.
• Social Conversation – practice conversation and learn Canadian idioms.
• Pronunciation and Fluency – work on your fluency, clarity, intonation, and stress.
• Workplace Communications – training in skills needed to get a job in Canada and keep it.
• Slang & Idioms - Slang, Idioms, Canadian expressions, jargon, gestures and different sounds.

Accommodation

• Home Stay accommodation with a Canadian family can be arranged through Homestay Calgary contact: http://www.homestaycalgary.com

Fitness on 5^th

Students in our classes are eligible to purchase a monthly pass (at a very low cost) to use the fitness facilities at the YWCA of Calgary’s Fitness on 5th. For more information: www.ywcaofcalgary.com and www.fitnesson5th.com

Registration

Spring Term 2008 Registration Dates Now Registration Fee $25 will be deducted from your tuition fee (fee includes GST) Full-time $ 1,220 (fee includes GST) Register on or before Mar. 21st  and get a  $50 discount Part-time Register on or before Mar. 21st  and get a $10 discount per class Part-time Day Classes April 14th to June 19th Communication Skills Intermediate to Advanced M & W -  9:00 am - 12 noon Fee $370 (10 weeks) (fee includes GST) Fee $185 (5 weeks) (fee includes GST) Reading and Writing Basic to Advanced T & Th -  9:00 am – 12 noon  Fee $370 (10 weeks) (fee includes GST) Fee $185 (5 weeks) (fee includes GST)   ESL Conversation Basic to Advanced: M to Th - 12:30-2:30pm   Fee $480 (10 weeks) (fee includes GST) Fee $240 (5 weeks) (fee includes GST) Part-time Evening Classes April 14th to June 19th ESL Basic to Intermediate M & W -  7 pm to 9 pm  Fee $ 230 (fee includes GST) Communication Advanced T & Th -  7 pm to 9 pm Fee $ 230 (fee includes GST) Social Conversation (Taught by a Volunteer Tutor) Intermediate to Advanced T & Th - 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm Fee $110 (fee includes GST) North American Slang Intermediate to Advanced Tuesday - 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm Fee $60 (fee includes GST) Pronunciation and Fluency Intermediate to Advanced M & W -  5:30 pm to 7:00pm Fee $180 (fee includes GST)     PROGRAMS:   ENGLISH FOR NEW CANADIANS i)                    Remove workplace communication ii)                   Remove “service is available in Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, French, Hebrew and Portuguese during office hours” iii)                 Edit fonts. Change colour of font for North American Slang, and change size of font for Alexander Calhoun and Memorial Park library branches iv)                 Change Schedule (as listed below) Spring Term 2008 April 14th to June 19th How to Register Register in person at the YWCA of Calgary for on-site classes. Part-time Morning Classes April 14th to June 19th (10 weeks) Communication Skills Intermediate to Advanced M & W - 9:00 am – 12 noon Fees:                                                              Citizen & Permanent Resident                                 $185 (10 weeks)  $95 (5 weeks) Reading and Writing Basic to Advanced T & Th 9:00 am – 12 noon                                                                       Citizen & Permanent Resident                                     $215 (10 weeks)  $110 (5 weeks) ESL Conversation Basic to Advanced M to Th – 12:30 pm–2:30 pm                                                                        Citizen & Permanent Resident                            $240 (10 weeks)  $120 (5 weeks) Part-time Evening Classes  April 14th to June 19th (10 Weeks) ESL Basic to Intermediate M & W -  7 pm to 9 pm    Fee $115 citizen/P.R. (fee includes GST) Communication Advanced T & Th - 7 pm to 9 pm Fee $115 citizen/P.R. (fee includes GST) Pronunciation and Fluency Intermediate to Advanced M & W - 5:30pm to 7:00pm Fee $90 citizen/P.R. (fee includes GST) Social Conversation (Taught by Volunteer Tutor) Intermediate to Advanced T & Th - 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm Fee $55 citizen/P.R. (fee includes GST) North American Slang Intermediate to Advanced Tuesday- 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm Fee $30 citizen/P.R. (fee includes GST) Registration Dates Now Registration Fee $25 will be deducted from your tuition fee (fee includes GST) Full-time $ 1,025(fee includes GST) Register on or before  June 17th  and get a $50 discount Part-time Register on or before June 17th and get a $10 discount per class Part-time Day Classes   September 10th - November 30th Communication Skills Intermediate to Advanced M &  W -  9:00 am – 12 noon  or M & W - 2:30pm- 5:30pm Fee $440 (12 weeks) (fee includes GST) Fee $220 (6 weeks) (fee includes GST) Reading and Writing Basic to Advanced T & Th - 9:00 am – 12 noon  or T & Th 2:30pm - 5:30pm               Fee $440 (12 weeks) (fee includes GST) Fee $220 (6 weeks) (fee includes GST) ESL Conversation Basic:  M to Th – 12:00- 2:00pm Inter./Advanced: M to Th - 12:30-2:30pm   Fee $580 ( 12 weeks) (fee includes GST) Fee $290 (6 weeks) (fee includes GST) Part-time Evening Classes Sept 10th to Nov. 28th ESL Basic to Intermediate M & W -  7 pm to 9 pm  Fee $ 280 (fee includes GST) Workplace Communication Intermediate to Advanced  T & Th – 7 pm to 9 pm Fee $ 280 (fee includes GST) Communication Advanced T & Th - 7 pm to 9 pm Fee $ 280 (fee includes GST) Social Conversation Volunteer Tutor Intermediate to Advanced T & Th - 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm Fee $130 (fee includes GST) North American Slang Intermediate to Advanced Tuesday - 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm Fee $70 (fee includes GST)

Contact Information

For more information about this program contact us at: Phone: 1-403-232-1583 Fax: 1-403-232-1595 Email: esl@ywcaofcalgary.com Address: 320 – 5th Avenue S.E. Calgary - Alberta - Canada T2G 0E5 office hours: Monday – Thursday 9:00 am – 8:00 pm - Mountain Time Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

We can provide a letter verifying registration in our program for those students who have registered with us. If you need additional information about student visas in Canada, you can get it from the following website. www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.html