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This course uses the textbook Making Business Decisions: Real Cases from Real Companies.  Each unit of the text culminates in a business meeting. Background information on the companies and issues they are dealing with is introduced through readings, discussions, and listening exercises. Important vocabulary is introduced and practiced, and students learn relevant negotiation strategies. All of these elements are then put into use in the final business meeting. Students' performance in the meeting is evaluated, and suggestions are made as to how performance could be improved. A business writing assignment summarizes and expands on the material covered in the unit.
This course teaches students how to give effective business presentations. It focuses on four key areas: voice and delivery, content language, rhetorical technique and question handling. Other subject areas include introducing the topic, structuring the talk and referring to visual aids. Perhaps most importantly, students are encouraged to select presentation topics about which they are enthusiastic, and to deliver their presentations with as much enthusiasm as possible.
This course is designed to give students an introduction to the concepts and language of marketing. The course is divided into five main parts: the 4 Ps of marketing (product, price, place and promotion) and market research. Topics covered include product development, focus groups, pricing strategies, elasticity of demand, distribution channels, and advertising, among others. Material for the course is taken from various sources, including the Internet, newspapers, and marketing textbooks. Students do readings, presentations, Internet research projects, and take part in business simulation role-plays. By the end of the course, students should have a good understanding of what marketing consists of, and of the ideas and methods central to it.
In this class you will have the power to plan and control your own dream city! Students use critical thinking to develop a fictional city from rubble to metropolis. Cooperative planning, strategy and debate are necessary for the success of this project. Students learn about and deal with problems face by all city planners: governmental regulations, social and environmental issues, expansion and population growth.
Communicating comfortably outside of the classroom is the goal of most ESL students, and one of the most challenging, and enriching, goals to attain. Every person who has lived abroad and studied a second language has experienced trouble communicating in common everyday situations, whether it be talking to a sales clerk in a shop, meeting a friend of a friend, chatting with a home-stay family member, or negotiating with one's landlord. This class teaches students the language and attitudes necessary to successfully negotiate the many practical situations that they will encounter during their time in Canada, and is designed to help to make that time here as enjoyable, and stress-free, as possible.
Watching movies and TV is an excellent way to improve an ESL student's listening skills and vocabulary. The often colloquial language used, however, as well as the cultural references and the speed of speaking, can make comprehension of the material very difficult. This class focuses on the listening skills and pronunciation knowledge necessary to better 'catch' the English spoken on TV and in movies, as well as on the understanding of idiomatic language and cultural references needed to understand what is being said.
This course is designed to increase students' familiarity with colloquial English expressions, so common in everyday life. Students are introduced to idioms and slang expressions drawn from a variety of sources: newspapers, movies, readings and textbooks. The meaning and usage of the idioms are studied, and the new language is practiced in communicative activities. Students teach each other idioms that they bring in, and the vocabulary is reviewed on a regular basis.
News and social issues provide a wealth of material for substantive discussion and debate. This class makes use of this material to engage students in critical thinking and lively conversation, as well as to expose them to advanced and sometimes specialized vocabulary. News stories and issues selected by the students form the core of the material for the course, and this material is studied, discussed and debated in pairs, groups and as a class. Students make presentations, write reports and practice speaking techniques which enable them to better express their opinions and ideas.
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic conventions of broadcast and journalistic English. Students will study the way in which news is presented on TV, becoming more aware of speaking and organizational techniques used by anchors and journalists to present their information in concise and interesting ways. Students will use these techniques in putting on their own news shows, to be videotaped and reviewed in class. Students will also study the language and conventions of print journalism, examining headlines, editorials, sports news, music and movie reviews, and will produce original pieces of writing incorporating what they have learned.
This is a public speaking class. One purpose of the course is to help students develop confidence when speaking before a group, something that can be very daunting even when speaking in one's native language. Another is to master the basics of informative and persuasive speaking. Topics covered in the class include speech preparation, improving eye contact, gestures, and voice projection, presenting material in a coherent and organized fashion, listening critically and objectively, and leading group discussions. Students begin presenting in front of the class right from the first day, starting with topics familiar to them, with the length and complexity of the speeches increasing as the course advances, and the students' confidence grows.
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