Live and Study in your Teacher's Home - Total Immersion, Fast Progress

  Canada

• British Columbia: 
Salmon Arm

Dates: monthly sessions

Description: English is integrated into daily life for fast progress. Live and study in your teacher's home. Use English all day, every day and progress quickly. You will get individual attention and a personalized program. The emphasis is on speaking and listening (conversation), including pronunciation. Experienced, fully qualified and certified English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher. Get total immersion in the English language and Canadian culture.

- live and study (25 hours a week) with other students (only two or three) in your teacher's home.

- use English all day, every day, for everything and progress quickly. By living as a family with other students and your teacher, using English will come easily, from conversation at dinnertime to planning trips to town. Your ability and confidence will increase.

- get real-world language practice and talk to Canadians at local cultural, social and recreational events.

- design your own customized program with teacher guidance - choose what you want to learn, what you want to do, and where you want to go. This is a student-centered program.

- increase your confidence - your teacher will always be available to help you.

- homestay with your friendly, qualified teacher in a safe, supportive and relaxed learning environment.

- explore the natural landscape that Canada is famous for, both at the teacher homestay and in the local area -the beauty of trees, rivers, lakes, waterfalls and wonderful views in this popular recreation area in the interior of British Columbia, Canada.

Highlights: Intensive short-term sessions average four weeks. They can be combined with other programs, travel or a working holiday. This program is a good preparation for study at a college or university in Canada, for living in Canada or just a great language holiday.

Everything is included in this program - tuition, school materials, homestay (private or shared room in the teacher's home and mainly organic food), admission fees to all activities and events, transportation to the events by private car driven by the teacher, and transportation to and from the bus on arrival and departure.

The teacher's home is in a nature setting with nature trails, wildflowers, and a creekside path on about 20 hectares in the Shuswap River valley. Bicycle the country roads, see the stars at night (no light pollution), snowshoe in the winter, visit parks in the area.

Levels - beginner, intermediate, advanced.

Adult students of any age from 19 to over 50.

Cost in US$: Canadian dollars 3,300 for 4 weeks with private room, Canadian Dolloars 2,541 for 3 weeks with private room, lower cost for shared room

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Canada Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of about 2 or 3 other studens

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Canada Language Study's Mission Statement: To facilitate language and cultural competence by providing a comprehensive range of learning opportunities in a safe, friendly, healthy and natural environment. Our vision: An international community of intercultural understanding and healthy living.

Year Founded: 2009