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Programs of Study

The programs offered at ELS in Canada are English for Academic Purposes, General
English and Semi-Intensive English Program.

EAP & GE Programs

The GE and EAP programs consist of six lessons per day—four lessons in the
morning and two lessons in the afternoon. Morning classes are 50 minutes long
and meet Monday – Friday. Afternoon classes are 60 and 65 minutes long and meet
Monday-Thursday. (Since afternoon periods are longer than the morning classes,
students receive the same amount of instruction time each week in afternoon
classes as they do in their morning classes.) EAP and GE students share the same
morning classes most sessions. In Levels 101-109, morning classes consist of two
hours of Structure and Speaking Practice, one hour of Skills Enhancement Class,
and one hour in the Language Technology Center.* In Masters Levels 110-112, EAP
and GE students take two hours of Language Studies, one hour in the Language
Technology Center* and one SEC. (*Note: Depending on the class or the session,
the hour in the Language Technology Center may be replaced by an SEC.) EAP
and GE students take separate classes every afternoon, Monday-Thursday. EAP
students take two afternoon periods of Reading & Writing. GE students take two
Skills Enhancement Classes every afternoon. Many of the students in the EAP
program are planning to study at a college or university upon completion at ELS. To
help EAP students reach this goal, they receive the following:

The opportunity to apply through ELS for Admission at over 30 colleges and
universities in Canada, and more than 600 in the United States.
Professional college and university program guidance and support
ELS program transcripts

EAP Writing Workshops

Semi-Intensive English Program (SEM)

The Semi-Intensive English program consists of four lessons per day, Monday-Friday.
Students in the Semi-Intensive English program share the same morning classes as
Intensive English students but have their afternoons free.

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