Places in Edmonton that offer ESL

Here are a few places in Edmonton were ESL is taught that have websites.


Canadian College International

10025 106 Street 10 Fl, Edmonton, Alberta T5J1G4 Canada
780-428-8145

Canadian College International have several other locations in Canada such as Vancouver. Also the Canadian College International offers English courses and Business courses for new immigrants.

Canadian English Academy Inc
Edmonton Alberta Canada
(416) 780-8168

Is a private collage located in Edmonton that teaches people from large corporations, Business Men or Women, Government officials,University and Collage Students and Teachers.

English Computerized Learning Inc.
5405 99 Street Northwest 208, Edmonton, Alberta T6E3N8 Canada
780-448-1032

English Computerized Learning Inc is a company that produces Computer software that helps people learn English.

English Language Training College
10303 Jasper Avenue Northwest 750, Edmonton, Alberta T5J3N6 Canada
780-429-4848

English Language Training College is a private college dedicated to teaching people English.

Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
10010 107A Avenue Northwest 101, Edmonton, Alberta T5H4H8 Canada
780-424-7709

The Center offers ESL classes for New immigrants, Seniors and Adults who want to learn English.

New Home Immigration & Settlement Centre
572 Hermitage Road Northwest, Edmonton, Alberta T5A4N2 Canada
780-456-4663

Is a center that helps new immigrants get settled by offering ESL courses and by helping their students find jobs by teaching them the necessary skills for the job.

Norquest College
10215 108 Street Northwest, Edmonton, Alberta T5J1L6 Canada
780-422-2020

Norquest College is a college in Edmonton that offers ESL courses for students and adults who want or need to learn English.

Solomon Learning Institute
8625 112 Street Northwest 307, Edmonton, Alberta T6G1K8 Canada
780-431-1515

The Solomon Learning Institude is a small collage that offers ESL to students.

Resources for ESL Students

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Resources from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslstudent.html#general

The above website has links to several ESL resource websites under the following headings

• General Resources
• Online Courses
• Grammar and Spelling
• Idioms
• Vocabulary
• Help with taking exams
• Help with English for specific purposes(ie becoming a doctor)
• Quizzes, Tests, Software and interactive sites
• Other interesting sites
• Conversations and E-mail Lists

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Resources for ESL Teachers

handout and exersises
on this website they give detailed handouts for teacher to use in the classroom for example they have a handout that explains adjectives and adverbs.
Quizzes for students
This website contains quizzes that teachers can give their students to do that test there English.

Lesson Plans for teachers
this website has lots of PDF lesson plans for teachers to use.

How to learn a Language

How to learn a language according to wikipedia

Here are some of the things the article recommends to help you start your language learning process: Study the pronunciation of the language first,Practice the native intonation, stress, and rhythm of common, short social sentences and social questions, e.g.: "Hi, How are you?" "Where is the museum?",Purchase audio books in the language you wish to learn, Purchase a quality dictionary of the language you wish to learn,Buy a quality translation dictionary which translates from your native language to the one you wish to learn,A picture dictionary is helpful for learning common nouns,Buy or loan several classic, well-known literary works in the language you wish to learn; such as plays, short stories, or novels,Buy popular magazines or newspapers in the language you wish to learn, Review the grammar and essential parts of speech of your native language,Buy a book of idioms, proverbs, and expressions used in the language you wish to learn,Pay an educated native speaker to tutor you through one-on-one conversation practice,Listen to news broadcasts in your chosen language,Work on your vocabulary, Attach labels to everything in your house/ at your desk/ etc in the language you are learning, picture/ word associations help best,Study the grammar,Educate yourself in the cultural aspect of the language, and practice speaking,reading and writing in the language you want to learn.


How to learn a language according to" how to learn any language"

The above websites contains useful information on specific language such as Japanese, however it does not have a general overview of language learning.

Methods of teaching ESL

Music in a ESL Classroom
Using a song about New York to start a lesson is a creative way that gets the students thinking about New York by listening to the song New York New York is a more effective way to start a class than by simply stating that today we are going to learn about New York.

Traditional ways of teaching ESL using intelligence

Here is a discussion of the eight different intelligences Dr. Gardner proposes and their relationship to the ESL / EFL classroom.Below is a summary -see link for more information.

Verbal / Linguistic

Explanation and understanding through the use of words.

Visual / Spatial

Explanation and comprehension through the use of pictures, graphs, maps, etc.

Body / Kinesthetic

Ability to use the body to express ideas, accomplish tasks, create moods, etc.

Interpersonal

Ability to get along with others, work with others to accomplish tasks.

Logical / Mathematical

Use of logic and mathematical models to represent and work with ideas.

Musical

Ability to recognize and communicate using melody, rhythm, and harmony.

Intrapersonal

Learning through self-knowledge leading to understanding of motives, goals, strengths and weaknesses.

Environmental

Ability to recognize elements of and learn from the natural world around us.

Methods of learning English as a Second Language

Correcting mistakes
this web site talks about having students in advanced classes correct their own errors in grammar and spelling.
Second life
This is becoming a more popular way to learn English online as you are put into a virtual world and classroom and taught English. However this may be more confusing for some people because they may not be very good with using technology.

Reading
Reading English is an easy way to learn English the following are more articles to help people with reading English and what and how hey should read.

To get the most out of reading, it's important to know the difference between different types of reading which include: scanning, skimming, intensive and extensive reading.

Reading Tips to Improve Your Pronunciation

This article talks about starting with simple reading nursery rhymes or parts of sentences in a new paper and look up the pronunciation of new vocabulary words at Babylon dictionary or other online pronunciation resource to help you learn the correct pronunciation of these words.
Reading Tips to Improve Your Vocabulary

This article talks about how to constructive vocabulary trees and mind maps.
Reading Tips to Improve Your Conversational Skills

this article talks about reading short stories in groups and discussing them.
Reading Tips to Improve Your Grammar

this article talks about using a tenses and reading word in that tense
Reading Tips to Improve Your Listening Skills

read a book as you listen to it on a audio book.

Learning Japanese

How to Learn Japanese

this article first asks you why you are learning Japanese. Are you learning it for fun or for business. some of the methods they give for learning Japanese are as follows: Use flashcards to learn,Join a Japanese language conversation group,Make Japanese friends,take a vacation or look for an opportunity to live in Japan.

How to learn Japanese on Your Own

This article recommends starting with a dictionary book and a grammar book and start reading it. then start reading Romaji then Hiriagna then Katakana and then Kanji. The article also states that to become literate in the language you have to learn 2000 Kanji. Also the article states that there are many online websites and podcasts to assist in your learning of the language. The article also states that if you do not practice Japanese everyday you will forget parts of the language.