100 English General Courses for adults in Vancouver

Designed to match the fast pace of young adults' learning. General English as principal course plus 5 online academic skills lessons.

It concentrates on all the areas that you need to achieve a much greater fluency in a short period of time. This course is suitable for students who wish to study intensively and get a well rounded insight into the language and country.

In 2 lessons each day you will cover the following areas: grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation. In a further 2 lessons you concentrate on: speaking, listening, reading, writing. 5 additional lessons per week are a range of electives to suit all levels, needs and interests.

Academic English combines general English with a focus on key academic skills and exam English. The programme includes regular, focussed grammar and vocabulary reviews, which allows students to target their individual language needs while developing their academic reading and writing skills. This is all supported by specialised, targeted, online resources through our online learning system, E-LSI.

During the lessons you rapidly improve your communication skills in a variety of everyday situations. In 2 lessons each day you will cover the following areas: grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation. In a further 2 lessons you concentrate on: speaking, listening, reading, writing. You use a text book in conjunction with a wide variety of materials and exercises including roleplays, authentic materials, newspapers and magazines.

With a general approach, this English course is ideal for a wide variety of people from different backgrounds. You’ll improve your confidence and communication skills steadily as the weeks go by, which you’ll achieve by working on tasks related to all the fundamental skills of language acquisition: writing, reading, speaking and listening.

Classes take place from Monday to Thursday, with Fridays being reserved for a free activity for participants to take advantage of, or alternatively a lesson on a specific topic.

This course focuses on the following:

• Conversation (Speaking & Listening skills)
• Everyday Vocabulary Building
• Speaking Accuracy & Fluency
• Pronunciation

The aim of this course is to help students activate learned grammar structure and vocabulary in speaking and increase confidence to communicate effectively.

A unique feature of this course is that students can choose two elective programs in the afternoon.
On Fridays class finishes early, at 12:15.

On Fridays class finishes early, at 12:15.

With the Study & Live in your Teacher’s Home programme offered by HLI, you will live as a guest in your tutor’s home just as the name suggests. During your stay, you will be given 15 hours of one-to-one classes every week, the content of which is to be decided by you, the student. 15 hours of private classes per week is already a considerable amount of English practice, but you will also have constant access to speaking practice since you can just strike up a conversation with the teacher and their family whenever you are all together.

The school makes a deliberate effort to try to match you with a teacher and family that fits your interests and goals - in particular when the student wants to study specific subject fields, like engineering and so on. Your host family will provide you with three meals every day, so you don’t need to worry about preparing your own food while you enjoy settling into Vancouver.

Your host family will likely give you a tour of the city, in which they might show you the city’s unique public transport option, the SeaBus that connects to Downtown Vancouver, as well as the best stops to use for the buses and the SkyTrain.

This Semi-Intensive English course consists of the General English course combined with 7 lessons of online teacher-led study sessions totalling 27 lessons per week. The content focuses on reading, writing, listening, conversation, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation through an integrated skills approach. This includes access to K+ Online complementary learning materials as well as access to teacher-led study sessions with guidance and monitoring and access to K+ Online Extra additional learning materials for self-directed study.

This course consists of 20 general English lessons and 10 special focus lessons per week. The student can choose from the following options: speaking with confidence, real-life listening, expand your vocabulary, and global awareness.

This intensive course consists of 35 lessons per week, including 8 specific skill lessons tailored to meet your specific learning needs.

This course consists of 20 general English lessons and 4 special focus lessons per week. The student can choose from the following options: speaking with confidence, real-life listening, expand your vocabulary, and global awareness.
Core Classes from Monday to Friday and Special Focus Classes on Tuesday and Thursday.

By taking EC Vancouver’s General English course, you will work on each of the four broad language skills, which are: Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing. The course consists of 20 classes per week but at just 15 hours in total per week. This is ideal for those students who are new to the city, as this is more than enough study time to make considerable progress in a short period of time, but also allows you the free time to explore Vancouver and get to know this friendly and charming city.

Get ready to level up your English, and make great friends with the wide variety of nationalities that study at EC English.

Core Classes from Monday to Friday and Special Focus Classes on three days per week.

Kaplan Vancouver offers an all-purpose General English course, intended to develop all of the main skills involved in learning a second language (reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary, conversation, pronunciation).

To make sure that you feel comfortable yet appropriately challenged, Kaplan asks participants to complete an online placement test to determine which group would be best to work in. Many schools only perform one of these tests, but Kaplan likes to conduct a new test every five weeks, to measure your progress and ensure that you’re in the ideal environment at all times.

The Kaplan Vancouver location is situated near the trendy shopping district of Alberni Street, and is also less than 20 minutes from the beach, for those who fancy a more relaxed day. The school is well-connected to public transport, so you’ll be able to get to and from your classes with ease.

Get ready to meet all your new classmates, and enjoy developing your English together through conversation and plenty of social activities and excursions organised by Kaplan Vancouver.

ESL: Skill Focused (SF) All skills separated into five intensive classes: Grammar, Listening, Reading & Writing Focus on developing different skills independently at various class levels, depending on your individual skill levels (flexible level system).

*To complement the ESK-SF morning classes, students are advised to take the following classes in the afternoon for complete skill coverage:

Pronunciation Communication (Speaking)

Students can partake in the programme for 2 weeks, or for 4 weeks.

Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or caretaker. This program includes in-class activities and excursions, and a minimum of 2 full-day field trips per week.

Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or caretaker. This program includes in-class activities and excursions, and a minimum of 2 full-day field trips per week.