Contributed by Mara Muller, Communications Coordinator/Copywriter, ILSC-Vancouver It has been more than a year and a half since the Great East Japan Earthquake /Tsunami struck. In Canada, debris from the tsunami began washing up on west coast shores this summer, and in Japan, the effects are still being felt as reconstruction of the affected…
Kiva – Empower people around the world with a $25 loan
Contributed by Sarah Milburn – TESOL Program Coordinator and Instructor – ILSC-Montreal ILSC-Montreal is proud to announce that its International Business class made 4 more small business loans through KIVA last session, taking our total number of loans made to 27, since we first began lending in October 2010! For those of you who don’t know, KIVA…
ILSC Montreal – Helping new immigrants with their English!
Contributed by Chris Cooke, Celta Trainer and Coordinator Here at ILSC-Montreal we offer the University of Cambridge CELTA program. The CELTA program is designed to train native speakers or near native speakers how to teach English. It’s a four-week program and is really intensive but provides a solid foundation in how to plan and teach all…
ILSC Montreal’s International Business Class lends through KIVA
Contributed by Sarah Milburn, TESOL Program Coordinator and Instructor, ILSC Montreal ILSC Montreal is proud to announce that its International Business class has just made its 3rd loan through KIVA, and we would like to tell you a little bit more about what KIVA is and why it is such a worthwhile organisation. KIVA is a non-profit organisation…
The TESOL Teacher Option
Contributed by Maureen Robinson, Program Director at Greystone College and ILSC-Vancouver Fewer employment opportunities for teachers in the public school system has led many to refocus in on the ever-strengthening English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching market. By adding a TESL Canada (Teachers of English as a Second Language in Canada) approved teaching certificate to…