Lakehead University International's New English Language Program helps students follow their dreams
(Sept.
10, 2012 " Thunder Bay, ON)
A new English Language Program is preparing
students to attend Lakehead University.
Hosted by Lakehead University International, the
English Language Program consists of university preparatory courses, community and
specialty courses, as well as summer intensive courses that have an academic
and cultural focus.
"The joy of these courses is their flexibility," says Leigh-Ellen Keating, Director of Lakehead University International. "The highly skilled teaching and academic staff have the opportunity to develop new, creative and responsive courses to suit the requirements of a wide range of students.We can be adaptive and create courses tailored directly to the students' learning objectives " whether it be for an individual student or larger groups."
Keating adds, "This exciting new English program is
poised to grow exponentially. It will bring hundreds of international students
to both Thunder Bay and Orillia annually."
The Lakehead University International English Language Program makes it possible for international students to follow their dreams of pursuing a post-secondary education.
"Without these courses, many individuals wouldn't be able to survive in a North American classroom setting," explains Lakehead's President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Brian Stevenson.
"Not only will this benefit the students," he adds,
"this will also benefit Thunder Bay and Canada by allowing more international
students to succeed in their post-secondary studies."
The core Academic English course helps students prepare
to enter Canadian secondary and post-secondary schools by focusing on reading,
writing, listening, speaking and university study skills. Many of the students in this course will go
on to be full time students in academic courses at Lakehead University.
In addition to Academic English courses there are a number of specialty courses.
Visit www.international.lakeheadu.ca
for more information.
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Media: For more information, please contact Brandon Walker, Media Relations Officer, at (807) 343-8177 or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.
Lakehead University
Lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for a multidisciplinary teaching approach that emphasizes collaborative learning and independent critical thinking. More than 8,700 students and 1,850 faculty and staff learn and work at campuses located in Orillia, and Thunder Bay, Ontario, which is home to the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Lakehead University promotes innovative research that supports local and regional socio-economic needs. In Orillia, development continues on building a campus that meets Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) standards.