You're never the same after returning from a trip. I want to thank all the staff at ELC for guiding the trip and making it a wonderful experience. The center is like a big family, and that is exactly how they treat you. Furthermore, the academic approach and the teachers are top-notch. It was the right choice. My best wishes for the future.

Time flies. Before I knew it, I graduated from the Language Centre. I'm so grateful to have met so many amazing friends here. We studied together, went hiking, and spent an unforgettable summer in Thunder Bay. Every laugh, every adventure, and every moment we shared made this journey truly special.

These precious memories will stay with me for a lifetime. Thank you to everyone who made this experience so meaningful. I wish you all the very best in the next chapter of your lives.

I am glad to have shared this time with everyone—my classmates and teachers. I enjoyed being with them because they made me feel welcome and appreciated. I am grateful to Ms. Tamara; thanks to her, I learned and made progress, and I hope to continue to the next level to learn and enjoy even more.

Besides the huge popularity that LU has, what got our experience to a whole different level was the attention and the importance given to every single international/national student. They made us feel not only part of the University but part of Canada, with all the trips and activities planned, they just made us live the complete experience.

My name is Juan Carlos Montufar, I am from Ecuador and I am studying  the English Program at Lakehead University. You can do anything to learn inside and outside the classroom when you practice English with other people. My favourite thing about learning English here at Lakehead is the experience of the teachers. They have more than 10 years of English experience and that is very good.

Lakehead academic English program was the first class I took in my first year before I enrolled in MBA and it was by far the most useful. It has noticeably improved both my writing and speaking skills. The program teaches us how to properly write summaries and how to structure essays within the grateful experiences I had in the AEP class. I followed the amicable and joyful atmosphere to learn, to research and cite sources properly, and even how to use appropriate and effective grammar.

It was a unique experience for me to study in the AEP program during the 4 months. Literally, the AEP program has far exceeded my expectations as it is not just an academic program imparting my professional language skills but also leading me to emerge into the life of North American. Even though I was in pain as I felt extremely home-sick when landing in the area of Canada at the beginning, I felt so warm and belonged as time passed by in the International Language Centre.

As a university professor, I could compare my teaching strategies and theoretical foundation with those taught in the course. I was also able to learn about how to teach my subject and take into account my students' English language proficiency. As a student, I had very valuable educational moments that enhanced my professional skills.

My name is Felipa Galván Juárez, I live in Ixtlahuaca, State of Mexico, in México. I am 50 years old. I have worked very hard to get a scholarship to Canada. I had two purposes: the first one was to practice English in a real context and live the experience in a university, the second to learn about the culture in Canada.

My teaching practice has improved greatly since I took the program. Before taking this program, I was afraid of my students ‘teaching evaluations. However, I dedicated more time to my lesson planning and made sure that the learning was meaningful to my students. And it worked! I was the third-highest ranked instructor this semester. That said, what was more motivating to me was to see all my students taking responsibility for their own learning and putting their newly acquired knowledge into practice. They even told me how much they had learned in my class.