English as a Second Language – Evening Courses
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Program Description
Our evening English courses are committed to helping students improve their communication skills and knowledge in the English language through a dynamic, fun classroom environment that explores a broad range of relevant, local and timely topics. Cornerstone provides English ESL courses that are approachable, professional and tailored to the specific needs of the students.
After going through this course of study, the student will have an understanding of English phonology, syllabic and sentence stress, grammar topics including all verb tenses, conditionals, modals, gerunds, infinitives, prepositions, questions, and various others. Additionally, the student will be able to read and understand texts of many different sources, including short ESL-themed sentence groups and paragraphs, short newspaper articles, magazine articles, essays, and short stories. The student will also be able to write their own texts of varying length, ranging from writing simple topics and opinion pieces to having an understanding of proper academic-style essays. After having finished this course, the student will have developed presentation and communication skills. The student will be able to give solo oral presentations on a variety of topics from the simple to the exotic, and will be able to discuss topics and issues in a round-table format. The student will understand the key components to both giving a good presentation and to contributing to group discussion in a meaningful way.
Program Advantages
- Flexible and convenient for varying degrees of English language proficiency
- ESL teachers with many years of teaching experience
- A high-quality program that provides the fastest way to improve English and adapt to local life
- Conveniently located on 609 West Hastings in the center of Vancouver
- 12 levels – Beginner to advanced -1 level 3 months
- Cambridge University textbooks
- Multicultural groups
- Classes are equipped with smart screens for an interactive learning experience
English Levels
Students will have 9 hours/per week and the evening English courses are designed for students who need to improve their general English level. It is spread into 12 different levels each level consisting of 4 weeks of classroom time. Students will begin at the appropriate level based on their current level of English.
| Placement Test Results | Cornerstone Level |
|---|---|
| 1-12% | Introductory Level |
| 13-24% | |
| 25-30% | Beginner Level |
| 31-35% | |
| 36-40% | Low-intermediate Level |
| 41-45% | |
| 46-53% | Intermediate Level |
| 54-60% | |
| 61-68% | High-Intermediate Level |
| 69-75% | |
| 76-83% | Advanced Level |
| 84-90% | |
| 91-95% | High-advanced Level |
| 96-100% |
Placement Test
At the time of registration, students will be given an English Placement Test. Based on the test results, each student will be assigned to the appropriate curriculum level.
Start Dates
| Season | Starting Dates |
|---|---|
| Fall | September 26th, 2022 October 24th, 2022 November 21st, 2022 |
| Winter | Jan 3rd, 2023 Jan 30th, 2023 Feb 27th, 2023 |
| Spring | April 3rd, 2023 May 3rd, 2023 April 29th, 2023 |
| Summer | July 4th and 31st, 2023 August 28th, 2023 |
Program Schedule
| Monday – Tuesday – Thursday | |
|---|---|
| Evening class: | 6:00 PM – 8:50 PM |
* The table that shows schedule above belongs to English Classes.
This program does not require approval by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training. As such, PTIB did not review this program.
