Essential English Language Skills: General to Academic

Essential English Language Skills Information

At Wholistic Health Training & Research Centre, we offer English as a Second Language (ESL) and General to Academic Essential English Language Skills courses that allows you to better understand holistic health terminology and concepts if English is not your primary language. These classes are also beneficial if you decide not to pursue a career in holistic health and want to prepare yourself for another career or an IELTS assessment. Proficiency of English up to a grade 10 level is a requirement for:

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Wholistic Health Training & Research Centre currently offers the following ESL Services:

ESL Courses
Educational Consultations
Conducting IELTS Mock Exams
Hybrid Model Courses (Online and In-Person)

Why Us for English?

❖ Top-quality ESL training within a friendly and supportive environment
❖ Contribution to and promoting quality education
❖ A committed and professional team, as well as highly qualified instructors
❖ Following a student and learning-centered approach
❖ A limited number of students in each class and providing one-to-one attention and support
❖ Professionalism and desire to help ESL learners reach their end goals

❖ Outstanding English services with some of the best prices in Edmonton and other cities in Alberta

Foundation Classes

The foundation level is for those with minimal familiarity and skill in general English and the IELTS exam. This section has two goals: in addition to strengthening language learners’ language skills implicitly and continuously, it introduces them to the IELTS test and improves their general English language level. The foundation level focuses on building a solid basis of grammar, vocabulary, and essential and practical skills of language learners.

Classes:

ENGL100: Essential English Language Skills: Foundations 1
ENGL101: Essential English Language Skills: Foundations 2

Prerequisites:

Placement test
Successful interview

Bridging Classes

At the bridging level, the primary topics from the previous level are repeated and reviewed, and at the same time, some new information is added. Therefore, as the name of the level suggests, language learners try to move beyond their basic capabilities and get familiar with limited but more complex structures and learn to use vocabulary with limited flexibility. This level targets a band score between 4.5 to 5.5 for those interested in taking the IELTS test.

Classes:

ENGL200: Essential English Language Skills: Bridging 1
ENGL202: Essential English Language Skills: Bridging 2

Prerequisites:

Placement test
Successful interview
ENGL 101 or equivalent

Development Classes

At the development level, the learners deal with abstract and non-everyday concepts. Learners have learned enough about everyday issues and the language used for daily conversations at the previous two levels. Now is the time to step up and go to a higher level of the four skills.Therefore, topics become very broad, and although limited, language learners will be able to use a mix of simple and complex structures. This level targets a band score between 5.5 to 6.5 for those interested in taking the IELTS test.

Classes:

ENGL300: Essential English Language Skills: Development 1
ENGL303: Essential English Language Skills: Development 2

Prerequisites:

Placement test
Successful interview
ENGL 202 or equivalent

Expansion Classes

The expansion level is suitable for people who need a higher level of English due to studying or being in the workplace or need a band score of 6.5 or more in their IELTS exam. At this level, language learners will have the ability to understand the main topic of complex texts, even in their professional and work fields. In addition, they will be able to communicate with native people easily with their conversation skills.

Classes:

ENGL400: Essential English Language Skills: Expansion 1
ENGL404: Essential English Language Skills: Expansion 2

Prerequisites:

Placement test
Successful interview
ENGL 303 or equivalent

Prerequisites:

You must complete our placement test to help us place you at an accurate level. You also must come into campus for an interview to ensure that our program is a correct fit for your needs. For more information regarding ESL, please connect with us today at 780-461-6708 or at english@wholistictraining.com.

The classes for this program are held in four sections: foundation, bridging, development, and expansion. Each section includes two levels providing extra attention to the academic and general IELTS exams for those participants who might consider taking the IELTS test during or after finishing this program. The duration of classes for each level is 60 hours (20 hours online, 40 hours on-site) which will be completed in four weeks.