Program Information

Academic English as a Second Language (ESL)

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT


    English as a Second Language (ESL) II and English as a Second Language (ESL) III will be offered January 2023, for more information please contact: Ivy Murrin at ivy.murrin@cna.nl.ca or (709) 758-7271

  • Locations & Delivery Modes
  • Description
  • Courses

Locations & Delivery Modes

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On Campus
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On Campus: All courses in this program will be delivered onsite at a CNA campus or at an approved location. Some courses may have online elements.
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B
Blended
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Blended: Some courses, or parts of courses, in this program will be delivered onsite at a CNA campus or at an approved location, while other courses, or parts of courses, will be delivered online or virtually to students at another location.
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Online - Asynchronous
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Online - Asynchronous: Delivered fully online with no scheduled classes, and allows students to learn on their own schedule, in a flexible environment, within a certain time frame.
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Online - Synchronous
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Online Synchronous: Delivered fully online with live, scheduled videoconference classes. The instructor and the students in the course engage with the course content and each other at the same time, from different locations.
Online - Synchronous delivery

Description


College of the North Atlantic, with financial support from Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills, is offering no-cost 12-week courses in ESL Levels 1, 2, and 3.
 
These ESL courses focus on academic language use and include topics related to college level courses and programs. The courses are designed for newcomers who wish to enrol in college level education and improve their access to careers and the local labour market. These courses are open to Newcomers with a language proficiency of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 - 10, CEFR B1 – C1 score on the CNA-ESL placement test, or equivalent on a recognized test of English language proficiency. Free placement testing is available through CNA. See the entrance requirements for each level listed below.


OBJECTIVES
The goals of the program at to:
  1. Improve student’s English language skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking for academic purposes.
  2. Improve English language skills to enhance opportunities for work or education.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
Eligible participants must possess the following: 
1.  Successful completion of previous CNA ESL course (ESL I or ESL 2) with a 70% pass mark
Or
2.  Either of the following: 
 
ASSESSMENT ESL I ESL II ESLIII
  CLB 5 - 7 8 - 9 10
  CEFR B1 B2 C1
  IELTS 4-4.5 5-5.5 6
  CAEL 40 60 80
TOEFL IBT 41-60 61-67 68-79
PBT 432-499 500-519 520-546
CBT 123-172 173-689 190-209
Placement OOPT B1 B2 C1
 
 
 

Courses


CODE TITLE  
    Hrs
NC3470 English as a Second Language (ESL) I 22 hrs/wk
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NC3480 English as a Second Language (ESL) II 22 hrs/wk
  or  
NC3490 English as a Second Language (ESL) III 22 hrs/wk


College of the North Atlantic reserves the right to cancel or alter the delivery date and location of any program offering and delivery method, and will do so in a timely manner in order to minimize the impact on applicants.