Learn English as a Second Language with GEOS Victoria

Imagine your first day of school. After choosing the right ESL academy, you realize you feel scared and nervous to speak English; scared and nervous to write and listen. You might ask yourself, “How will I ever be able to speak, and how will I ever get into university?”

Now imagine it's 12 weeks later. You are comfortable speaking with a native English speaker; your English fluency has increased; and you have even received a high IELTS or TOEFL score.

You are a student at GEOS Language Academy, Victoria.

Today you might ask, “How?”  The answer is - GEOS Language Academy Victoria. We have a 98% completion rate, and our main goal is to help you reach your own English goals. With professionally trained teachers and an intensive curriculum, you are sure to meet them.

Beginner ESL students

As a beginner student, you will be placed in either the Level 1 ESL course or the Level 2 ESL course to help you develop basic speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills. As a beginner ESL student, you’ll have many opportunities to meet students from around the world, and interact with them in a fun social environment. You will learn about countries and traditions that you had never known about while practicing the English you’ll learn each day. Interaction with other students is part of the ESL program and we organize activities each week to help you practice English outside of the classroom.

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Intermediate ESL students

As an Intermediate ESL student, you will be placed in either our Level 3 ESL Course or our Level 4 ESL Course . You’ll participate in routine social conversations and talk about topics of personal relevance while enjoying fun interaction with other students. At the end of the course, you will be able to use and understand a range of common everyday vocabulary, understand simple exchanges, common daily instructions, announcements and news items. You will be able to express, as well as, analyze opinions and extract meaning from written texts.

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1. All GEOS Victoria ESL classes are taught using the  "Communicative Language Teaching" method.
2. Pathways — opportunities to go to some universities or colleges without a TOEFL score.
3. Students are counseled monthly, receive monthly report cards, and have easy access to staff. Please enjoy our "Open-Door Policy".
4. Located in the heart of beautiful downtown Victoria.
5. All teachers are TESL Canada Certified, have a university degree, and have at least 2 years of ESL experience.
6. Close to areas of local interest such as whale watching, the Butchart Gardens, Mount Washington, Vancouver, Seattle, and more!

Advanced ESL students

As an Advanced ESL student, you will study at Level 5 ESL Course or the most advanced ESL class, Level 6 ESL Course. You’ll work on developing your fluency and accuracy in English. By the end of the course, you’ll communicate effectively in daily practical and social situations at both concrete and abstract levels. You will be able to participate in formal and informal conversations involving problem solving and decision making. Classrooms never have more than 14 students, so you’ll be able to interact with your teacher and develop more of a personalized student/teacher approach to learning. After completing level 5 &/or level 6, you may be able to enter some of our College / University Pathway partner institutes without a TOEFL score &/or successfully take the TOEFL iBT, TOEIC, or IELTS Proficiency Tests.  

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Choose the ESL course best suited for you and register now!

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