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ELS is an academic support service for non-native speakers of English enrolled in courses at Capilano University. ELS is designed to assist students with their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

Instructor tutoring student in Learning Commons

Student Support

ELS provides 30-minute one-on-one learning support sessions with an instructor who has expertise in language learning. The sessions are by appointment only (see schedules below) and are either online through video conferencing or in person in the Learning Commons in the Library Building, LB 126. 

Types of Support Offered

Reading/Vocabulary Grammar/Writing Listening/Speaking

Clarification of course assignments

Overview of academic writing styles

Overcoming pronunciation challenges

Academic text comprehension

Academic writing/grammar

Conversation confidence building

Guidance with critical thinking

APA and MLA citation

Academic listening strategies

Learning and retaining new vocabulary

Sentence structure

Group discussion strategies

 

Editing checklist development

 

Spring 2024 Schedules

ELS is available from Thursday, January 11 until Wednesday, April 17.

General ELS support is for Capilano University students who are non-native speakers of English and registered in academic programs at the University.

Day Time Instructor

Monday

1–3 p.m.
2:30–3:30 p.m.

Olga Gonokhova (in-person in LB126 or online)
Carrie Jung (in-person in LB126 or online only)

Tuesday

1:30–2:30 p.m.
3–6 p.m.

Carrie Jung (online only)
Olga Gonokhova (in-person in LB126 or online)

Thursday

10–11 a.m.

Olga Gonokhova (in-person in LB126 or online)

Friday

10–11 a.m.
10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Carrie Jung (in-person in LB 126 or online)
Ferdos Jamali (online)

 

ELS provides support specifically for non-native speakers enrolled in the ECCE program at Capilano University.

Day

Time

    Instructor

Tuesday

1–2:30 p.m.

Rachelle Jorgenson (in-person in LB 126 or online)

Wednesday

3–6 p.m.

Rachelle Jorgenson (online only)

Thursday

9:15–11:15 a.m.

Rachelle Jorgenson (in-person in LB 126 or online)

Friday

10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Rachelle Jorgenson (online only)

 

ELS provides support specifically for non-native speakers enrolled in the School of Business program at Capilano University.

Day Time Instructor

Tuesday

2:30–4 p.m.

Rachelle Jorgenson (in-person in LB126 or online)

Thursday

1–2 p.m.
4–6 p.m.

Rachelle Jorgenson (in-person in LB126 or online)
Rachelle Jorgenson (online only)

Friday

12:30–2 p.m.

Rachelle Jorgenson (online only)

 

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

How to Book an Appointment

  1. Click on “Book An Appointment.” You will be sent to a separate page with a calendar. Choose an instructor and an appointment day and time.
  2. Fill in your personal information carefully; be sure to use your CapU email address, provide a current phone number, and indicate the appointment type (online or in-person), program, course number and instructor’s name. Click "Submit."
  3. You will receive 2 emails (see A & B below) when making an in-person appointment and 3 emails (see A, B & C below) when making an online support appointment.

Confirmation emails

A. Appointment confirmation email:  If you need to cancel your session, please use the link provided.

B. ELS instructor email:  An ELS instructor will contact you a day or two before your appointment to request a digital copy of your assignment and the instructions.

C. MS Teams notification email:  You will receive a notification that your ELS instructor has created a private MS Teams link for you to use for ELS sessions.

  • Click "Open Microsoft Teams" button;
  • Click "Accept";
  • Open MS Teams in the web app or download the MS Teams app to your desktop (preferred);
  • Use your CapU email information to log in;
  • Your meeting will begin at the scheduled time.

Learning Resources

ELS Workshops

Improve your spoken and written English at an ELS Workshop.

ELS Workshops

English Chat Cafe

Grow your confidence with English in a casual, drop-in environment.

English Chat Cafe

English Language Support

Check out our fantastic collection of language resources.

English Language Support

Contact

Have questions?

English Language Support (ELS)



Library Building, room LB126
els@capilanou.ca