To learn academic English, Canada’s CLLC has everything you need. From our programs and instructors, to the incredible academic environment of Halifax, you couldn’t find a better place to learn academic English. CLLC's University Academic Bridging Program is your academic gateway to some of the very best nationally ranked and internationally recognized universities Canada has to offer such as:
Dalhousie University
Saint Mary's University
Mount Saint Vincent University
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Nova Scotia Community College
CompuCollege
Successful completion of CLLC’s program and a formal acceptance from one of these institutions allows students to enter undergraduate studies programs. The Academic Bridging Program concentrates on developing a student’s critical thinking skills and preparing them for the rigors of formal academic study.
Entrance Requirements:
Students must have finished CLLC's General English advanced level in order to be granted permission to enter the UABP program. Students who do not have a solid foundation in General English will find the demands of a University or College program overwhelming from a language / communicative / comprehension point of view, and therefore are required to complete this program first.
Academic Program Instructors:
Sheelagh Russell-Brown, Ph.D
Sheelagh has an M.Phil. from the University of Waterloo and a Ph.D. from the University of New Brunswick, both in nineteenth-century British literature. She has taught both literature and composition courses at the University of Waterloo, the University of Western Ontario, UNB, St. Thomas University, Saint Mary’s University, Mount Saint Vincent University, and NSCAD University, as well as at the Nova Scotia Community College. For seven years, Sheelagh, her husband, and her son lived in the Czech Republic, where she taught English Language and Literature, ESL, World History, Western Philosophy, and Ethics at an international university preparatory high school. Sheelagh has also worked in publishing as a copy and acquisitions editor. She has a love of language, and enjoys reading long Victorian novels and British murder mysteries, writing, walking, and decorating.
Instructional Approach:
CLLC’s UABP integrates language instruction, learning strategies, and authentic content material. This instructional approach fosters the use of materials from a variety of sources and subject areas to increase interest and motivation on the part of the learners. It also ensures that participants acquire practical academic skills which are immediately applicable in a university setting.
Development of personal strengths:
The course, which incorporates data collection and analysis, critical thinking, and experiential learning, is based in appreciative learning, a type of change management. Traditional change management models are grounded in organizational development/action research which focuses on the negative -- problem analysis and solving. In a learning environment, this leads students to rely on outside experts (what business calls best practices) resulting in compromised academic integrity. Appreciative learning instills a sense of confidence in one’s ability and encourages the development of personal strengths increasing the likelihood of academic integrity.
Course Modules:
This program was designed with the needs of the student in mind. In addition to instruction in advanced language skills, course participants will learn research and presentation skills essential to success in today’s universities. A variety of instructional methods are employed, however, course participants should come prepared to learn by doing.
Course Modules Include Development in the following skill areas: Reading, Research, Composition, Presentations / Listening Skills, Metacognitive Skills, Group Skills, Technical Skills, Phonetic Skills and other skills useful for academic success at the university level.
