Are you ready to choose electives for an English as a Second Language (ESL) school?

One of the unique things about the CultureWorks program is that our students take elective courses along with their required courses. Required courses are the core academic courses everyone needs to take to graduate from CultureWorks. They include courses such as Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Listening & Speaking. Elective courses, on the other hand, are courses you can choose to take based on your interests and skills. Once you reach Level Three in your studies at CultureWorks, you’ll have the chance to start taking elective courses.

Choosing electives is a great opportunity for ESL students to study the subjects they’re most interested in! For example, CultureWorks students can choose electives like Canadian Cultural Studies, Business & Management, Engineering & Technology, Pronunciation & Conversation, and more.

Here are four tips for choosing the elective courses that are right for you.

1. Follow Your Interests at ESL School in Canada!

What interests you? What subjects do you enjoy? The best way to choose electives is to ask yourself these questions and follow what you love.

Students in the ESL program at CultureWorks who love technology can take our Engineering & Technology elective. Students who love current events can take our Daily Boomalang elective where they can discuss the news. See which electives are available and choose what interests you.

2. Try Something New in Your ESL Program

It can also be fun to try elective courses with subjects that are new to you. Trying new things is easy at CultureWorks because classes are grouped by English skill level. For example, some electives like The Daily Boomalang and Canadian Cultural Studies are available to students in Level Three or higher. Other electives like Business & Management and Engineering & Technology are only available to students in Level Four or higher. This means that even if you take a subject you know nothing about, you won’t feel intimidated. So take chances and try studying something you have never studied before!

3. Take Courses that Will Help You in University

At schools like CultureWorks, our core academic courses are designed to prepare ESL students for success in top Canadian universities. When you choose your elective courses at ESL school in Canada, you can take the opportunity to prepare for university by learning important vocabulary in subjects like business or engineering, for example.

Our school also offers International English Language Testing System (IELTS) preparation as an elective course. You can take practice tests with help from patient teachers, as you get ready to start university with all the English language skills you need to succeed.

4. Challenge Yourself With Fun Electives as You Complete Your ESL Program

Choosing electives is a great chance to balance the difficulty of your work. If you take difficult core academic courses, try taking fun elective courses for a nice break. If you find your required courses easy, take elective courses that challenge you.

You can hear a CultureWorks student talk about choosing their electives in this video:

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