EC Virtual Canadian Pathways

EC Virtual for University or College Preparation

This is a pre-sessional course designed to give students the foundation needed to progress to our full-immersion University Preparation Programme.

Designed for all levels up to Upper Intermediate, students begin learning at home with our EC Virtual programme and get additional support in the form of webinars on various topics including: how to get the most from EC Virtual, an explanation of the Canadian University Pathway Programme, meetings with our partner universities and colleges, and more. They will also have monthly individual counselling sessions to help them choose a partner programme as well as assist with their university applications.

Once their EC Virtual course is finished – and Upper Intermediate level achieved – students will then need to progress, and enrol onto our University Pathway course in any of our EC English schools in Canada for their final English levels. Students passing this part of our programme enjoy full TOEFL and IELTS waivers with our university partners.

This programme is available for only CAD $99 per week*! Based on a minimum of 10 weeks
*this will be charged at €65.50 per week and please note that exchange rates are subject to fluctuation

EC English are world-renowned providers of Full-Immersion English and French courses:

✓ 29 years of experience
✓ Over half a million students successfully taught since 1991
✓ 30 physical schools across 24 cities in 8 countries
✓ Most awarded English language school

Book EC Virtual Pathways now

Want to customise your number of weeks or add One-to-One individual lessons? No problem, contact us and one of our Pathway Advisors will get back to you asap.

If you are an EC agent partner please do not use this online payment method. Please contact the EC Admissions Team or book via the EC Agent Portal.

10 Weeks: €655

*CAD $990

12 Weeks: €786

*CAD $1188

16 Weeks: €1048

*CAD $1584

Online Pathway Outcomes

Our focus is on better learning outcomes for your online university pathway course through our experienced teachers who are all qualified native English speakers as well as through a combination of:

i) virtual learning
ii) online collaboration with other students and
iii) self-study

Research has proven that this combination increases overall student learning in online learning environments, allowing more time for student reflection, collaboration and student-to-student interactions.

Learn

Our learning platform, Microsoft Teams, is designed for collaboration, so you are constantly virtually interacting with classmates around the world.

Develop

Students develop more than just English skills, they also learn how to communicate in a multicultural environment – useful for university in Canada!

Progress

Students' progress is carefully monitored and recorded based on participation during virtual discussions and lessons, attendance and more.

Powered by National Geographic Learning

While studying with EC Virtual, students also have access to EC Online, where they find over 1,500 resources for self-study. Thanks to our key partnership with National Geographic Learning students will have access to engaging learning materials that develop global competencies alongside English language skills.

How does it work?

1) Contact us to book

We'll get back to you as soon as possible to answer any questions you may have. Once your booking has been confirmed, we'll send the student's log in information and also an invitation to join an induction session the Friday before classes begin. Use Teams from your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.

2) Attend the Friday induction

EC Virtual students have the chance to get familiar with the Microsoft Teams platform as well as understand how we teach before enjoying a virtual social activity with their new classmates. Build collaborative classrooms, connect in professional learning communities, and connect with classmates and teachers.

3) Before the class

Teachers set up a pre-class assignment with relevant questions for students to discuss on Teams with their classmates (in English)! Assignments can be anything from a reading or listening from the course book or a relevant video or article. Conversations ae monitored by the teacher and students' progress recorded online.
4) During the class

Students collaborate via video in small groups of 4-6 students from around the world and their teacher, where they outline objectives and goals, discuss the questions and task from the pre-class assignment, review any questions and set up the post-class collaborative activity as well as the pre-class assignment for the next day.

5) After the class

Students are asked to work on a writing or speaking post-class collaboration activity which they upload on Teams. Just like with the pre-class assignment, they discuss virtually with their group and the teacher will monitor the chat. Collaboration can positively impact a learner's ability and help meet individual learner goals.

1) Contact us to book

We'll get back to you as soon as possible to answer any questions you may have. Once your booking has been confirmed, we'll send the student's log in information and also an invitation to join an induction session the Friday before classes begin. Use Teams from your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.
2) Attend the Friday induction

EC Virtual students have the chance to get familiar with the Microsoft Teams platform as well as understand how we teach before enjoying a virtual social activity with their new classmates. Build collaborative classrooms, connect in professional learning communities, and connect with classmates and teachers.
3) Before the class

Teachers set up a pre-class assignment with relevant questions for students to discuss on Teams with their classmates (in English)! Assignments can be anything from a reading or listening from the course book or a relevant video or article. Conversations ae monitored by the teacher and students' progress recorded online.
4) During the class

Students collaborate via video in small groups of 4-6 students from around the world and their teacher, where they outline objectives and goals, discuss the questions and task from the pre-class assignment, review any questions and set up the post-class collaborative activity as well as the pre-class assignment for the next day.
5) After the class

Students are asked to work on a writing or speaking post-class collaboration activity which they upload on Teams. Just like with the pre-class assignment, they discuss virtually with their group and the teacher will monitor the chat. Collaboration can positively impact a learner's ability and help meet individual learner goals.

Included in your online pathways course

✓ Free application assistance for their chosen university
✓ Course eBooks powered by National Geographic Learning
✓ Access to our qualified native English-speaking teachers
✓ Live classes in a time zone that works best for them
(2 time zones available: 16:00 or 20:00 London time)
✓ Weekly one-to-one tutorial with their teacher
✓ 90 minutes a day of face-to-face virtual English teaching
(2 x 45-minute sessions with a 10-minute break in-between)
✓ 60 minutes a day of structured collaboration with their classmates
✓ Monthly one-to-one university counselling sessions with an expert
✓ University pathway-related webinars every 3 weeks
✓ Full access to EC Online with over 1,500 self-study resources
✓ FREE access to Microsoft Office for 12 months including Word, PowerPoint, and much more!
✓ Ability to upgrade and add private one-to-one lessons

Contact us to get started today!

Our Canadian University Pathway programme provides you with access to a wide range of universities and colleges to choose from across Canada.

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