鲜花奉上——请教：学英文的地方、课程或活动

珍珠奶茶

1 C" d7 x. U; _8 ]; o; b  o表妹明年过来，帮忙带孩子两个月。我心中的感激自不必说，除了找些娱乐活动，让她多点儿乐趣之外，也想让表妹能有些收获。
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她对英文满有兴趣的，简单的对话没有问题，又有国际驾照，带娃去个图书馆啊、mall啊之类的地方都是没难度的。主要是我觉得吧，日常对话，两个月学不到什么东西，就想给她找个program，比如ESL课程，涵盖的范围大一些，人文地理、风俗习惯啥的都涉及一些，学的有趣，教的也耐心些。

我本人没上过ESL，一路跌跌撞撞过来，住地久还觉得没什么关系，就算出糗暴矬，最终也能学会。但是表妹只住两个月，还是希望，她能在有限的时间内，多体会些英文和加拿大文化。
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5 T+ i7 u9 G$ Y4 k8 w. Y9 s最近留意了下EPL有个给new to Canada的drop－in program，不知道有参加过的没有，怎么样，老师教的内容多吗？还是就让参加者互相聊天？

+ s, ^) e4 }, c5 C8 D2 l9 h! u/ L7 uUA 也有ESL课程，但是不知道怎么样？也不知道visitor能不能上？同类的还有MacEwan，NAIT。

众人拾柴火焰高，请大家畅所欲言。
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谢谢！

周天

Mckernan Church
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; K7 k" j! I* _& i' _为国际留学生开设的program
http://www.ismc-edmonton.org/index.php
每周五晚上8点到9点分小组学圣经
之前有聊天和唱歌的时间，可以和本地老年义工聊天对话

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6 F4 f& J! _2 tWhat we desire

/ H: Y) N8 ^8 M$ X* zTo help you adjust to Canadian life so your stay in Canada is a pleasurable experience.
$ z5 V+ K" T+ }7 l& K7 N/ ]To give you opportunity for making friends with some Canadians.
To learn from you about your rich cultural heritage.
" f7 K6 Y# J" A# g/ pTo share Bible studies with students interested in learning about Christianity.

周天

可以参加
- l' B; K' |7 Y学习圣经只是一个部分，在那里可以学到圣经以外更多的东西

FrankSoccer

比如，到华人社区服务中心或者当地的图书馆问问？

amiable

English Conversation Circle (LACE Program)

; u* c, f6 m& U7 l0 L. j. tDescription: Drop in and join others who also want to practise their English. English Conversation Circle is part of Catholic Social Services' Learning and Community Enrichment (LACE) program. Call Catholic Social Services at 780-424-3545 for more information.
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Londonderry Branch Audience: Adults
) ]; M$ @/ o! L& d* q* c6 Y  _9 BDuration: 1 hour30 minutes
. Q6 c* {( h8 d/ N3 RParticipation limit: 20
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2 w4 Z$ m, m/ k: t/ V( Q% J! L6 p.m. Monday, January 7, 2013
; R1 k1 u7 a5 [2 J6 i6 p.m. Monday, January 14, 2013
6 p.m. Monday, January 28, 2013
* a8 [6 Q1 G3 I( D1 z3 ]6 p.m. Monday, February 4, 2013
6 p.m. Monday, February 11, 2013
. v0 q) X' r# o! W3 [$ x7 R  n6 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2013
6 p.m. Monday, March 11, 2013
6 y  L( E+ z. X/ L9 H# B* J6 p.m. Monday, April 8, 2013
6 p.m. Monday, April 15, 2013
6 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2013
! G* v) B4 Z; a/ Q( _) u$ ]' }6 p.m. Monday, May 6, 2013
6 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013
6 p.m. Monday, June 3, 2013
; e% F( B4 l( r- a. k+ t6 z6 p.m. Monday, June 10, 2013
: H) C7 G& G* s* q7 r& D4 e6 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013
6 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2013
6 p.m. Monday, July 15, 2013
" t( V) R* s2 m/ O) c! O6 p.m. Monday, July 29, 2013 Drop In. No registration required

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Mill Woods Branch Audience: Adults
Duration: 1 hour
Drop-in! No registration required. Call Bronwyn at 780-442-4534 for more information.
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7 p.m. Wednesdays, January 2 to May 29, 2013 Drop In. No registration required

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Whitemud Crossing Branch Audience: Adults
Duration: 1 hour30 minutes
Participation limit: 20

7 p.m. Thursdays, January 3 to May 9, 2013 Drop In. No registration required.

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Practise English @ Your Library
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- n# i: C7 y- U0 G$ u# QDescription: Are you learning English? Practise your English language skills, meet new friends and have some fun. We'll have conversations about many different topics, using materials from the library. A library staff member will lead the group and English speakers at all levels are welcome!

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Abbottsfield – Penny McKee Branch Audience: Adults
2 O' b# }0 V5 n6 DDuration: 1 hour45 minutes
Participation limit: 25

+ X" P$ i8 s; W' z; v5 q1 p.m. Thursdays, January 7 to June 22, 2013 Drop In. No registration required

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Stanley A. Milner Library Audience: Adults
$ X4 r# @% t3 [Duration: 2 hours
These English conversation groups meet on the main floor.
No classes during Spring Break (March 26 and 28, 2013).
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10 a.m. Tuesdays, January 8 to June 18, 2013
& o7 a5 p( d$ @5 C10 a.m. Thursdays, January 10 to June 20, 2013 Drop In. No registration required

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Lois Hole Library Audience: Adults
% U2 C# a: k3 G0 hDuration: 1 hour30 minutes
  i/ Z; k; {% q6 A3 w4 P% ]4 jLACE classes will not be held on the following Mondays: November 12, February 18, April 1 and May 20.
Monday Evening Classes will be held in the public area of the library, by the fireplace.
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6 F$ i8 k# {3 @; P! f8 v3 H; e$ B10 a.m. Mondays, January 7 to June 17, 2013
; W4 q2 M! n  n8 n1 r6 p.m. Mondays, January 7 to June 17, 2013
1 p.m. Thursdays, January 10 to June 20, 2013 Drop In. No registration required.

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Londonderry Branch Audience: Adults
( n, R1 c5 h/ Z0 l) v& @Duration: 2 hours
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No Program March 26 - Spring Break
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1 p.m. Tuesdays, January 8 to March 19, 2013
: d% V4 {2 [2 p) L# s% D& r1 p.m. Tuesdays, April 2 to June 25, 2013 Drop In. No registration required.

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Mill Woods Branch Audience: Adults
Duration: 2 hours
Participation limit: 25
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11:30 a.m. Saturdays, January 12 to June 22, 2013 Drop In. No registration required

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Sprucewood Branch Audience: Adults
# a# P+ z- R/ s% yDuration: 1 hour30 minutes
/ H2 R3 P- T. E( ZDates are subject to change. Please call the branch for more information 780-496-7099.
No classes on February 18th (Family Day), April 1st (Easter Monday), or May 20th (Victoria Day).
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7 p.m. Mondays, January 7 to June 26, 2013 Drop In. No registration required

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Strathcona Branch Audience: Adults
Duration: 2 hours
8 B! [7 F, X9 p+ }' M. u0 h  lParticipation limit: 30

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8 T8 j9 @' n# Q& I5 P- B! b6 p.m. Thursdays, January 10 to June 27, 2013 Drop In. No registration required

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Whitemud Crossing Branch Audience: Adults
+ U; W  C1 w! B- A2 |0 C7 NDuration: 1 hour45 minutes
No registration required.
" j, U$ V, S8 WLACE will not meet on statutory holidays.


- x9 M: ?2 x* P( ^& a1 p.m. Wednesdays, January 9 to March 6, 2013
1 p.m. Wednesdays, April 3 to June 19, 2013 Drop In. No registration required

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Woodcroft Branch Audience: Adults
Duration: 2 hours
5 K: m$ p0 {7 ?$ k, H- T& CParticipation limit: 20
% g; C% B( D% z5 UNo sessions on Monday, February 18 (Family Day), April 1 (Easter), and May 20 (Victoria Day).

3 p.m. Mondays, January 7 to June 17, 2013 Drop In. No registration required

amiable

不是留学生, 学习圣经没有兴趣, all people may go to  Edmonton  Library to learn English.
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amiable

看這個樓主是真心求助。我不知道樓主的家在哪里，就把愛城所有免費學習英語的地點和時間都告訴樓主。因為這些地方不限制學習者是移民，留學生，訪問者，外籍工人，旅遊者。

amiable

那些教文化知識的program 是針對移民的。因為那些老師的工資是加拿大政府給的。像樓主的表妹，不是移民身份，沒有任何機構願意花錢幫助非移民學習文化課
; _# {& _) d! K5 |& T0 h7 K的。或許一些教堂能提供。基督教堂和天主教堂的人們很善良的。

SheJing

Hanging out at the church = yes. Pick a white church not a Chinese church.
Bible study = no. The English in Bible is ... different.  
. z7 _3 n1 Z" L6 }' [9 t# m3 NESL = absolutely useless. Waste of $ and time.
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This is how I learned English:
- Movies (DVDs)  and TV with subtitles displayed.
" a9 c4 s7 V. H- A previous job as a customer service rep (by phone).
9 N* I+ E, G" ~+ [9 ~* t- W- World of Warcraft. 3 years of guild leadership.
% r; _& l% P1 B7 I0 C" e( x- I- Dating with native English speakers.

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Edmvan

U OF A IS FREE CLASS FOR EVERYBODY AT SATURDAY.

hao9570

SheJing 发表于 2013-1-3 07:57
Hanging out at the church = yes. Pick a white church not a Chinese church.
Bible study = no. The E ...

any detail about the last one

flyingpig

ua 的ESL课程是要花钱的，建议去教堂。

Edmvan

SVCC AT U OF A IS FREE, IT WILL START AT JAN 26/2013