International Academic Support (IAS) finished until January 9th 2017

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year ☃️🎉🎄

Thank you for coming to see us in 2016. IAS has been helping international students using full-time instructors for 5 years now. The number of students coming to see us has dramatically increased, and fortunately IAS staff has grown to three full-time members.

Nothing gives us more pleasure than helping students succeed, so make sure you stay in touch with us starting January 9th for the spring semester.

Please print out your assignments/writing before you meet us or allow us to use track changes/comments so we can help increase your skill set. We don't edit or make changes on your computer. Instead, we help guide you to understand your mistakes so eventually you can edit your own work. This policy applies to the Writing Centre also.

International Academic Support [IAS] General Schedules for Fall 2016.

International Academic Support - New Beginnings for September.

Meet your International Academic Support Team

WEEK 13: Events & Services.

Intersession Week 12 - Events and Services

As our summer intersession prepares to wraps up, final assignments and essays will soon be due.  Make sure to book your appointments in advance to guarantee getting the support you want.

WEEK 11 - Intersession 2016 - Events & Services

Limericks from July 4th

Limerick 6

Limerick 5

WEEKLY UPDATES - Week 10 - July 4th ~ 8th

Weekly Updates for Intersession 2016, Week 9 [June 27th - July 1st]

Here are the services and events for week 9.

Weekly Updates - June 20th - 24th

Check out our services and events for this week.

Matthew Finlayson is Back in English Language Support June 20th

Term A is ending and Term B/June semester is beginning June 20th. This means Matthew will be doing English Language Support in the Writing Centre and MBA English Support in 250/240 and 255/211. Bruce will be on leave until September and the Fall semester begins. Please come and see us for any assignment issue or language skill development.

Matthew Finlayson

Bruce Cornwall

English Language Support Week 7 Activities

How to Book MBA/PMBA Appointments Tutorial

Some students were having trouble booking appointments for MBA/PMBA English Support. So, I made a tutorial to help and you can find it on our Facebook page.

www.facebook.com/pages/VIU-English-Language-Support/

Look for 'How to Book MBA/PMBA English Support Appointments'.

I hope it helps!

English Language Support Week 6 Activities

English Language Support Week 5 Activities

English Language Support Week 4 Activities

New appointment times for MBA English Support

I hope your semester is going well and you are enjoying the sun!
I have changed the MBA ES appointment times to try to match students' schedules in MBA 540 and 541.
I've added appointments on Monday and Wednesday from 4:00 to 4:30, and I've added two appointments on Friday from 2:00 to 3:00.
I hope this helps. Your comments are welcome!

Appointments and Drop In Available

If you have course assignment issues or language concerns, please contact us at englishsupport@viu.ca. We can offer appointments in the library Writing Centre and drop in. But if those times don't work, contact us and we'll work out a special appointment.
Don't forget May 23 is Victoria Day, which means it is a long weekend and a chance to recover. Recovery is a very important part of success. Check out Matthew's online tutorial of Student Success Strategies on our ELS Facebook page - https:///www.facebook.com/VIUELS/

English Language Support Week 3 Activities

English Language Support Week 2 Activities

Bruce away May 4th

I'm away today, May 4th, but hope to be back tomorrow.

English Language Support Week I Activities

English Language Support Last Day is Monday April 11th and Begins Again May 2nd

English Language Support Activities for Week 14.

Semester is drawing to a close - let us help you close it out.

The final two weeks of classes are upon us. This is just a quick reminder for students who utilize our support services: the ELS team is eager to help you prepare for your exams in any way we can. Don't hesitate to drop by our office [255-211] to get advice on exam study planning, last minute support on final papers, or methods for maintaining a healthy balance between studying and recovery time. Good luck and study intelligently.

English Language Support Week 13 Activities

International Student Appreciation Day - March 30th, 2016

Next Wednesday is a special day on VIU's campus.
It is International Student Appreciation Day!

Are you interested in joining in?
When: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Wednesday, March 30th.
Where: Building 355 - Room 211.
There will be FREE pizza!  What more could one hope for?

We hope to see you there.

English Language Support Week 12 Activities

March 17th is Earth Hour

It's Earth Hour today! The mural/sculpture below, located out side VIU's Bookstore,  was inspired by the Ist Nation's belief that everything we do has a reaction. The stones in the middle of the four hands represent the human connection to earth and its inhabitants. It reminds me of the metaphor of a stone thrown into a pond and ripples on the water touch the edges of the pond. We're all connected. The rainbow picture reminds us to 'Love Where You Learn'.

Building World Knowledge with ELS on Facebook

The ELS Facebook page now has interesting 3-5 minute talks that can help build your world knowledge. Also, these make excellent listening practice since they usually come with a quiz!
Here are some examples: 'Redefining Happiness', 'What really happens to the plastic you throw away.', and 'History through the eyes of the potato'.
We'll post one or two per week so stay tuned!

English Language Support Tutorials

Here's some news about where to find useful tutorials for reading and research. If you go to YouTube,

you'll find tutorials on library research, using APA, reading strategies, and reading and

annotating for summary writing.

Brought to you by your ELS support team: Matthew Finlayson and Bruce Cornwall.

Earth Hour Thursday March 17

 

 

 

On Thursday, March 17 (the perfect day for being green), we’re inviting the VIU Nanaimo campus to—

 

·   turn off unneeded lights, monitors, and other equipment during their lunch breaks

·   come outside and see us at the TD Plaza by the bus loop for prizes and popsicles

as a primer for Earth Hour (Saturday, March 19 8:30-9:30)

We need a little help from you!

We’ll be looking at B250 and B255 specifically to see if turning off anything that can be turned off during a break makes a difference in the amount of electricity used. Even if you choose not to stop by and visit on Thursday, we hope you’ll take a moment to switch off any device that can be switched off during your break.

And if you can share this information with your students/colleagues, that would be very much appreciated. More information can be found here: bit.ly/VIUEarthHour16

A similar electricity use target was done at B350 during Wacky Woolies Week. We asked that they turn down thermostats by 2⁰ for the week, and their efforts resulted in an estimated 14% drop in electricity use over the week. J

English Language Support Week 11 Activities

Reading and Annotating online tutorial now on YouTube

Hi Folks,

You can now view ELS online tutorials with better resolution on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCch58MOyv0W_3afKXV8gPMg