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

English Language Support Week 10 Activities

English Language Support: Reading and Annotating Tutorial/Workshop 1

The first tutorial/workshop on reading and annotating is now available!

After working with students on campus helping with assignments, we found the most common task required is summarizing. Consequently, since our motto is Helping Students Succeed, we decided to produce two tutorial/workshops to help students with this important skill.

You can see it on our English Language Support Facebook page.

 https://www.facebook.com/VIUELS/?ref=hl