Intensive English Language Courses in Canada

Brock University Ontario

Since 1982, the Intensive English Language Program at Brock university has offered English courses to students from all over the world. Some students wish to improve their English skills in order to advance their studies in their own countries or for future employment. Others work to increase their language proficiency before applying for acceptance to North American universities. Students who meet academic requirements and who complete the final level of the IELP can be accepted at Brock University without submitting a TOEFL score.

14 Week Course
  • Sessions begin in January, May and September
  • 25 hours of class in a week in English reading, writing, listening, speaking, and grammar
  • Academic preparation for university entrance
  • Six levels: preparatory through advanced (duration of each level = 14 weeks)
  • Final transcripts and certificates upon completion of a level
  • Entry and exit scores on transcripts
  • Self-Access Centre
  • Click here to access website address Excursions to local places of interest; Niagara Falls, Toronto
5 Week Course
  • 20 hours of class a week in English Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking
  • 2 hours of workshops and socio-cultural Click here to access website address activities every afternoon.
  • Final transcripts and certificates upon completion
  • Entry and exit scores
  • Daily workshops and activities
Special Programs


Teaching English (TESL)
  • Advanced students may be interested in the Linguistics and TESL programs in the Click here to access website address Department of Applied Language Studies . That department offers TESL qualifications at the undergraduate, post-graduate certificate, and M.Ed. level. Details are available from the Click here to access website address Chair , Department of Applied Language Studies.
  • As well as Canadian students, our program has prepared ESL teachers from Japan, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Italy, Brazil, the USA and Venezuela. Our graduates are working all over the world.
  • Students in the Linguistics and TESL courses get involved as conversation partners, monitors and tutors. This means that language students profit from the most modern teaching materials and effective methods, based on research in the Department.


Brock is a friendly university one hour from Toronto and 15 minutes from Niagara Falls in the city of St. Catharines.

Niagara Area

Intensive English

Language Program
Brock University
500 Glenridge Ave.
St. Catharines, Ontario

Canada  L2S 3A1


Tel: +1 9056885550 ext.4317
Fax: +1 905 688 1912

Click here to access email address eslbrock@brocku.ca

Click here to access website address www.brocku.ca/ielp