The LEAP program has been canceled this summer 2022 term. It will be offered again in summer 2023.

LEAP - Learning English for Academic Purposes

Is this course for me?

Are you looking to improve your English skills? Do you want to spend the summer meeting new friends from around the world? Do you want to live in Canada’s capital?

Then LEAP is for you!

The LEAP summer program focuses on practicing English through participation. Through active learning with our highly-qualified instructors you will enhance your English by completing task-based assignments. Students will develop their language skills and acquire intercultural communication skills for everyday life. During this 4-week program, you’ll be fully immersed in an English-speaking environment in Canada’s capital. You’ll have the opportunity to interact inside and outside the classroom with other students coming from all over the world. We’ll give you the tools to LEAP into any conversation in English!

Our goal is to help you:

Communicate effectively outside the classroom with both native and non-native English speakers
Complete engaging tasks connected to your everyday life in the community
Identify, collect, analyze, organize, and document relevant information for a presentation
Gain confidence speaking English in real world interactions
Develop strategies for effective reading, writing, listening, and speaking using English

Course content

Through LEAP, you’ll experience English in the real world and use it to:

Learn about Canadians, other nationalities and their cultures
Effectively communicate with native speakers and classmates, using the right vocabulary and grammar
Complete everyday tasks
Discuss your ideas and experiences

Here are some of the tasks you’ll do:

Create, conduct and report on a survey on Canadian culture
Make a video comparing different countries’ cultures
Interview a uOttawa employee to understand university culture
Produce a play incorporating different language styles
Create a travel blog to share your Canadian experience
Complete our everyday communication challenge task with members of the community

Living in Ottawa, Canada's Capital

Ottawa is one of the safest and most beautiful capital cities in the world. A major centre for the visual and performing arts, it offers a wide variety of urban attractions, while maintaining the atmosphere and charm of a smaller centre, with easy access to spectacular parks and wilderness. Visitors can enjoy many of Canada’s best museums, theatres and music festivals, or bike along the city’s many trails and pathways.

Schedule

The schedule for this program is the perfect balance of class work to improve language skills, day trips to discover the Canadian culture, and free time to enjoy the campus and the city.

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Academic Listening and Reading	Academic Lecture Series	Integrated Language and Task-based Skills	Integrated Language and Task-based Skills	Integrated Language and Task-based Skills
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	English Enrichment	English Conversation Skill Development	Sociocultural Outing	English Enrichment	Independent Study

Tuition

Tuition is $4,378 CAD. It must be paid in full by June 27, 2022. It covers classes, course materials, health insurance, socio-cultural outings, accommodation and 3 meals per day.

Tuition fee calculation:

Tuition and course materials	27 nights in student residence
Health Insurance	3 meals per day
Socio-cultural outings	WiFi on campus
Total: $1,815	Total: $ 2,563

Fees are subject to change without notice. A non-refundable deposit of $325 is required for you to receive a letter of admission and to take the program placement test. Once you have completed the placement test, we will determine which level to place you in the LEAP program.

How to enrol

Planning to join us? Super! Here’s what you need to do:

Step 1: Complete the online application form. We will then contact you with more information.

Step 2: Pay your full tuition or a $325 non-refundable deposit.

Step 3: Once we receive your payment, we will send you a letter of acceptance.

Step 4: Book your trip to Ottawa!

Step 5: Pay your full tuition fees by June 27, 2022.

We will follow up with you throughout this process to help when necessary!

Dates	July 4 - July 29, 2022
Length	4 weeks (approximately 21 hours per week)

LEAP - Learning English for Academic Purposes

Are you looking to improve your English skills? Do you want to spend the summer meeting new friends from around the world? Do you want to live in Canada’s capital?

Then LEAP is for you!

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