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The location where your NAIT courses will be held.
The type of certification (degree, diploma, certificate) you will earn after completing your program.
The flexible schedule options for this course including time of day and full/part-time.
Winter Application and registration Deadline Monday December 2, 2019.
Take your ESL studies to the next level with the NAIT English as a Second Language (ESL) program.
Enhance your writing and grammar, build confidence in speaking and pronunciation, and develop your academic reading and vocabulary skills. You will learn these skills in a practical, hands-on environment and experience Canadian classroom culture.
NAIT offers 6 levels of ESL. Levels 1, 2, and 3 are foundation-building courses for high-beginner to intermediate learners. Levels 4, 5, and 6 build academic English skills of intermediate to advanced learners. The program includes courses in Writing & Grammar, Listening & Speaking, and Reading & Vocabulary. Each course is taught by a different instructor. This allows you to experience different teaching styles, an asset for the post-secondary Canadian classroom or the workplace. Full-time and part-time options are available during the day.
The ESL Placement Test will tell your starting level. Each term is 15 weeks long. The full-time program includes 4 hours of classroom instruction per day, Monday to Friday. Choose a morning or afternoon schedule.
How to Apply and Enrol to ESL
Why do I need a test?
How do I register for the test?
How much does the test cost?
When do the tests take place?
What skills are assessed?
Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening.
How long are my test results valid?
6 months
When will I know my test results?
Permanent Resident, Canadian Citizen
International Students, Visitors, Temporary Workers
Program length is individual and will depend on your starting level and learning goals.
Fall 2019: Fall Application now closed
Winter 2020: January 3 to April 24, 2020 (Application and Registration Deadline Monday December 2, 2019)
Spring 2020: May 11 to August 21, 2020 (Application and Registration Deadline Monday April 6, 2020)
Students who pass Level 6 meet the English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirement for entrance into most NAIT certificate, diploma, or degree programs.
Starting October 1, 2019, NAIT will grant conditional admission into select programs for students who begin their studies through NAIT ESL classes. Applicants who meet the requirements and successfully complete their NAIT ESL Level 6 courses in the September and January terms can start their chosen NAIT degree or diploma program in May of the same academic year.
ESL applicants can receive conditional admission into the following programs:
To qualify for conditional admission into Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Technology or Business Administration diploma, applicants must:
How To Apply
20 hour workshop-style courses allow you to focus on specific language needs. Enhance your academic writing, or strengthen your pronunciation, listening, and speaking skills. Class sizes are small to ensure customized feedback from your instructor.
Learn skills needed to write with confidence in academic settings. Learn structures and features of writing to communicate with coherence and unity.
Improve your overall English fluency by participating in this ESL listening and speaking class. Learn different communication strategies.
Prepare for the NAIT English Language Proficiency (ELP) assessment exam.
The NAIT English Language Proficiency (ELP) Exam is for students applying to a NAIT credit program and need to submit proof of ELP as part of their application.
International students are students who:
International Students must apply online for NAIT's English as a Second Language (ESL) Program. International Students with a with a valid study permit are required to study full-time in NAIT's ESL Program.
Minimum Language Requirements
The NAIT ESL Program does not suit absolute beginners. Students must have some ability in English. To learn if you meet NAIT’s minimum language skills in Reading and Listening, you can take a free CLB online self-assessment. If you score lower than a CLB 3, you may not be ready to take ESL at NAIT. All students must take the ESL Placement Test when they arrive at NAIT.
The English Language Proficiency exam will evaluate your ability to read, write and speak in the English. This exam is required if you apply to a credit program and English is not your first language.
General program information, including information about Placement Tests
Email: esl@nait.ca
Tel: 780.471.7499
Toll Free: 1.877.333.6248
NAIT Continuing Education L159 - Main floor in L building NAIT Main Campus 10240 Princess Elizabeth Ave Edmonton, AB T5G 2R1
continuingeducation@nait.ca Phone: 780.378.6990 Toll free: 1.844.558.8753
Take your first step to academic success with NAIT's ESL classes. NAIT will grant conditional admission into select programs for students who begin their studies through NAIT ESL classes.