Your Training
Welcome to Your personalized Training Program
Your organization has chosen the Caron Professional & Linguistic Training Centre to support you in your language development. With expertise dating back to 1976, we have developed a tailor-made program. It adapts to your professional realities, your pace, and your organizational goals while meeting the quality standards recognized by both the federal government and Canadian businesses.
Discover the programs we offer.
Overview of the Level
It takes 50 hours to complete a level. Each hour of assigned individual work is equivalent to 30 minutes in the classroom.
New participants will be contacted by email to schedule a phone appointment for their placement test. These tests take the form of a 15-minute virtual interview on Teams and include both open-ended and closed-ended questions. They are designed to assess oral proficiency in the following areas:
- Fluency and speed
- Pronunciation
- Listening comprehension
- General vocabulary and idiomatic expressions
- Professional vocabulary
- Grammar
- Verb tenses
The goal is to determine each candidate's level by assessing their average proficiency in each of the areas listed above. Of course, several learners may be placed at the same level for different reasons.
For example, a candidate who is at level 5 in fluency, speed, pronunciation, and comprehension, but at level 3 in vocabulary, grammar, and verb tenses, could very well find themselves in a group with someone who is at level 3 in fluency, speed, pronunciation, and comprehension, but at level 5 in vocabulary, etc. Both of these candidates need to see the Level 4 material, but for completely different reasons. In fact, they will be able to learn from each other since their strengths are complementary. It is therefore important to be careful not to jump to conclusions that a group is not homogeneous or that you have not been placed at the right level.
Levels
| Phase: BASIC ENGLISH SKILLS | Phase: INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH SKILLS | Phase: ADVANCED ENGLISH SKILLS | Phase: ENRICHMENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 7 | Level 12 | Level 17 |
| Level 2 | Level 8 | Level 13 | |
| Level 3 | Level 9 | Level 14 | |
| Level 4 | Level 10 | Level 15 | |
| Level 5 | Level 11 (optional) | Level 16 (optional) | |
| Level 6 (optional) |
Homework
We assign homework to learners to help them maintain and develop their language skills. We try to make it as dynamic and interactive as possible.
For example, participants can do specific online activities in the self-study area of our website, www.cielz.ca. In our oral conversation classes, homework may take the form of listening exercises to improve comprehension. It may also focus on vocabulary development, such as idiomatic expressions or professional vocabulary. We also ask participants to find and summarize newspaper articles.
This type of activity allows participants to practice many skills (vocabulary, summarizing using appropriate connectors and verb tenses, and pronunciation). The trainer may ask participants to listen to news programs or popular television shows where they have to describe characters while the others guess who the personality is. We also assign oral presentations and grammar activities from the workbook to reinforce certain grammar points or verb tenses.
In writing classes, the exercises are similar, except that participants will produce written summaries or written administrative documents such as emails or letters, depending on their level.
Cancellation Policy
Training Cancellation — Free Cancellation Policy
Once the training has begun, a two-week period is allowed to cancel the language training session at no cost. After this period, all parties involved will be required to pay the training fees until the end of the session. This policy does not apply to individual courses.
Course Cancellation – Free Cancellation Policy
When a course is cancelled by all participants, whether in a group setting or individual training setting, and the client has notified the Centre at 514-287-7433 or by email at reception@centrecaron.ca one business day in advance between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, the client will not be required to pay for the hours of instruction not provided.
Our programs
Oral Interaction Program
The Oral Interaction Program develops your ability to communicate fluently and accurately in your second language. This program allows you to acquire complete mastery of professional oral expression.
Typical Course Structure
1. Free Conversation
(Approximately 20% of class time)
- Goal: warm up; develop spontaneity, good flow, and ease.
- Activities carried in an informal and relaxed way. Minimal corrections. Discussion of current events (Who? What? Where? Why?), questions and answers on given topics.
2. Daily Goals
(Approximately 5% of class time)
- Goal: discuss the lesson plan.
- Discuss the planned activities, as well as the main objective and estimated duration of each activity.
3. Timeline
(Approximately 10% of class time)
- Goal: acquire automatic conjugation reflexes.
- Understand the basic use of verb tenses and do mechanization exercises in conjugation.
4. Improvement Work
(Approximately 25% of class time)
- Goal: more precise use of language, study and practice specific structures, sounds, and terms.
- Activities (mainly oral) include: grammar exercises, working with magazine or newspaper articles, working with audio or video recordings, creating vocabulary lists and related exercises, exercises on pronunciation and stress, etc.
5. Practice and Integration
(Approximately 35% of class time)
- Goal: practice and integrate new skills in realistic situations (giving someone directions, describing your job, supporting an opinion, etc.).
- Activities include: role-playing; interviews and dialogues; oral presentations; debates; recorded conversations on specific topics; educational games.
6. Review and Evaluation
(Approximately 5% of class time)
- Goal: discuss progress made.
- Review of the course and the program in general: have the objectives been achieved? Are the activities enjoyable and useful? Do you have any particular problems or preferences?
Administrative Writing Program
The administrative writing program hones your essential writing skills so you can excel in your professional communications. Designed specifically for the Canadian workplace, this program teaches you the rules and conventions for all types of documents.
Typical Course Structure
1. Free Conversation
(Approximately 10% of class time)
- Goal: warm up.
- Activities carried in an informal and relaxed way. Minimal corrections. Discussion of current events (Who? What? Where? Why?), questions and answers on given topics.
2. Daily Goals
(Approximately 5% of class time)
- Goal: discuss the lesson plan.
- Discuss the planned activities, as well as the main objective and estimated duration of each activity.
3. Timeline
(Approximately 10% of class time)
- Goal: acquire automatic conjugation reflexes.
- Understand the basic use of verb tenses and do mechanization exercises in conjugation.
4. Improvement Work
(Approximately 30% of class time)
- Goal: be more precise when using language, study and practice the rules related to various aspects of writing (grammar, vocabulary, expressions, structures, etc.).
- Activities include: exercises from textbooks, analysis of various aspects of documents used in the workplace (e.g., material presentation and structure), analysis of specific points in news articles (e.g., verbs), established rules and formulas for various types of documents (e.g., memos), vocabulary lists and related exercises, spelling exercises (e.g., dictations), and educational games (e.g., Boogle).
5. Practice and Integration
(Approximately 40% of the course duration)
- Objective: Write various types of documents in order to practice and integrate new skills.
- Activities include: keeping a logbook, free writing on a given theme, writing letters, memos and emails, taking notes (meetings, audio or video tape, written documents, etc.)
6. Assessment and evaluation
(Approximately 5% of the course duration)
- Objective: To discuss progress.
- Assessment of the course and the program in general: Are the objectives achieved? Are the activities enjoyable and useful? Do you have any particular problems or preferences?
