English Language Support

Language Labs

English Language Support offers the following language labs:
Presentation Skills Practice Lab
Pronunciation Lab
Listening Lab
Reading Lab

Presentation Skills Practice Laboratory

These individualized sessions are aimed at improving presentation skills. This service is available, free of charge, to all students and staff at Ryerson University regardless of first language. A digital video of a student's presentation is made. An ELS staff member then views the video with the student and discusses it, giving pointers for improvement. The student may download a copy of the presentation to his or her USB key for further study at home.

Winter 2011 schedule:
All ELS winter programs will begin the week of January 17th.

Location:VIC-B9A (lower level of the Victoria Building)
Each appointment is for 1 hour.
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Appointments can be made oline up to 12 hours before & cancelled up to 24 hours before the appointment time. If you are unable to cancel an appointment, please call 979-5000 ext. 4682 or email els@ryerson.ca

If the appointment schedule does not allow you to participate, a limited number of appointments can be made at other times - please email els@ryerson.ca

The following 3 Labs are offered via Distance Learning. A limited number of in-person on campus appointments are possible - please email els@ryerson.ca with the date(s) and time(s) of your appointment request - we will confirm by email.

Pronunciation Laboratory

This service is available, free of charge, to all students and staff at Ryerson University who use English as an additional language. Participants use up-to-date computer software and voice recordings as aids in improving pronunciation.

Listening Laboratory

Using computer programmes and other audio aids, students will be able to practise sound discrimination, identification of main points in talks and lecture note-taking skills. Strategies for efficient listening and understanding will be explained.

Reading Laboratory

Improve your reading comprehension and speed. Choose an area of interest, such as economics, nursing, physics, etc. Each area of interest contains exercises that focus on the following:

• understanding concepts,
• identifying main points,
• increasing reading speed,
• and comprehending word problems.
• all reading materials