ESL Coaching
ESL coaching is offered by appointment only. It includes the following services:
- One-on-One Appointments: get help with oral presentation & communication, reading comprehension, and basic writing skills.
- English Conversation Group: practice speaking English in a small group with an ESL Coach.
Coaching Appointments
How to Access Coaching
Coaching is offered online and on-campus. Click on the tabs to see the schedules and booking information for each service.
- Online One-on-One Appointments
- On-campus One-on-One Appointments
- Online Conversation Group
Students are allowed a maximum of 2 ESL appointments per week.
Online: Book a One-on-One Appointment
Appointment Information:
- Coaching sessions become available a week in advance at midnight.
- You can book a maximum of 1 session per day and 2 sessions per week regardless of the session format: online or on-campus and which ESL coach you see. For more information, please visit our FAQ.
- If no sessions are displayed in the list, they have all been booked. Check tomorrow to see new sessions as they are listed.
- If you don’t see any available appointments in the subject you are interested in, check back regularly. Appointment slots may reappear in the booking system after a cancellation.
Spring Coaching: May 13 – August 16, 2024
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 PM | John | ||||
| 9:00 PM | John |
Cancellations One-on-One & Conversation Group: If you need to cancel a coaching session, use the cancellation link in your confirmation email. If you do not have your confirmation email, cancel using the Session Cancellation Form.
On-campus: Book a One-on-One Appointment
Appointment Information:
- Coaching sessions become available a week in advance at midnight.
- You can book a maximum of 1 session per day and 2 sessions per week regardless of the session format: online or on-campus and which ESL coach you see. For more information, please visit our FAQ.
- If no sessions are displayed in the list, they have all been booked. Check tomorrow to see new sessions as they are listed.
- If you don’t see any available appointments in the subject you are interested in, check back regularly. Appointment slots may reappear in the booking system after a cancellation.
Spring Coaching: May 13 – August 16, 2024
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | John | John | |||
| 9:00 AM | John | John | |||
| 10:00 AM | Ana | ||||
| 11:00 AM | John | Edythe | John | Edythe | Ana |
| 12:00 PM | John | Edythe | John | Edythe | Ana |
| 1:00 PM | Edythe | Edythe | Ana | ||
| 2:00 PM | Ana | Edythe | |||
| 3:00 PM | Ana | ||||
| 4:00 PM | Ana |
Cancellations One-on-One & Conversation Group: If you need to cancel a coaching session, use the cancellation link in your confirmation email. If you do not have your confirmation email, cancel using the Session Cancellation Form.
Online: English Conversation Group
- Registration opens 24 hours in advance.
- You can attend as many sessions as you want.
Attending an ESL Conversation Session does not count towards the weekly 2 appointment limit for ESL.
Cancellations One-on-One & Conversation Group: If you need to cancel a coaching session, use the cancellation link in your confirmation email. If you do not have your confirmation email, cancel using the Session Cancellation Form.
Coaching Information & Resources
What You Should Know Before Your Session
For rules and expectations, please read our policies on the Coaching Lab home page.
- Punctuation (University of Toronto) - Opens in a new windowDetailed explanations of punctuation marks and their usages.
- Grammar and Punctuation (The Learning Portal) - Opens in a new windowGuidelines and an activity on how to use commas, semi-colons, and colons.
- Punctuation Index (Purdue Online Writing Lab) - Opens in a new windowUse this index from the Purdue Online Writing Lab to find information about sentence punctuation patterns, and how to use different types of punctuation.
- Parts of Speech (HyperGrammar) - Opens in a new windowDetailed descriptions of the parts of speech, followed by an exercise to test your knowledge.
- Prepositions and Articles (The Learning Portal) - Opens in a new windowExplanations, tip sheets, and activities on prepositions and articles.
- The Parts of Speech: The First 4 (Simon Fraser University Student Learning Centre Blog) - Opens in a new window4 functions of words: nouns, pronouns, adjectives and verbs.
- The Parts of Speech: The Last 4 (Simon Fraser University Student Learning Centre Blog) - Opens in a new windowThis blog covers Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions and Interjections.
- Building Sentences (HyperGrammar) - Opens in a new windowA detailed overview of sentence structure, order, and purpose, followed by an exercise to test your knowledge.
- Paragraph Writing (The Learning Portal) - Opens in a new windowInformation on different types of paragraphs and how to write them
- Parallelism (The Learning Portal) - Opens in a new windowInstructions and an activity on parallelism.
- Sentence Clarity (Purdue Online Writing Lab) - Opens in a new windowInformation about writing clear sentences.
- Sentence Error Correction - Revising Your Essay(The Learning Portal) - Opens in a new windowActivities and explanations of types of sentences and run-on sentences.
- Language Guide - Opens in a new windowInteractive vocabulary tutorials in which you can scroll over images to hear words spoken aloud.
- Merriam Webster’s dictionary - Opens in a new windowFree, online version of the widely used dictionary. Features Word of the Day and trending words.
- Thesaurus.com - Opens in a new windowSearchable online thesaurus featuring synonyms, antonyms, and related words.
- English Prefixes and Suffixes (Lexico)Brief explanation of prefixes and links to page about suffixes.
- Prefixes and Suffixes - Proofreading Your Essay (The Learning Portal) - Opens in a new windowCommon prefixes and suffixes and their meanings.
- englishpage.comExplanations and exercises on parts of speech, vocabulary, and other minor errors.
- Grammar Bytes!Resources for major grammar errors (comma splice, subject-verb agreement, fragments, etc.)
- Mechanics (Purdue Online Writing Lab)Information and guidance on sentence clarity, parts of speech, parallel structure and more.
- Grammar (Purdue Online Writing Lab)Information and guidance on articles, adverbs, verbs, and more.
- Teaching Tenses to ESL StudentsAn overview of English verb tenses for ESL students.