Academic Support Services

Enhanced Language Training

The Enhanced Language Training  programs, designed by Mohawk College Mississauga Campus, aim to assist international students improve their written and spoken English skills, which have been successfully increasing students’ confidence during their learning experience while facilitating a smoother transition to successful employment.

The  Free ELT core courses  include two modules:

• Enhanced Language Training – Professional Conversation
• Enhanced Language Training – Academic/Professional Writing

The Job-ready & Academic Workshops feature:

• Proper Citation Workshop: enhance and consolidate students’ knowledge on APA citation style.
• Public Speaking Workshop: learn techniques that help students become effective and confident public speakers.
• Advanced English Grammar Workshop: learn English sentence structure and tenses in depth to better navigate professional/academic writings.
• Zotero (Citation) Workshop: learn how to use computer software Zotero to generate accurate citation and reference list while boosting up productivity.
• Lunch & Learn: have lunch with guest speakers who are industry veterans in different fields to gain a deeper insight into students’ future career paths.
• Networking Skills Workshop: learn networking skills that will facilitate students’ future job hunting processes and expand their professional connections.

The English Clinic:

• Functioning as Mohawk Mississauga’s pop-up style writing centre, students can do drop-in sessions or schedule one-on-one sessions for brainstorming, outline drafting, presentation preparation, as well as essay proofreading.

The ELT department not only provides academic services, but also hosts fun events, which now include:

• Chill and Watch: students indulge in delicious snacks and watch English TV shows spanning from sitcoms to mysteries, followed by a Kahoot game that test them on their knowledge of English idioms;
• Monthly birthday celebrations: students enjoy cakes, write down their birthday wishes, and network with their peers.

The ELT department operates the English Club – Comm. Squad:

• Students enhance their communication skills through weekly seminars and discussion sessions.
• Partake in advanced training sessions for public speaking and learn  debate techniques and participate in campus wide debate contests;
• Students will facilitate and organize future TEDx events.

Study Groups

Study groups will be conducted at fixed times which will provide students with an opportunity to meet their instructor in a group setting to obtain clarifications or further guidance on assignments, projects, difficult concepts.