Academic Program
EF students can be long-term or short-term. The long-term students often stay between 6 and 9 months. They come in January, April and September, and they are called Academic Year or Semester students.
The short-term students can choose a flexible set of of weeks or months to meet their needs, and we take in new short-term students every Monday. These students are sometimes called ILS.
We offer 5 course types at EF International Language Schools, comprised of 40 minute lessons.
At EF Toronto, these lessons are always taught in 80-minute blocks.
Intensive Course
10 blocks of General English per week
> 7 blocks in a classroom with a Teacher
> 2 blocks in iLab with a Teacher
> 1 block in Self-Study iLab with an iLab Supervisor
4 blocks of Special Interest classes with a classroom teacher (two choices, two times a week)
1 block of Lecture with a Teacher
1 Online SPIN class (Self-Study)
Exam Course
Same as Intensive, except the student is enrolled in SPIN classes which focus on exam preparation
General Course
10 blocks of General English per week
> 7 blocks in a classroom with a Teacher
> 2 blocks in iLab with a Teacher
> 1 block in Self-Study iLab with an iLab Supervisor
2 blocks of Special Interest classes with a classroom teacher (one choice, two times a week)
1 block of Lecture with a Teacher
Basic Course (offered in June, July and August)
10 blocks of General English per week
> 7 blocks in a classroom with a Teacher
> 2 blocks in iLab with a Teacher
> 1 block in Self-Study iLab with an iLab Supervisor
1 block of Lecture with a Teacher
1 Online SPIN class (Self-Study)
Internship Courses
a) Shorter-term Internship (IP)
8 to 12 week booking
50% or more Intensive Course + Internship Preparation
50% or less Basic Course + Internship Work Placement
b) Longer-term Internship (INT)
Internship prep and placement can be added as an additional supplement to any AY, SEM or ILS course.
Please see Mark for more details about Internship.