English Improvement English, Improvement

ashtaron14

My frined wants to improve her English in both writing and speaking. She's been in Canada for close to 5 years. She understands vocabulary definitions but can't seem to recall the right one when in need of actual usaage.

She's currently attending SFU so her work load this semester will not allow very extracurricular tuturials, but so far I've put her on basic TV show (Friends, since there's lots of interaction and not action/thriller). I'm looking into basic grammar books and trying to get her to watch at least a movie a week.

But for next semester I want her to go into some sort of English course since nothing she wants is being offered at SFU in summer.

Any suggestions? I've looked at courses offered at BCIT, Kwantlen, and Langara, but some has prequisete and some are just quite expensive(like the Langara intensive program). I know it's a stretch, but I'm wondering if anyone got recommendations because I'm just trying to find something reasonable so as to raise her self confidence

Thanks

ashtaron14

I know reading is important to a certain extent, but on reading and interactional/vocal practising is completely two different things because you don't speak the way you write. And since that's the part she's getting confused about, I though that there might be some course(s) she can take... I mean I already encourage reading, just want to see if there's a different approach angle that can possibly take less time

ashtaron14

The journal idea is great!

Church ain't going to happen for her

Keep ideas coming!

Thanks