English Language Centre
Student support in a time of uncertainty
The Ring
ELC and education department in Mexico
Learning the language of assistance
The Ring
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In this spring’s whirlwind of COVID-19 responses, the Student Services team at Continuing Studies went to extraordinary lengths to make sure more than 300 international students
remained informed and well-supported.
Cultural exchange is a core component of the program at UVic’s English Language Centre. A simple request for "something more"—suggested by the Department of Education in the state
of Veracruz, Mexico—created what has become an invaluable opportunity for Indigenous-international collaboration and dynamic learning at UVic.
Gerry Luton knows the value of hands-on learning—especially when absorbing something as difficult to grasp as a new language. For the past 27 years Luton has been teaching English
to international students through UVic’s English Language Centre (ELC)—and his students find success extends far beyond cue cards, language tapes and textbooks.