The Laurier English and Academic Foundation program
The Laurier English and Academic Foundation (LEAF) program is a program for international student who has enough academic mark for go to university but did not pass the IELTS, TOEFL and so on for the criterion Wilfrid Laurier University set. This program starts in 1999 at Laurier Brantford Campus.
System
There are four terms through the year.
- Fall September to December
- Winter January to April
- Spring April to June
- Summer June to August
The student who go to the LEAF first time they need to take placement test to determine which level they need to take.
Levels
There are 5 levels: 1 to 5 and the student must pass level 5 to go to university.
They will take Listening and Speaking, Reading and Vocabulary and Writing and Research. Some level need to take Critical Thinking (level 5), Global Engagement, Grammar (level 4).
Grades
There are participation mark for each course you take. This means how much you participate in the class and student needs to raise the hand if they have question or volunteer to read something and so on.
Similar programs
There are some similar programs around the Waterloo Region and Guelph and some of those can be interchangeable.
- University of Waterloo:English for Academic Success(EFAS)
- University of Guelph:Open Learning and Educational Support Advanced Level of the English Language Certificate Program
- Conestoga College:English Language Studies