Clubs at VIU

One of the best ways to improve your English and your academic performance is to engage with other students in English, both Canadian and ot...

Making meaning of English through Reading: A Graduate Education Reading Workshop Slideshow

What meaning do you make of the following aphorisms ?   How do you make meaning ? You are probably familiar with The early bird gets the wor...

English Language Support this week

Happy November.    Don't let the winter rains get you down.   Get involved with events happening on campus like World VIU Days this wee...

What’s in a Word? Vocabulary Building through Storybook Reading

Did you know that by mid-elementary grades reading is the number one source for students to encounter and learn new vocabulary?  And that vo...