ESL Volunteers Needed - November 14

The Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks is looking for second language participants who speak English as a Second Language to help with a research project on language assessment. Please circulate the attached information to your networks. Participants must be available for 2 days – 1 day in the Fall and 1 day in the Winter.  Note that this recruitment initiative is for individuals NOT taking English language training.  The information is below and a flyer is attached.

When:
First testing date: Saturday, November 14, 2015.
Second testing date: Saturday, Saturday, March 5, 2016.
You must be available to attend BOTH sessions.

Time:
8:00am – 5:00pm. You must be available the entire day.

Where:
Mohawk College, Fennell Campus, Hamilton, ON L8N 3T2

Event Type:
Testing Session. Skills to be tested include Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.

Requirements:

• 18 years of age or older
• born outside of Canada
• first language is not English
• have elementary, intermediate or advanced level English skills
• currently not enrolled in any English language training
• able to attend both testing session

Compensation:

As a thank you, participants will receive a:

• $50 Loblaws gift card for attending the first testing session.
• $100 Loblaws gift card for attending the second testing session.

*Volunteers must complete all components of the test (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) in order to receive a gift card.

They are not testing the individual and no results will be given; however it provides participants with the opportunity to practice a variety of test questions in a test setting.

If you know of people who may be  interested in participating, please have them register by visiting.

This project is funded by Citizenship & Immigration Canada.

 
Source: Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB)

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