ESL in Canada Study Tours

The Study Tour Program begins with Pre-Tour English instruction for a special purpose. The program participants will be provided with the vocabulary, definitions, history and culture of the Canada locations, events and activities. The pre-tour English instruction will prepare tour participants to understand and communicate in English during the Canada events and tours.

This Study Tour group program (for 10 to 250 participants) consists of interchangeable tours, study programs and event attendance. This allows the study tour participants maximum flexibility for price, time or location considerations.

This Study Tour group program can be structured for any industry group: media, manufacturing, law, accounting, education, government, mining, oil and gas, forestry, hydro sun or wind power generation, transportation, medicine, dentistry, fitness or any niche market place for technology transfers, education, sales or joint ventures.

• Example Study Tour Options:
• Pre-Tour English instruction (from one month to six months)
• Arrival in Canada
• Event attendance (from 1 day to 6 week programs)
• Tour program (from 3 day to 45 day programs)
• Study program (from 0 to 9 month credit courses)
• Departure to home

Example Study Tour Programs:
1. Three month pre-tour English, arrive - 1 week event, 1 week tour - depart
2. Two month pre-tour English, arrive - 1 week event, 21 day tour - depart
3. One month pre-tour English, arrive - 1 week event, 3 week study - depart
4. No pre-tour English, arrive - 3 week tour - depart

EXAMPLE "Media MBA" Executive Study Tour Program

Canada is a world leader in several multi-media sectors with hardware, software, technology, methodologies and facilities integration.

The "Media MBA" tours several leading-edge technologies and exhibits government, education and private sector cooperation to research, develop and integrate products, processes and systems. The ESL in Canada "Media MBA" program is a 5 day seminar and facilities study tour program in Toronto, Canada. The following are example seminar topics and facilities.

National Film Board Programming Priorities

Priorities will be weighted, and adjusted periodically to ensure that overall goals are being met. In order of importance, the programming priorities are:
- Focus and treatment of major social issues unique, necessary, and relevant
- Focusing on key audiences, especially youth, the educational sector
- Innovating the audiovisual narrative form
- Advancing the documentary ethic, and media literacy
- Creative vision: strength of story
- Working with filmmaking talent in all regions of Canada
- Nurturing emerging filmmakers
- Championing intercultural and Aboriginal voices
- Promoting social cohesion through examination, debate and dialogue
- Increasing audiences

CBC Technology Review

CBC Technology is dedicated to ensuring that the technological environment of Canada's national broadcaster continues to evolve and improve in anticipation of Canada's changing needs. From HDTV production, satellite distribution, transmission, signal compression and enhancement, to online sharing of production elements across the country, the tour covers the challenges and triumphs as Radio, Television, New Media and emerging broadcast technologies evolve.

Interactive Broadcast Learning Lab

WebTV+ - Currently the Interactive Broadcast Learning Lab has the Philip's Magnavox MAT976 WebTV+ and SONY INT-W200 WebTV+.

As part of the labs OpenTV Target Decoder a PACE TP3 is connected via a serial port to emulate OpenTV applications. OpenTV is one of the worlds most widely deployed iTV systems and is currently implemented by a number of MSO's and used globally in over fifty countries.

AOLTV — Because of America On-Line's dominant position in the US market as an Internet provider many feel they have the market position to develop their service given that they own the Time-Warner content vault. The Interactive Broadcast Learning Lab was among the first places in Canada to have this service. The box contains a 4 gig hard drive and may eventually emulate a personal video recorder.

The Motorola DCT-5000 is the highly touted next generation set-top that can run both a variety of operating systems. The box contains a faster processor, more memory and larger hard drives than the current generation of installed set-tops in the marketplace.

Advanced Computer Animation Technology

Introduction to scripting, expressions, shader networks, organization of data and practical applications of the MEL scripting language will be used to drive particle and dynamics applications within the Maya animation environment. Also presented more advanced scripting to encompass interface building, more advanced dynamic systems control and rendering management.

Union Training Programs

Trainee Program list of responsibilities

- how to build various cameras in different working modes with all the accessories
- how to load film for motion picture cameras
- how to mark actors
- how to slate (single, multi and high speed cameras)
- how to keep accurate paperwork which includes camera reports, daily film inventory, petty cash, equipment rentals and returns.

Professional Development Seminars

Professional Development Seminars includes intensive training on all the camera systems: Arriflex, Aaton, Moviecam, and Panavision including HDTV, Vista Vision and other specialty equipment. Additional HDTV information sessions for Producers, Directors, ADs and Production Managers is being developed. Look for our new seminars for PACE and Hydroflex (underwater camera housing systems).

Spectacular Canadian Tour Locations

Niagara Falls - Join the sightseeing excursion to Niagara Falls, with a Maid of the Mist cruise for an up-close view of the falls.

Ottawa is blessed with a wide range of cultural and historical sites: Arts Court, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Carleton University Art Gallery, Centrepointe Theatre, Gallery 101, Great Canadian Theatre Company, Kanata Symphony Orchestra, Kanata Theatre, Karsh-Masson Gallery, La Nouvelle Scène, National Arts Centre, National Gallery of Canada, Opera Lyra Ottawa, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa City Hall Gallery, Parliament Hill, Rideau Hall - Home of the Governor General, SAW Gallery and dozens or additional exhibitions, events and festivals.

Montreal is the second largest city in Canada with a population of over 1.7 million with 3.3 million in the greater metropolitan region. Montreal is also the second largest French-speaking city in the world outside of France.

Quebec City is a wonderful city to visit. Quebec City is the second-oldest existing European settlement in Canada and lies on the Saint Lawrence River. Quebec City is also famous for the Quebec Winter Carnival, which showcases world-class ice sculpture and Ice Hotel the first hotel of its kind in North America. Quebec City has an excellent collection of historical buildings and museums.

Toronto Activity Locations

Toronto CN Tower

The CN Tower is Canada's most recognizable icon. At a height of 553.33m (1,815 ft., 5 inches), it is the World's Tallest Building. Visitors can enjoy "To The Top: The Movie" a 15 minute documentary of the building of the engineering marvel that created the CN Tower.

Art Galleries

Toronto has several art galleries that exhibit a wide variety of permanent collections and feature international traveling exhibits. Art galleries include: Art Gallery of Ontario, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Powerplant Gallery, Ryerson Gallery, University of Toronto Gallery and Art Gallery of York University.

Libraries

Toronto Libraries are generally regarded as the best when compared to any major city library system. The Toronto reference Library offers millions of books, maps, documents, DVDs, videos, CDs, ESL learning materials and language listening laboratory.

Unique Movie Venues

Cinesphere Theatre at Ontario Place and Omnimax at the Ontario Science Centre

Museums

The Toronto Information Guide "Museums" is the best place to start looking at the variety of Toronto Museums. Museums include: Bata Shoe Museum, Black Creek Pioneer Village, CBC Museum, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Casa Loma, The Hockey Hall of Fame, Museum for Textiles, MZTV Museum of Television and the World Famous Royal Ontario Museum.

Nature Trails and Parks

Metro Toronto Parks Facilities include hiking trails, nature trails, playing fields, community centers, recreation facilities events and camps. The Toronto Island Park and Waterfront Trail are excellent locations for leisure time relaxation.

Outdoor Activities and Exhibitions

The Toronto waterfront has excellent walking trails which connect "The Beaches", Harbourfront Centre and Ontario Place. Other Toronto outdoor activities and exhibitions include: Canada's Wonderland, the CN Tower, Metro Toronto Zoo and Skydome.

Performance Arts Dance Opera Theatre Stages

Toronto is home to the third largest Live Entertainment Center in North America. The excellent Performance Arts Dance Opera Theatre Stages include: Harbourfront Centre, Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts, National Ballet of Canada, New Opera Centre, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Princess of Wales Theatre, Roy Thomson Hall, Ryerson Dance, Second City Theatre Company, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, York U. Dance Events and Yuk Yuk's.

Professional Sports

Visitors to Toronto can attend many different professional sports. Toronto teams include: Toronto Argonauts Football, Toronto Blue Jays Baseball, Toronto Indy Car Racing, Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey, Toronto Raptors Basketball, Toronto Rock Lacrosse and the Toronto Lynx Soccer team.

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