Online and Remote Learning

You learned the basics in 1023 Chinese (Cantonese): Level I - now expand your fluency in Level II. You'll discover a greater variety of grammatical structures and improve your conversational skills. You'll increase your knowledge of southern Chinese history and culture, and learn some social etiquette and practices. By this course's end you'll feel more comfortable greeting people, shopping, dining, giving instructions and directions, describing people and places, sharing ideas and exchanging information. You'll also learn some of the most common and useful Chinese characters. Speak in and understand complete simple sentences using correct grammar, syntax and vocabulary. Understand social etiquette and practices. Get to know the principles of the Chinese writing system.

Express yourself more accurately and eloquently by improving your English grammar in this 10-week course. You’ll get the strong foundation you need to write and speak more clearly, precisely and persuasively. You’ll explore the relationship between words in sentences, analyze structure and meaning, clarify common problem points and improve punctuation. You’ll get opportunities to practise with your peers and get helpful feedback. You’ll also learn what resources are best for ongoing grammar help. Expect three hours of homework a week. Speak and write English more precisely. Use correct grammar and syntax. Learn how simple, complex, and compound sentences are formed. Analyze common problems – and how to solve them. Find out how to keep refining your skills once the class is over.

Improve your written English for personal, professional and academic purposes with this 10-week course. You’ll refine your sentence structure, punctuation and verb tenses, and eliminate the most common errors that confuse readers. You’ll enhance your writing style with challenging weekly assignments. You’ll get detailed feedback from your instructor so you know what needs improvement and how English sentences work. You’ll also develop valued editing skills that help you revise your work. Expect at least five hours of homework each week. Make your sentences easier to read and understand. Use punctuation correctly and eliminate tense errors. Improve your sentence structure and sharpen your analytical skills. Apply new skills to enhance your writing style. Edit your own writing with confidence.

If you want to master writing copy that engages and sells, this course is for you. Taught by an experienced copywriter, this course combines instruction with real-world examples and practical exercises to show you how to write marketing materials that work. You'll learn elements of persuasion and tricks of the trade, so you can write winning websites, emails, ads, landing pages, direct mail and more. Learn to brainstorm, outline, summarize, and edit using generative AI tools, while applying critical thinking skills to fact-check, customize, and improve the AI writing outputs. This course takes the mystery out of crafting winning headlines, structuring and writing body copy, and composing motivating calls-to-action. You'll also receive constructive feedback on your assignments. Master the basics of writing marketing copy that motivates and persuades. Be able to plan a copywriting project and generate an abundance of good ideas and concepts. Know several practical techniques for writing winning headlines, body copy, and other text elements. Be able to skillfully write the most common types of copywriting projects: ads, emails, landing pages, direct mail, website pages, and more. While using AI tools (like ChatGPT, Jasper, and others) in your writing, develop your own unique voice.

Whatever job you have or aspire to, good presentation skills are a key to success. Mastering the art of presenting and communicating in a convincing, credible and persuasive manner is an asset that will be of benefit to you. This course prepares you to write and deliver effective speeches and presentations. You'll get important pointers on etiquette and body language and learn how to conquer any fears about addressing a large audience. You'll learn to structure, write and communicate a well-defined message that is impactful and dynamic, in addition to learning how to master the question and answer period. To present yourself and your ideas with polish, clarity and professionalism To deliver ideas in a variety of circumstances and settings The critical success factors of a presentation How to plan and structure your message Impromptu speaking To use voice, gesture and body language effectively How to use electronic media such as PowerPoint to enhance your presentation

To work as a translator, you need to understand how to transpose ideas from one language to another in fields such as law, business and literature. This course will teach you how to produce precise translations that preserve the integrity and essence of the original work. You'll learn to analyze and accurately translate real-world texts in poetry and prose from the literary world, screenplays and scripts, and texts for videogames, websites and comic books that require linguistic localization.  Most assignments are translations from English to Portuguese.   Translate more complex material. Use precise phrases and elegant sentence structure. Handle common yet difficult translation of language structures while avoiding anglicisms and awkward syntax. Increase the subtlety and nuance of your translations.

This online course builds your qualifications as a Portuguese translator. It teaches you how to analyze and accurately translate complex documents in fields such as law (legal texts and certified translation), healthcare and the financial industry, while preserving the essence and integrity of the original work. You'll also learn the basics of healthcare and legal interpretation. All materials are provided in PDF format. You communicate with your instructor by email and share at least three webinars with the whole class. Translate more complex material. Use precise phrases and elegant sentence structure. Handle common yet difficult translations while avoiding anglicisms and awkward syntax. Increase the subtlety and nuance of your translations.

This online Level III course brings you closer to the goal of becoming a good English-Portuguese translator, able to handle complex demands in many fields, including journalism, culinary, sports, non-profit industry, marketing and business. You'll build analysis and translation skills and qualifications and get supportive feedback for your work. All materials are provided in PDF format. You communicate with your instructor by email and share at least three webinars with the whole class.    Translate more complex material. Use precise phrases and elegant sentence structure. Handle common yet difficult translation of language structures while avoiding anglicisms and awkward syntax. Increase the subtlety and nuance of your translations.

Successful businesses need to attract and hire the best candidates. In this course, you will study current issues in human resources and the procedures many Canadian organizations use to recruit, retain and assess employees. You'll see how organizations can improve recruitment and selection, and how they achieve organizational goals by identifying and employing the people best suited to their corporate culture. Topics include Canadian legal standards, scientific approaches to selection and steps involved in developing and validating a selection system. Examine and understand different job analysis techniques. Use job analysis to develop reliable and valid selection systems. Know more about the impact of legislation and regulation on recruitment and selection in Canada. Develop and use scientific performance assessment measures.

Successful organizations need well-designed and well-managed compensation systems to attract, retain and motivate workers. This course will teach you the theory and practice of compensation. You'll learn how systems are designed and used to align individual goals with team or organizational goals. You'll also learn about the objectives of a compensation program and the connection between compensation and business strategies, how wages and salaries are determined, and issues and problems in incentive systems. Understand the role of the compensation system in building and applying organizational strategy.Find the right compensation strategy for a given organization.Determine how appropriate pay and incentive packages affect human behaviour.Evaluate the success of a compensation system.