Staff Archives - CCLCS | Canadian Centre for Language and Cultural Studies

The ABCs of ELB: English Language Bits -ESL Listening Resource for Teachers and Students

By CCLCS June 21, 2023Audio, LINC, Professional Development, Staff, Students, Teacher, Technology, Videos2 Comments

Written by Tim Cloutis Introduction If you are teaching in the ESL/EFL field, or more particularly LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada), you might know that good listening recordings…

New Dawn at CCLCS as We Re-Open for In-Person Classes

By CCLCS April 19, 2022Announcement, LINC, North York, Scarborough, Staff, Students, Updates5 Comments

It’s a New Dawn at CCLCS! Ok, that’s a little grandiose, but read on and you’ll get the pun. As you might know, co-founder and 30-year Director of CCLCS, Dawn…

Goodbye and Thanks: Letter from Dawn Michael, CCLCS Co-Founder and (Retired) Director

By CCLCS February 25, 2022Announcement, Communication, Community, Staff29 Comments

Dawn Michael co-founded CCLCS in 1991 and was director until retiring and passing the reins to Tim Cloutis in 2022. The following is a letter to colleagues and the community. Thank you…

CCLCS ESL school and Yonge St. North York Toronto

CCLCS North York: A Little Canadian History at the Top of Toronto!

By CCLCS December 4, 2021Community, LINC, North York, Staff, Students, Toronto9 Comments

Here we go with the third and last post on our third (and last?) CCLCS location – way up at 5734 Yonge street (or as we always say on the…

Yuliya Desyatova LINC and TESL teacher at CCLCS

Interview with Yuliya Desyatova CCLCS LINC Instructor and PhD Candidate

By CCLCS November 22, 2021Community, LINC, PBLA, Professional Development, Staff, TESL, Toronto, Uncategorized8 Comments

We are delighted to present our 3rd teacher interview with Yuliya Desyatova, LINC teacher and PhD candidate.l

Robert "Bob" Ward - TESL Teacher for CCLCS

Interview with CCLCS TESL Teacher and Writer Robert “Bob” Ward

By CCLCS October 18, 2021Community, Staff, Teacher, TESL, Toronto, Writer7 Comments

The following interview with CCLCS TESL instructor Robert Ward aka Bob, was conducted by email in September 2021. If you are interested in the TESL program read more about it…

Mark Gordon teacher and writer and CCLCS alumnus

Interview with CCLCS teacher alumnus and writer Mark Gordon

By CCLCS September 7, 2021Community, Staff, Teacher, Toronto, Writer8 Comments

In a new series, we are looking at the lives and interests of our current and past colleagues, including the writers of CCLCS. Here we present Mark Gordon, a teacher…

CCLCS staff teachers students and childcare

Celebrating the CCLCS 30th Anniversary (Part Two, The Community, Culture and Camaraderie)

By CCLCS June 3, 2021Anniversary, Community, LINC, Staff, Students, TESL5 Comments

Introduction 2021 is a special year as we look back at the history and meaning of CCCLS after three decades of education services and growth of students, staff and the…