Hear from other York University students who have found our services helpful. Discover helpful tips and useful information from your peers and be inspired for your journey. We encourage current and former ESL students to reach out and share their experiences.
Joudy Kusaibati
My experience was very positive as OLC tutors and facilitators helped me develop my writing skills and gave me positive feedback that made me want …
Amir Lajevardi
The OLC allows me to get in touch and network with highly educated staff who patiently guide, assist and support me in the academic context …
Dongnia Lin
The OLC facilitators helped me a lot with my annotated bibliography assignment. They were very nice and patient and encouraged me to express myself.
Jason Ma
The OLC is a very good place to improve English writing and speaking skills. I noticed that there are good learning resources and there were …
Jayden Quach
I want to thank the ESL Open Learning Centre for providing their above and beyond services. They not only give excellent constructive feedback on my …
Songge Claire Shi
As an international student, I had a very positive experience with the OLC as the tutors and facilitators were very patient, professional and gave me …
Sherry Muhan Wang
The tutor strongly respected my opinion. When the tutor modified some sentences, she would ask me whether corrections obey my original meaning. Moreover, she encouraged …
Joyce Xiaoying Yang
The tutor who offered me assignment help is really responsible and professional. I was taught how to analyze the required instructions of the assignment and …
Yuling Zhang
I think the Open Learning Centre is super helpful for the students like me that do not speak English as a first language. I like …
Angela Zheng
OLC programs help students from different cultural backgrounds who need help improving their language proficiency through theme classes on listening skills, debate discussion, academic writing, …