Andrea Frentiu, Lead Instructor
Andrea Frentiu has over 14 years of experience in teaching English to ESL students, from beginner to advanced levels. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English and Romanian Language and Literature, and she earned her Master of Arts in British Cultural Studies. She also has a certificate in TESOL.
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How do our students dramatically improve in essay writing?
Our latest survey indicates that 95% of our students find success with the TOEFL or IELTS within 3 months. For essay-writing focused tests, students will find their progress even faster.
Our students learn about 150 new words every day through the Cognitive-communicative Approach which in part involves the intense study of Greek and Latin roots, coupled with a basic understanding of Old English, Old French and Old Norse roots. Thanks to his years of teaching and research Frank Miao has been able to create two vocabulary lists that are indispensible to any student of the English language: the Active 1700 and the Passive 1800.
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FELC is undergoing constant expansion thanks to our unique approach and proven methods Our Educational Theory Principal Frank Miao has combined his years of hands-on ESL experience with his in-depth knowledge of modern linguistic education theories to create a complete ESL learning system. FELC’s highly trained and educated faculty is guided by this Cognitive and
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Franklin English Language College (FELC) is a private post-secondary college registered with the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTiB) of British Columbia, Canada. FELC has distinguished itself as a leading ESL school specializing in preparing students for the TOEFL and IELTS. FELC is headquartered in picturesque Vancouver, BC, and by word of mouth, our reputation has been
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Michelle Becker, Lead Instructor
Michelle Becker is a native of Toronto, fluent in both French and English. She attended McMaster University on an academic scholarship where she majored in English and minored in Studies in Globalization (including Politics, Economics, Art and Critical Theory). After receiving an Honours Bachelor of Arts and graduating with distinction, she pursued graduate work at UBC where she received a teaching fellowship.
Frank Miao, President, Senior Educational Administrator Frank Miao is an experienced educator and researcher in educational assessment, computer-assisted language learning (CALL), and teaching methodology. He was a Senior Lecturer at Sun Yat-Sen University in China, Senior Visiting Scholar at Portsmouth University in the UK, and President of Franklin English Language College, Vancouver, Canada, a renowned
Dear Prospective Students,
Franklin English Language College (FELC) is a private post-secondary college registered with the Province of British Columbia, Canada in October 2003. It currently has campuses in Vancouver as well as Guangzhou in China. FELC has distinguished itself as a leading ESL school specializing in preparing students for language assessment tests such as TOEFL iBT and IELTS. FELC is headquartered in picturesque Vancouver, BC, and by word of mouth, our reputation has been firmly established in Canada and in the Asian regions.
