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Welcome to the Conestoga Language Institute

You can access the world through language by enrolling in one of the many world-class programs offered by Conestoga Language Institute. Whether English is your second language or you want to learn a foreign language for personal, work related, or for academic reasons, Conestoga has outstanding instructors and innovative programs to help you reach your goals.

Conestoga Language Institute offers

  • A four-semester English for Academic Studies program to prepare you for College or University studies.
  • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) -- all LINC levels at three sites in Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo.
  • Intensive short-term programs that combine social and cultural activities with English instruction.
  • Workplace-specific programs to combine English competency with specialized proficiency in work-related culture and language.
  • A wide variety of foreign language courses/programs -- French, German, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, and others.
  • A professional, post-degree Certificate program in Teaching English as a Second Language that prepares you to teach ESL to adults in a variety of settings.

If you’d like more information about any of our programs, contact

  • Pauline Shore (Coordinator, English Language Studies): 519-748-5220 ext. 3874
  • Liliana Pereira (Administrative Assistant of The Conestoga Language Institute): 519-748-5220 ext. 3751
  • Chris Buuck (Director of The Conestoga Language Institute): 519-748-5220 ext. 3675
  • Jane Richards (OSLT): 519-784-5220 ext. 2421

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