About Us

Dr. Shadi Khojasteh rad is the CEO & Founder of the Canadian Academy of Language & Culture (CAOLC). She holds PhD in English Language and MA in Applied Linguistics.

She is also an OCT (Ontario Certified Teacher), OCELT (Ontario Certified English Language Teacher), a TESL Trainer, and Google Certified Educator. Moreover, she holds TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and ICTEAL (International Certificate in Teaching English as an Additional Language) from Canada. 

She has been teaching English for over 24 years at different colleges and universities in Canada and overseas. She has published 9 books and journal articles in the field of linguistics, English language teaching, and intercultural communication too.

She established the Canadian Academy of Language & Culture after she identified a gap between the course plans, curriculum designs and the final outputs of most English language programs offered to immigrants and new comers in Toronto while their actual needs and expectations from these programs are not being looked after. She found out that a majority of overseas-trained and/or experienced immigrants in Canada need to improve their professional English language skills in order to be recruited in their field of expertise or experience, and to be able to transfer their skills from back home to Canada while their crucial need is being overlooked by curriculum designers.

Having carried out research in the field, Dr. Shadi found the solution by customizing English language programs based on the learners’ English language needs, professional background and English language competence.

She established CAOLC, and designed specific curriculum for a variety of professional English language programs to help immigrants get equipped with the professional English language skills they need to be hired in the industry they belong to, advance their career or position, start or develop their businesses not only to a small local community, but also to whole Canada, and most importantly to integrate very well with the new society they have immigrated to in pursuit of happiness.