For universities, colleges and pathway programs
A CEFR-aligned English program for universities and colleges
Courses mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and built on communicative language teaching, with placement at intake, exam preparation at exit and records your registrar can export.
Will it fit our study plan, and hold up across every campus?
Yes. Courses are mapped to the CEFR and to your study plan, every group teaches the same course, and exercises with set answers are marked automatically. Attendance, grades and assessment results are reported by campus and export as spreadsheets or through a read-only API.
Curriculum
General, academic and exam preparation courses
Each course follows a set scope and sequence, and every unit opens with its learning objectives. The Academics courses were designed by the Canadian College of English Language for students heading into college and university study.
Custom Curriculum
Pathway and EAP courses built to your syllabus
For larger programs, as part of a wider partnership. Our curriculum team works with you to build pathway, English for academic purposes (EAP) and subject-English courses to your syllabus and CEFR outcomes, ready to teach inside Smrt.
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- checkComplete units: lessons, practice, quizzes, audio and images
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- checkReady to teach inside Smrt, beside our 60+ courses
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Built to your program
Levels mapped to the CEFR and to your study plan
The Adults track runs from beginner to advanced, with exam preparation and academic English for the students who need them. Each level is mapped to the CEFR, the Canadian Language Benchmarks and IELTS. When the catalogue does not fit, our curriculum team builds courses to your syllabus.
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Foundation English
General English courses that bring each student up to the level your program requires.
Exam preparation
Preparation courses for IELTS, TOEFL, CAEL and other university entry exams.
Advanced communication
Business, intercultural and STEM communication for advanced students.
One standard, every group
Standardized courses for in-person, flipped, blended and hybrid classes
Teachers open a prepared lesson, teach it from the classroom display, assign practice that is marked automatically and take attendance from the class list. A first-year teacher and an experienced colleague deliver the same scope and sequence, so coordinators can compare results across groups.
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- checkA gradebook and attendance record for each group, with reports across all of them
Placement and exit
Placement at intake, exam preparation at exit
Placement tests sort each intake into the right level before term starts, and a custom test can follow your own levels. At exit, preparation courses for ELASH II, the Oxford Test of English, IELTS and CELPIP include practice tests modelled on each exam.
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- checkCustom placement tests for your program
- checkExam preparation for ELASH II, OTE, IELTS and CELPIP
Smrt English Test
The Smrt English Test for admissions decisions
Placement sorts students you have already accepted. The Smrt English Test is a supervised four-skill test aligned to IELTS 5.5 Academic, so admissions can set a clear threshold before making an offer.
- checkListening, reading, writing and speaking in one sitting
- checkA clear pass, aligned to IELTS 5.5 Academic and CEFR B2
- checkSupervised by your staff, on your own schedule
- checkResults with a code anyone can verify
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Built for institutions
Records and reporting for the registrar’s office
Every campus, class, teacher and student sits under one institution. Each report can be run for a single campus or for the whole institution, and exported for your own systems.
All campuses under one institution
Campuses, classes, teachers and students under one institution, each campus’s data kept separate.
Reports by campus
Attendance, course and assessment reports for each campus and for the whole institution.
Attendance in every class
Teachers take attendance from the class list, and the registrar sees it by class.
Spreadsheet exports and a read-only API
Reports export as spreadsheets, and a read-only API returns student and class records to your systems.
Google or Microsoft sign-in
Staff and students sign in with the accounts they already have.
Regional teams
Regional teams in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia work in Spanish and Portuguese.
Your first term
Implementation, from first meeting to first report
Six steps take a new program from the first planning meeting to its first report, with the same support contact throughout.
Our approach
A communicative curriculum, grounded in research
Smrt English courses follow communicative language teaching. In every unit, students use English with a partner or a small group, teachers scaffold each step, and lessons draw on authentic listening and reading. Every level develops the same four competences.
Linguistic competence
Vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar: the words and rules students need to form accurate sentences.
Textual competence
Managing longer speech and writing, with cohesion, discourse markers and conversational turns.
Sociocultural competence
Using English appropriately: politeness, register and the norms of different situations.
Functional competence
Using language to get things done, such as requesting, offering and inviting.
A documented method
Every level mapped to the CEFR and international exams
Each course is mapped to CEFR, the Canadian Language Benchmarks, IELTS and TOEFL, so staff and students know what finishing a level means. Theory and Practice sets out how the curriculum is built, sequenced and assessed.
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| Course | CEFR | CLB | IELTS | TOEFL |
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| English One & TwoLevel 100 | Pre-A1–A1 | – | – | – |
| English Three & FourLevel 110 | A1 | 2 | – | – |
| English Five & SixLevel 115 | A1–A2 | 3 | 3.0–3.5 | – |
| English Seven & EightLevel 120 | A2–B1 | 4–5 | 4.0–4.5 | 32–41 |
| English Nine & TenLevel 125 | B1–B2 | 6–8 | 5.0–5.5 | 42–59 |
| English Eleven & TwelveLevel 130 | B2–C1 | 9–10 | 5.5–6.0 | 60–78 |
| Academics 140Level 140 | B2–C1 | 9–10 | 5.5–6.0 | 60–78 |
| Academics 145Level 145 | C1+ | 11–12 | 6.0–6.5+ | 79–95+ |
CLB: Canadian Language Benchmarks. IELTS Academic band and TOEFL iBT score ranges are equivalents, not results.
Data and integration
Separate, exportable records for each school
Each school’s data is kept separate from every other school’s. Reports export as spreadsheets, and a read-only API returns student and class records to your own systems.
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Questions
Questions from universities and colleges
These answers cover teaching standards, levels, data, sign-in, admissions testing and implementation.
Anything else? Contact us.
Every teacher uses different materials. How do we get one standard across all our groups?
Every group follows the same Smrt English course, with the same scope and sequence, learning objectives and quizzes. Exercises with set answers are marked automatically, and attendance, grades and placement results go into one record your office can export. Coordinators can compare groups directly, and a new teacher delivers the same program from their first class.
How do Smrt English levels map to the CEFR?
The Adults track runs from Pre-A1 to C1, in two six-unit courses at every level, and the Academics courses reach C1 and above. The equivalency table on this page maps each level to the CEFR, the Canadian Language Benchmarks, IELTS and TOEFL, so exit levels can be written into your study plan.
What teaching method do the courses follow?
The courses follow communicative language teaching. In every unit, students use English with a partner or a small group, teachers scaffold each step, and lessons draw on authentic listening and reading. Theory and Practice sets out the method and its research references.
Is our data kept separate?
Yes. Each school’s students, classes, grades and attendance records are kept separate from every other school’s, and each API key only reaches its own institution’s data.
Do you support single sign-on?
Yes. Staff and students can sign in to Smrt English with the Google or Microsoft accounts your school already uses.
How do Smrt English Test scores compare to IELTS?
The Smrt English Test is aligned to IELTS 5.5 Academic and CEFR B2, and sets a clear pass for admissions. The equivalency table on this page maps each Smrt English course level to the CEFR, the Canadian Language Benchmarks, IELTS and TOEFL.
Is teacher training included?
Yes. Qualified Canadian teachers train your teachers on the curriculum and the platform during implementation, and professional development courses for teachers are free on the platform.
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