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Canada Caption Inc. announced Friday the results of a study which proves that using captioning can help â€" English As A Second Language â€" students learn English faster. Completed this month at Sheridan College, The ESL Project has proven the effectiveness of using captioned television to prepare English as a Second Language learners for the Canadian labor market. Study finds captioning can help people learn Two teachers of Labor Market Language Training (LMLT) classes at Sheridan College participated in the study. A control class viewed video material with no captioning, while the study class viewed the same material with captioning. Specially designed tests were used to indicate progress in both classes. The process was then repeated for a second session of LMLT classes. The teachers recognized faster language skills development in the stuâ€" dents in the study classes. In all areas tested: vocabulary, grammar, memo writing, dictation, reading comprehension, and communication functions â€" the study group surpassed the control group. At the completion of the study, a comparison of preâ€"session test scores with postâ€"session test scores showed that the overall improvement achieved by the study group was almost double the improvement made by the control group. Scholarship pays tribute to former OTHS history teacher In honor of a well respected hisâ€" tory and geography teacher, Oakville Trafalgar High School is establishing the John Lloyd Scholarship. It is to be given annuâ€" ally to a deserving student who combines good academic grades with a positive role model and keen participation in community events. "The award is to be given annuâ€" ally to a student who reflects John Lloyd‘s goals," says Wanda Hall of the OTHS social sciences departâ€" ment. Lloyd, who died Nov. 17th, taught at OTHS for 25 years. In earâ€" lier years, he had also taught English. In 1975, he got involved with the school‘s rugby program. A funeral service was held for him at St. Jude‘s Church on Nov. 23rd. After his retirement in June, 1990, Lloyd taught Englishâ€"asâ€"aâ€" Second Language (ESL) at Sheridan College, and as a member of the Oakville Historical Society, researched and lectured on local history. In total, Lloyd had taught for 34 years, beginning in his native Wales. He first came to Canada in 1962. While teaching in Prescott, near Ottawa, he met his wife, Oakville native Elizabeth Black. He returned to Britain, applied for immigration, and returned to Canada in the midâ€" *60s to teach in Port Hope. He marâ€" tied Elizabeth Black at St. Jude‘s ‘Church. What followed was a threeâ€" year honeymoon to New Zealand, and the birth of their son Gareth. The annual scholarships will be ‘given from interest earned on an ‘endowment fund being set up by the ‘school, explained Hall..To date, ©$1,900 has already been raised. Returning to Canada, and opting to settle in Oakville â€" his wife‘s father, Jildge Jim Black, had become seriously ill â€" Lloyd wrote to the former Oakville public school board seeking a teaching position, and landed the job through a folâ€" lowâ€"up telephone call. Hence began his long tenure at OTHS. The couâ€" ple bought a home in East Oakville, and daughter Sarah was born. Friends and former students can "send taxâ€"deductible donations ‘(receipts will come from the Halton ‘Board of Education) to the OTHS ‘John Lloyd Scholarship Fund, ‘Oakville Trafalgar High School, ©1460 Devon Rd., Oakville, Ont., *L6J 3L6. Lloyd loved traveling, having spent three weeks in the Arctic, 10 days boating down the Nile River, and climbed to the top of Mount Sinai to view a sunrise â€" in addiâ€" tion to his sojourn in New Zealand before settling in town. The first scholarship will be "awarded in the November 1995 *commencement. THE OAKVILLE BEAVER ollama! _ W CL BURLINGTON DUNDAS 2243 Fairview St. 294 York Rd. 639â€"7740 628â€"8562 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Carol McPetrie, chairperson for the local chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, (left) presents speâ€" cial challenge award plaque to Tina Calnen and Charleen Adesi. The two women were part of the ‘Bossie‘s Boots‘ team, composed of 22 members who raised $2,100 for MS during the Super Cities Walk. MON. â€"FRI. Iamâ€"I9pm SAT. SUN. Iamâ€"6pm (Photo by Peter McCusker) December 7, 1994