OVERVIEW
Our intensive ESL (English as a Second Language) courses cover the basic English language skills of grammar, reading, writing, listening, and speaking. They are designed to meet the needs of individuals who wish to improve their English skills for academic, personal, or professional reasons. This means that whether you are a student who lacks experience in studying English at all or have some understanding of basic everyday vocabulary and sentence structure, or you are an advanced student, our ESL course is designed for you.
- Grammar: Our grammar class helps students to better understand and use grammatical structures in English. The class also focuses on both oral and written usage of English grammar.
- Writing: Our writing class helps students to focus on the skills needed to perform well in writing English both in academic writing and writing for personal purposes.
- Reading/Vocabulary: Our reading class emphasizes building English vocabulary. The class helps students to develop reading skills in English for academic and general usages.
- Listening and Speaking: Our listening/speaking class helps students to develop the listening and speaking skills they will need both for academic purposes and for day-to-day conversation. It also emphasizes accent reduction.
Course features
- 4-week to 12-week program
- 18 hours of intensive instruction weekly
- Taught by native English instructors.
- Interesting electives such as idioms & slang, accent reduction, learning from movies and television
- Flexible start dates
- Discount for 12 weeks or longer when prepaid in full
Who is the ESL course for?
- Beginning students who want to create a solid English language foundation
- Students who want to improve their interpersonal communication skills
- Students who want to build confidence when speaking in front of a group of people
2010 Course start dates
Session |
Date |
Session |
Date |
*WINTER 1 |
Jan. 4 – Jan. 29 |
*SUMMER 1 |
Jul. 6 – Jul. 30 |
WIN 2 |
Feb. 1 – Feb. 26 |
SUM 2 |
Aug.2 – Aug. 27 |
WIN 3 |
Mar. 1 – Mar. 26 |
SUM 3 |
Aug. 30 – Sep. 24 |
*SPRING 1 |
Apr. 5 – Apr. 30 |
*FALL 1 |
Oct. 4– Oct. 29 |
SPR 2 |
May 3 – May 28 |
FAL 2 |
Nov. 1 – Nov. 24 |
SPR 3 |
Jun. 1 – Jun. 25 |
FAL 3 |
Nov.29 – Dec. 23 |
2010 Tuition
Please see Programs & Tuition table
