For more than 60 years, students have chosen ELS to achieve their English language goals. With 12 class levels, state-of-the-art language technology centers, multiple testing services and university admission assistance, ELS ensures success through our personalized approach and commitment to student achievement.
Our quality of instruction is evident through our dedicated, professional teachers. Many of the most experienced teachers at ELS are members of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), hold Master's degrees or TEFL Certificates, and have taught at ELS for 15+ years.
Learning English through ELS is the most effective way to improve your language skills, and prepare you for academic and career success. Over 600 universities worldwide accept the ELS Certificate as proof of English proficiency.
2. True American Experience:
From day one you’ll be immersed in an intensive English language experience that is culturally rich and academically rigorous.
Choose to live in a homestay with local families, stay in University housing or in an apartment with fellow students and gain confidence and build skills to last a lifetime.
Every program includes the American Experience class which features a blend of local culture, academic counseling, guest speakers and off-campus visits.
3. More locations
ELS has the largest network of university campus-based English language centers in the world.
You can choose from over 13 locations that include big cities, small towns, rural locations and rich cultures. Many of our centers give you access to student facilities and an authentic on-campus experience.
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4. Supportive and safe
Every ELS location offers a homestay option with an English speaking host family, so you will always feel safe and comfortable. We can also help you find student residence or other housing.
Academic staff are on hand to provide academic advice and assistance in applying to university.
Our teaching staff are the best at what they do. Many of our most experienced teachers are members of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), hold Master’s degrees or TEFL Certificates, and have taught at ELS for 15+ years.
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See why our students recommend us
ELS improved my language. Then, they corrected my grammar mistakes and told me many things about my major. Also, they told me how I can get admission [to university], and there are some classes to help me with my major. They gave me many after-school classes every month. I will start university to catch my goal, and I would like to come back and visit my teachers in ELS because I really made new friends there.
Bandar - ELS Intensive English Alumni, Purdue University Graduate, Saudi Arabia
Every ELS class is important to me. We speak and develop our language skills and grammar. All my life I thought I was very good in grammar because I was in my country. Now, I learned something new because my experience here was bigger than in my country.
Tatiana - American Explorer student at ELS New York, Russia
