ESL Programs

1- Super Intensive English Program (SIEP) (36 hrs/week)

Monday to Friday - morning and afternoon classes.

Morning classes from 9:00 a.m. to 12:36 p.m.

  • 1st class: Listening / Speaking
  • 2nd class: Grammar / Writing
  • 3rd class: Reading / Vocabulary

Afternoon classes from 1:30 p.m. to 5:06 p.m.

  • 1st class: Conversation Management and Accent Reduction Class (CMAR)
  • 2nd class: In-Depth Communication (IDC)
  • 3rd class: In-Depth Discussion (IDD)

2- Intensive English Program (IEP) (24 hrs/wk)

Monday to Friday - morning and first class from the afternoon courses.

Classes from 9:00 a.m. to 2:42 p.m.

  • 1st class: Listening / Speaking
  • 2nd class: Grammar / Writing
  • 3rd class: Reading / Vocabulary
  • 4th class: Reading / Vocabulary Or Accent Reduction Class

3- Basic English Program (BEP) (18 hrs/wk)

Monday to Friday - morning only.

Classes from 9:00 a.m. to 12:36 p.m.

  • 1st class: Listening / Speaking
  • 2nd class: Grammar / Writing
  • 3rd class: Reading / Vocabulary

4- Conversation Program (18 hrs/wk)

Monday to Friday - afternoon only.

Conversation Program includes the following two program types:

  • Intermediate Conversation Program
  • Advanced Conversation Program.
  • Both programs start from 1:30 p.m. and last till 5:06 p.m.

Intermediate Conversation Program has the following classes:

  • 1st class: Conversation Management and Accent Reduction (CMAR)
  • 2nd class: Focus on Idioms (FOI)
  • 3rd class: Role Play Practice (RPP)

Advanced Conversation Program has the following classes:

  • 1st class: Conversation Management and Accent Reduction Class (CMAR)
  • 2nd class: In-Depth Communication (IDC)
  • 3rd class: In-Depth Discussion (IDD)

5- Business English Program (18 hrs/wk)

Monday to Friday - evenings only.
Classes from 6:00 p.m. to 9:36 p.m.

 

  • 1st class: Business Communications
  • 2nd class: Business Theory and Meeting
  • 3rd class: Business Practice

 

6- TOEFL® Preparation Program (18 hrs/wk)

Monday to Friday - morning, afternoon, or evening:

  • Morning classes from 9:00 a.m. to 12:36 p.m.
  • Afternoon classes from 1:30 p.m. to 5:06 p.m.
  • Evening classes from 6:00 p.m. to 9:36 p.m.

Sample of TOEFL® weekly schedule:

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:00 a.m. to 12:36 p.m. Writing Reading Speaking Speaking Writing
Speaking Writing Listening Writing Reading
Reading Listening Reading Reading Listening

7- TOEIC® Preparation Program (18 hrs/wk)

Monday to Friday - afternoons only.

Class from 1:30 p.m. to 5:06 p.m.

TOEIC® includes the following class sessions:

  • Speaking / Writing Practice
  • Intensive Vocabulary Building
  • Business Reading Practice

8- GMAT®/GRE® Preparation Program (18 hrs/wk)

Monday to Thursday - afternoons only: GMAT®/GRE® classes from 1:30 p.m. to 5:06 p.m.
The GMAT®/GRE® Program includes the classes below:

 

  • GRE - Antonyms, analogies, and sentence completion;
  • GMAT - Critical reasoning and sentence
  • GRE/GMAT - Reading Comprehension (long reading passage);
  • GRE/GMAT - Reading comprehension (short reading passages)
  • GRE/GMAT - Analytical writing (issue and argument essays)

 

9- Private Lessons

Private lessons last about 1.5 hours. The schedule for private lessons will vary depending on the students preference and teacher's availability.

last update: February 2012

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The TOEFL iBT® class has been a big help to me! It has helped me improve my English writing, reading, and speaking. It has also helped me understand language in general and it has been very practical and easy to study in this course. Professor David is a big help in this class. He makes it easy to learn and understand language. He also gives good examples and explanations of the topics. The professor answers all my questions about grammar and even explains it with examples from daily life. This class has definitely helped me a lot in my journey to learn English. It also helps me with my goal to write at a college level. This will help me on my way to university.
Oscar 04/27/2011 (Mexico)