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ELS / West Los Angeles
West Los Angeles College
Description
Created in 1961, ELS will show you a different lifestyle
and it will help you to improve your knowledge of the
language and culture of the United States. Located in
28 hectares of gorgeous hills, the West Los Angeles College
is one of the nine public universities of the Los Angeles
District Community College, and serves different communities
such as Beverly Hills, Westwood, Century City, Pacific
Palisades, Marina del Rey and Los Angeles.
Lodging
The options include: host family houses, student’s
residences and apartments. In many cases, the lodging
arrangements can be done before arriving to the United
States.
Academics
ELS offers two English courses: Intensive and Semi-Intensive.
The Intensive Program has 30 weekly lessons and up to
twelve levels - that go from beginner to advanced and
"masters” levels. Before the beginning of the
classes, the student takes a test to determine his level
an how much he /she can speak, understand and write in
English. There are also special programs, including TOEFL
preparation and personalized instruction.
The Semi-Intensive English course was designed for those
who want to make good use of the classes and also have
free time to explore the environs and practice English
outside the classroom. It has 20 weekly lessons, with
emphasis on the communication skills and the practice
of the everyday English, with flexible schedules for the
beginning of each session and twelve learning levels,
from beginners to "masters".
Activities
The students can visit the near cities of Beverly Hills,
Hollywood and Malibu, the Disneyland parks, Universal
Studios, Magic Mountain, and the beautiful Pacific Ocean
beaches, or enjoy weekend trips to San Francisco, Santa
Barbara or San Diego.
ELS
/ West
Los Angeles
West Los Angeles College
9000 Overland Avenue
Culver City, CA 90230-3519
Tel: (310)451-4544
Fax: (310)451-7795
Email: sm@els.com
Web: www.els.com
