Schools
· New York
ELS / Manhattan, N.Y.
Adelphi University
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. Few places
of the world provide the emotion, the variety, the culture
and the opportunities that the biggest city of the United
States offers. ELS is located next to the SoHo, the avant
garde district, closely together to the famous Greenwich
Village. Founded on 1896, this is an extension of the
main campus of the Garden City (New York) of Adelphi University.
Lodging
Sussex House, a residential hotel of reasonable prices
for students, located near Times Square, provides lodging
in the style of the university residences, with refrigerator,
microwaves and Internet access.
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 student will be immersed in the activity and the uproar
that characterize the popular Greenwich Village and SoHo
districts, where he will be able to visit the near and
popular coffees and galleries, the Carnegie Hall, Lincoln
Center, the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. He can also visit some of the 400 theaters,
150 museums and 25.000 restaurants of New York.
ELS
/ Manhattan,
N.Y.
Adelphi University
75 Varick Street, piso 2
New York, NY
Tel: (212) 431-9330
Fax: (212) 431-1636
Email: nym@els.com
Web: www.els.com/
