The goal of the Adult ESL course is to help adult students expand their fluency by focusing on essential grammar and stimulating listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities that emphasize the language they need for real world communication. The ESL classes focus on the four links to fluency: universal topics, dynamic vocabulary, essential grammar, and confident communication.

Universal Topics: students relate to world themes that provide the necessary context for learning about the English language and global cultures.

Dynamic Vocabulary: students acquire and expand lexis through word families and useful expressions.

Essential Grammar: students learn grammar through either inductive or deductive techniques, depending on which are more effective and practical for that grammar item.

Confident Communication: frequent and fun exercises motivate students to produce language on their own.

The program consists of 5 levels, each level is divided in two sessions:

• Elementary: Session 1 & 2
• Upper Elementary: Session 1 & 2
• Intermediate: Session 1 & 2
• Upper Intermediate: Session 1 & 2
• Advanced: Session 1 & 2

The levels incorporate language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing and cover topics on American Culture and Values. Example themes include Food and American's Eating Habits, Consumerism in the United States, the American Education System, the American Workplace, How Americans Communicate, and Family Life in the United States. Each student receives a certificate of attendance upon completion of the program.

Benefits from our:

• Small class size
• Individual attention
• Free parking
• CUE/ Metrobus accessibility
• Outstanding Faculty

Classes meet twice a week: Tuesday & Thursday (7:00 pm -9:00 pm) or Saturday (9:00 am to 12:00 pm)

Next Sessions begin:

Summer: July 13 – August 31 (Tuesday and Thursday; 4 hours per week)

Summer: July 10 – September 11(Saturday; 3 hours per week)

Fall: September 2 and October 26 (Tuesday and Thursday; 4 hours per week)

Each session: Tuesday/Thursday - 7 ½ weeks, 30 hours total

Saturday – 10 weeks, 30 hours total

For more details contact Mr. Yobi Park in the Admissions Office at 703-591-7042 x313 or Mrs. Thais Price at 703-591-7042 x343