Our Intensive
English (ESL) program has closed.
CLASSES
Program Overview
Our Full Time Intensive ESL Program has Closed
Level - Beginner to Advanced
5 levels of English courses, from absolute beginner to advanced. Placement tests can be taken upon arrival or while still abroad.
Elective and Specialized Courses
Elective and specialized courses are available and include conversation, presentation, and grammar.
Private and Group Courses Available
New sessions begin as needed. Are you interested in private classes tailored for your level and/or your industry? Let us know.
COURES
English Course Levels and Descriptions
Level 100
At the beginner level, students will develop an understanding of several aspects of grammar and synthesize that knowledge into sentences for written and verbal communication. Students will develop their speaking and listening skills using the simple present tense. They will have basic conversations and share information with others. In the reading and writing course, students will demonstrate the ability to construct grammatically correct sentences about a variety of topics including personal information and descriptions. Students will have the ability to read information for detail and share that information with others. In the pronunciation course, students will gain an understanding of specific aspects of pronunciation that will help them work towards intelligible speech and improved listening comprehension.
Level 200
In the integrated skills courses, students will continue to develop their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills using the simple past, past continuous, and future tenses. Students will develop their speaking and listening skills allowing them to carry on basic conversations, obtain goods and services, and extract information from short broadcasts. Students will develop skills in composing, revising, and editing a paragraph. They will write well-developed descriptive and opinion paragraphs. Students will speak intelligibly using their knowledge of syllable stress, silent letters, past tense endings, and intonation.
Level 300
In the integrated skills courses, students will continue to develop their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills with the narrative tenses. They will also use auxiliary verbs with a special focus on the present and past perfect, learn about phrasal verbs, and be able to express hypothetical situations. Students will develop their speaking and listening skills, allowing them to express their opinions, compare and contrast, and share their feelings about real and imaginary events. The focus of the reading course will be to mark up texts and to identify key facts, sequence events, and summarize information from a text. In the writing class, students will learn to link shorter elements sequentially, narrate a story, and construct three paragraph essays in a variety of formats including cause and effect, persuasive, compare and contrast, argumentative and narrative.
Level 400
In the integrated skills courses, students will use the future verb tenses (simple future, future progressive, and future perfect) in speaking and writing. They will be able to use auxiliary, modal, and full verbs. In the speaking course, students will interact with others with a degree of fluency and spontaneity on a wide variety of topics. The reading courses will help students understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization. For writing, students will produce a clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of a variety of opinions. They will be able to write a five paragraph problem-solution essay.
Level 500
As students prepare to transition to academic life, the integrated skills courses will allow students to master a wide range of grammatical structures and use them effectively in speaking and in writing. They will use a wide range of modals, understand idiomatic language, and use linking devices in speaking and writing. Students will learn to restate or discuss topics from a complex presentation as well as present about a subject including an introduction, supporting details, and a conclusion. Students will read and understand a variety of texts and be able to identify explicit or implicit meaning. The reading course will also help them continue to develop their critical thinking skills. Students will transition to academic writing by constructing a research paper on a topic of choice.
TESTIMONIALS
What Our Students Say
It is very pleasant to find an English school that teaches and guides international students; a school that makes you feel cozy. Few months ago, I made one of the best decisions on enrolling in Empire State English. My goal was to improve my English skills to take my English proficiency exam and apply to Universities, and I did it in less than 6 months! I loved the professionalism, energy and the enthusiasm the teachers have and transmit to students. ESE’s classes are small and the curriculum well organized, which allowed me to get my questions answered easily and improve my skills faster. Also, I learned a lot through the student advising. Through them, I discovered the barriers I thought I had to apply for my master’s degree were not barriers. For me, ESE wasn’t only an English school, but also my guide to apply to different Universities. I was impressed by the organization of the school and the very good connections they have to guide international students to further improve education. I am grateful to have been part of a fantastic school that teaches, guides and welcomes students from across the world.
I couldn’t have done it without ESE!
