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University of La Verne

University of La Verne

ELS La Verne (CA)
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School Info

Basic information

  • Enrollment
  • 125students
  • Airport Pickup
  • Yes
  • Telephone
  • 1(909)593-5555
  • Fax
  • 1(909)596-5516
  • Address
  • 2232 D. Street, Suite #201 La Verne , CA , 91750

Options

  • Urban
  • Homestay
  • On-Campus Dorm/residence
  • University-based Program
  • Conditional Admission (0)

Why This School?

  • - Downtown cultural attractions & shopping
    - Conditional admission with 112 ELS level, without TOEFL scores
    - Campus Facility Use
    - Outdoor recreation at local parks and lakes (biking, hiking, skiing, ice skating)
    - The Mall of America (largest mall in the USA)

About the  ELS La Verne (CA)

  • For over 50 years, students have chosen ELS to achieve their English language goals. With 12 class levels, state-of-the-art language technology centers, multiple testing services and university admission assistance, ELS ensures success through our personalized approach and commitment to student achievement. ELS' rapidly globalizing world presents many challenges; however, those challenges bring with them many opportunities. Being able to communicate effectively in English can help students make the most of these opportunities and enable student to accomplish his dreams. ELS International Pathways provide one with a seamless journey to further education. Students can study English with ELS in 83 different locations in 11 countries. By completing the ELS English for Academic Purposes program, student satisfy the English requirement for more than 650 ELS partner universities worldwide. ELS University Admission Services will guide students from start to finish as he progress toward his chosen university. Students will make new friends from around the world and come to understand their cultures. This will ensure one a successful journey through a rapidly changing, globalizing world.

About the  University of La Verne

  • University of La Verne is a private nonprofit university located in La Verne, California, about 30 minutes away from Los Angeles.Founded in 1891, the university is composed of the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Business & Public Management, College of Education and Organizational Leadership, College of Law, and a Regional Campus Administration that oversees seven regional campuses. It awards both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Many of their classes are taught at smaller campuses throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

Conditional admission

  • With over level 112 in ELS, students can be accepted to Bachelor and Master's programs. Both Undergraduate and Graduate schools issue a CLA to students.

ETC


Course Information

  • Focus of Study :
    Structure/Speaking Practice with emphasis on vocabulary enrichment and language technology

    Benefit, Goal of this course : 
    If students want to learn English while still having time to visit local cities and attractions, the ELS Semi-Intensive English program is the perfect choice! Student will take classes in the morning and have afternoons free to explore and use his improving English.
     
    Curriculum :  
    The development of important language skills and elements, such as listening, speaking, pronunciation and vocabulary, allows him to communicate accurately and effectively.
     
    Students practice conversation and other speaking skills using practical, real-world English. Students learn  
    to write with accuracy and effectiveness, develop strategic listening skills and improve your use  
    of grammar.
     
    Students work on his individual language skills and objectives through technology-supported learning  
    in our modern Language Technology Centers.
     
    Contact America! provides student with regular opportunities to meet with native English speakers, visit
    and observe university courses, listen to guest lecturers and participate in local excursions

    Classroom Hour :
    Monday through Friday/20 sessions per week 
    8:30-9:20-Language Technology Center
    9:30-10:20-Vocabulary Enrichment
    10:30-11:20-Structure/Speaking Practice
    11:30-12:20-Structure/Speaking Practice

Course Information

Class size 12 Students Schedule 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40 Weeks
Course Level 12 level VISA Info I-20 Issued Upon Request
Minimum age 16 Accommodation Homestay, On-Campus Dorm/residence

requirements

  • N/A

Course Schedule

2025-01-27 2025-01-20 2025-01-13 2025-01-06
2024-12-30 2024-12-23 2024-12-16 2024-12-09
2024-12-02
※ From the Course Starting Dates 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40Weeks(month) Choose

Fees

Tuition

School's Admin fee (USD)$ 175
Tuition
4 Week 8 Week 12 Week 16 Week 20 Week
(USD)$ 1,660 (USD)$ 3,320 (USD)$ 4,680 (USD)$ 6,240 (USD)$ 7,300
24 Week 28 Week 32 Week 36 Week 40 Week
(USD)$ 8,760 (USD)$ 9,660 (USD)$ 11,040 (USD)$ 12,420 (USD)$ 13,800

Accomodation

Housing Placement fee
Accommodation Fee
Terms Homestay On-Campus Dorm/residence Off-Campus residence
4 weeks (USD)$ 900 (USD)$ 890

Airport Pickup

Airport Pickup (USD)$ 190
Other Charges (USD)$ 75    Detail

Remarks / Other Information

  • * Dates and Fees are approximate and may change without prior notice.

Course Information

  • Focus of Study :
    Structure and Speaking Practice, Vocabulary Enrichment, Language Technology Center

    Benefit, Goal of this course :
    Students who wish to study English while on vacation in the USA may do so in the ELS American Explorer Program.
    Curriculum : This program features three morning lessons per day (Monday through Friday) for a total of 15 lessons per week. Afternoons are free for recreation and relaxation.

    Classroom Hour :
    Monday through Friday/15 lessons per week 
    8:30-9:20 Vocabulary Enrichment/Language
    9:30-10:20 Structure/Speaking Practice
    10:30-11:20 Structure/Speaking Practice

Course Information

Class size 12 Students Schedule 4, 8, 12 Weeks
Course Level 12 level VISA Info I-20 Issued Upon Request
Minimum age 16 Accommodation Homestay, On-Campus Dorm/residence

requirements

  • N/A

Course Schedule

2025-01-27 2025-01-20 2025-01-13 2025-01-06
2024-12-30 2024-12-23 2024-12-16 2024-12-09
2024-12-02
※ From the Course Starting Dates 4, 8, 12Weeks(month) Choose

Fees

Tuition

School's Admin fee (USD)$ 175
Tuition
4 Week 8 Week 12 Week Week Week
(USD)$ 1,600 (USD)$ 3,200 (USD)$ 4,500
Week Week Week Week Week

Accomodation

Housing Placement fee
Accommodation Fee
Terms Homestay On-Campus Dorm/residence Off-Campus residence
4 weeks (USD)$ 900 (USD)$ 890

Airport Pickup

Airport Pickup (USD)$ 190
Other Charges (USD)$ 75    Detail

Remarks / Other Information

  • * Dates and Fees are approximate and may change without prior notice.

Course information

  • Focus of Study :
    English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is set out to provide students with the fundamental academic tools they will need in order to study abroad. EAP will be the initiative to students' pursuit of higher education.

    Benefit, Goal of this course : 
    Students who enroll in EAP program will ultimately aim for conditional admissions to ELS' 650+ partner universities. Students who complete all 12 levels of Intensive EAP courses will be issued a Certificate of Completion which will prove students' English proficiency at more than 650 universities.

    Curriculum :
    Students at all levels will be offered Language Technology Center and Reading/Writing lessons. From beginner(101-103) to advanced(107-109), students will be provided with structure/speaking and vocabulary lessons while masters (110-112) will be provided with Skills Enhancement Class and Language Studies additionally.

    Classroom Hour : 
    English for Academic Purposes Sample Class Schedule*


    BEGINNER
    (101 - 103)

    INTERMEDIATE
    (104 - 106)

    ADVANCED
    (107 - 109)

    MASTERS
    (110 - 112)

    8:30 – 9:20

    Structure/Speaking Practice

    Structure/Speaking Practice

    Language Technology Center

    Skills Enhancement Class*

    9:30 – 10:20

    Structure/Speaking Practice

    Structure/Speaking Practice

    Vocabulary Enrichment

    Language Technology Center

     

    10:30 – 11:20

    Language Technology Center

    Vocabulary Enrichment

    Structure/Speaking Practice

    Language Studies

    11:30 – 12:20

    Vocabulary Enrichment

    Language Technology Center

    Structure/Speaking Practice

    Language Studies

    12:20 – 1:30

    LUNCH

    LUNCH

    LUNCH

    LUNCH

    1:30 – 2:30

    Reading/Writing**

    Reading/Writing**

    Reading/Writing**

    Reading/Writing**

    2:40 – 3:45

    Reading/Writing**

    Reading/Writing**

    Reading/Writing**

    Reading/Writing**



Course information

Class size 15 Students Schedule 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40 Weeks
Course Level 12 level VISA Info I-20 Issued Upon Request
Minimum age 16 Accommodation Homestay, On-Campus Dorm/residence

requirements

  • N/A

Course Schedule

2025-01-27 2025-01-20 2025-01-13 2025-01-06
2024-12-30 2024-12-23 2024-12-16 2024-12-09
2024-12-02
※ From the Course Starting Dates 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40Weeks(month) Choose

Fees

Tuition

School's Admin fee (USD)$ 175
Tuition
4 Week 8 Week 12 Week 16 Week 20 Week
(USD)$ 1,840 (USD)$ 3,680 (USD)$ 5,244 (USD)$ 6,992 (USD)$ 8,280
24 Week 28 Week 32 Week 36 Week 40 Week
(USD)$ 9,936 (USD)$ 10,948 (USD)$ 12,512 (USD)$ 14,076 (USD)$ 15,640

Accommodation

Housing Placement
Accommodation fee
Terms Homestay On-Campus Dorm/residence Off-Campus residence

Airport Pickup

Airport Pickup (USD)$ 190
Other Charges (USD)$ 315    Detail

Remarks / Other Information

  • * Dates and Fees are approximate and may change without prior notice.

Location


Accommodation

  • Student Residence (On Campus) 
    Location: La Verne Dormitory Oaks Residential Complex, Bldg ELa Verne, CA
    Room Type: Triple Meals: No meals included Min Age: 17 
    Key/Damage: $100 
    Description: 
    2013 Temporary Summer Meal Adjustments ONLY applicable to Sessions 6, 7 and 8: Davenport will be closed for mealsfrom May 31st to June 10th. Davenport will reopen June 11th and the hours are: • Monday-Thursday: Breakfast 8am - 9am, Lunch 11am - 1pm, Dinner 5pm-7pm • Friday: Breakfast 8am - 9am, Lunch 11am - 1pm, Dinner 5pm- 6:30pm• Saturday & Sunday: Brunch 11am - 1pm & Dinner 5 - 6:30pm. • Barbara¿s place will be open Monday- Friday 8am-2pm for breakfast and lunch only. Summer dorm building is subject tochange. Shared typical on campus dormrooms. Shared hallway bathrooms. Roomsinclude 3 single beds, 3 desks, 3 dressers and closets. Rooms are well lit with big windows and bureau. Males and females may NOT share the same room in the dorm; however, males and females are housed onthe same floor. Linens are not provided. Students should bring or purchase uponarrival: extra long twin sheets, blanket/comforter, pillow, towels, alarm clock. Self service laundry machines are availablefor a small fee. 






    Homestay 
    Location: Homestays in the area Room 
    Type: Single Meals: 14 meals per week 
    Min Age: 14 Key/Damage: None 
    Description: 
    Host family students areresponsible for their personal transportation. Students generally commute to the campus by bus, foot or bike.

Surrounding Area

  • La Verne is a safe and small city, just east of Los Angeles. It is near world-class surfingbeaches and attractions such as Disneyland® and Universal Studios Hollywood® and renowned museums. The Center is located on the University of La Verne campus near a residential communitythat provides a friendly, small-townatmosphere.La Verne enjoys a year-round warm, mildclimate. Pleasant summers are just right for sportswear of all types. Winter evenings arecool (jackets are needed), but most days tendto be sunny and warm. A raincoat isrecommended for winter showers.

Facilities

  • Baseball field Basketball court(s) Cafeteria Computer center Fitness Center GymnasiumLanguage Technology Center (LTC) Library Music practice room(s) Recreational park Snack bar Wheelchair accessible

Top Native Language by Center

  • Students from all over the world with different nationality and cultural background have chosen ELS program to study English in a new Environment. Nationalities of students include Chinese(35%),Japanese(32%),Arabic(17%).Korean(9%). The percentage may vary each month.

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林欣瑩

課程的問題??
Q: 想請問拉文大學的課程有哪些類型的??想計畫要去念語言學校,想說先了解一下~~ A: 您好,關於課程的部分,在此為您做個介紹。 半密集英語課程 : 這項課程最適合想要一邊遊覽週邊環境一邊提高英語流利度的學生。 學生們上午上課,下午可以自由安排各種活動,例如參觀當地景點和名勝。 課程將包括聽、說、讀、寫、發音、辭匯在內的重要語言技巧整合在一起。


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김형태

- To be honest, I had no plan how and where to go to study English abroad before someone recommended me Study Destiny, and the principal made me go to Laverne Center I am pretty sure no one knows about Laverne but it is a small city near LA. You could get there straight away from the LA airport, but I took the train from LA union station and it took me about 30~40 minutes.First thing that amazed me about Laverne was that, it had no homeless people. Despite the fact, LA 
city had quite a number of homeless people, Laverne had none of them. It is a typical small and safe city. ELS center is within the Laverne University. There is only one office, but class rooms are separated. For accommodation problems, I home stayed for the first month, and I used Uni dormitory from following month. It’s not like I hated home staying but it was just too distant from the university.
 
The teachers are very nice, all of them! Especially Stew, and Matt! Matt told me that he was going to Columbia university for TESOL I don’t know if it worked out for him. Korean ratio is perfect as well. And there is a restaurant within the Uni which is ran by Korean people so I could solve my lunch with 
reasonable prices the whole time.I was placed into one of the most advanced class, so the text was pretty hard. But out of all, the lesson where you had to write 7 pages worth of essay was the hardest.Although it is distant from LA, I think that is the major reason why it is an ideal place to study English 
for!.
 
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사실 제대하고 어학연수를 가려는 마음만 있었지, 어디를 어떻게 가야하고 어떻게 준비하는지는 깜깜했었었죠.
라번은 아시는분은 없겠지만. LA인근의 소도시 입니다. 가는법은 LA공항에서 바로 가는법도 있겠지만, 저같은 경우는 LA 유니온 스테이션에서 기차타고 30~40분정도?를 가서 도착했죠.
제가 LA에 와서 가장 놀랐던게, 곳곳에 있는 홈레스 들이었는데, 라번은 홈레스가 없고(한명도 못봤어요) 작고 안전한 전형적인 미국 소도시입니다. ELS 센터는 이 라번에 있는 대학교 라번대 안에 있습니다. 오피스는 한군데지만, 수업은 라번대 곳곳에 퍼져있는 교실에서 진행이 됩니다. 저같은 경우는 첫달은 홈스테이를 하고, 나머지는 라번대 기숙사를 사용했습니다. 홈스테이하는 분은 엄청 착하고 좋았지만, 학교에서 조금 거리가 있어서 그 다음달부터 기숙사로 바꿨죠. 선생님들은 다 너무 좋으세요! 특히 stu랑 matt!! matt은 컬럼비아대로 테솔 따러 간다고 했는데 잘 됬으려나 모르겠네요.ㅎㅎ 한국인 비율도 많지 않고. 그래도 한국인 부부가 운영하시는 식당이 대학내에 있어서 다니는 내내 싼가격으로 점심을 먹을 수 있었어요 ㅎㅎ
저는 거의 끝반으로 배정나서, 교재는 조금 어려웠었구요. 무엇보다 마지막 과목으로 에세이를 7장인가 써야하는 수업이 진짜 힘들었던것 같아요.
LA랑 조금 멀기는 하지만, 오히려 그래서 공부하기는 최적의 조건! 깨끗하고 안전한 곳에서 영어실력 쌓기는 최적의 장소라고 감히 말씀드립니다!
 
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実は除隊して語学留学にいこうという気持ちがりましたが、何を準備し何をしたらいいのかまったく分かりませんでした。
ラボン(地域)をご存知の方はあまりいないかもしれません。 LA近くの小都市です。行く方法は、 LA空港から直接行く方法もありますが、 LAユニオン駅から電車に乗って30 〜 40分くらい?で行くことができます。
私LAに来て一番驚いたのが、あちこちにホームレスがいましたが、ラボンにはホームレスがいなく(一人も見ませんでした)小さくて安全な典型的なアメリカの小都市です。 ELSセンターは、ラボンにある大学·ラボン大学にあります。事務室は一箇所ですが、授業は、ラボン大学内にあるたくさんの教室で進行されます。私の場合、最初の月はホームステイをして、残りはラボン大学の寮を使用しました。ホームステイの方はすごく優しくて良かったのですが、学校から少し距離があったので、その翌月から寮に変えました。先生はみんなとても方いいです!特にstuくんとmattくんはコロンビアでTESOL試験を受けるといっていましたが結果は分かりません。。。 (笑)そして韓国人の割合も多くなく。韓国人夫婦が運営されるレストランは、大学内あるにで安い価格でランチを食べることができました(笑)
私はレベルが高いクラスに割りあたれ、教材は少し難しかったです。何よりも、最後の科目でエッセイを7ページ書かなければいけない授業が本当につらかったです。
LAには少し遠いですが、むしろ勉強するには最適の条件だとおもいます。!町も綺麗でで安全な場所で英語力積むには最適の場所だと申し上げます!

 

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李心儀

拉文大學應該是這個小鎮最熱鬧的地方了!校園規模不大但設備不乏,住宅區和校園幾乎沒有分別,

我們很容易就找到復古的美式餐廳,咖啡廳享受下課時間,這裡溫馨、純樸,沒有都市的紛擾,能夠心無旁鶩的集中精神。

老師親切且樂於回答,深入淺出的教學方式,按照進度分派作業,將所學融會貫通。雖然選擇的是半密集課程(大部分的學生都是全天班),不過我覺得已經很充實了,下午我能自由安排讀小說,看電影,更能充分利用時間完成老師分派的作業

包含習題練習、作文、演講,將課本所學融會至聽說讀寫,明顯感受到自己的英文程度有所進步老師和學生也從不偷懶,

因為一鬆懈就跟不上進度會很吃力的。

這個週末參加學校的Santa Monica之旅,享受海灘和陽光跟購物

上週末也第一次在異鄉走進電影院,十分新鮮的經驗,雖然驚訝沒有字幕,

只要把耳朵打開大概也能看得懂八九不離十。

在美國光是逛那些超市和Mall不用買東西,挖寶就很有趣,也認識不同文化的消費方式和生活習慣~~~

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