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LAL English schools offer international students secure routes to university study in highly-ranked universities around the world. Preparing for your education abroad can be both an exciting and overwhelming experience. With so much to consider and accomplish, your choice of university preparatory course will have a profound effect on your future. LAL boast long running partnerships with some of world best post secondary institutes, making LAL the decisive leader in English academic preparation.
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LAL offers a selection of exciting destinations, all with unique features for today's international students. As well as the attractive seaside locations of Torbay, Fort Lauderdale, Cape Town and Malta (where LAL school is known as IELS), LAL's newest year-round school in London is in Twickenham, by the River Thames in the Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames – one of the capital's most popular 'villages.' LAL offers further choices for Young Learners in summer schools, the newest LAL school at Fordham University in New York.
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Focus of Study : General English is a basic course to improve students' language skills while having plenty of free time on language holiday. Students will study all the key skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking, and the course includes grammar and vocabulary too. The focus is on spoken English for everyday situations.
Benefit, Goal of this course : This course is suitable for students who would like to become confident in English speaking of English and maximize their ability to use English in everyday situations. On the course you will develop your language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking), improve your knowledge of grammar and learn how to use it in practice.
Curriculum :
- everyday English reading, writing and listening
- an emphasis on speaking and practical communication in common situations, such as travelling, shopping, and leisure time
Focus of Study : General English is a basic course to improve students' language skills while having plenty of free time on language holiday. Students will study all the key skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking, and the course includes grammar and vocabulary too. The focus is on spoken English for everyday situations.
Benefit, Goal of this course : This course is suitable for students who would like to become confident in English speaking of English and maximize their ability to use English in everyday situations. On the course you will develop your language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking), improve your knowledge of grammar and learn how to use it in practice.
Curriculum :
- everyday English reading, writing and listening
- an emphasis on speaking and practical communication in common situations, such as travelling, shopping, and leisure time
Focus of Study : Intensive English focuses on learning everyday English with an emphasis on fluent communication and practical language skills. This is a group course with classes of up to 12 or 15 people. This course adds an additional 7.5 hours of English to your core course. The additional 10 afternoon lessons each week will give you the opportunity to put into practice the new language learnt in the General English Course.
Benefit, Goal of this course : This course is suitable for students who would like to become confident in English speaking and maximize their ability to use English in everyday situations. Intensive English is a group course which is ideal for learning everyday English with an emphasis on fluent communication and practical language skills.
Curriculum :
Intensive English includes two parts: 20 lessons of General English, which follows the same programme as our General English courses, and 10 further lessons of communication skills, which may be with different students
- The General English component includes everyday English reading, writing and listening with an emphasis on speaking and practical communication in common situations, such as travelling, shopping, and leisure time. There will be support with grammar and pronunciation, and we will also introduce study skills to help you to become an efficient learner and to keep learning when you are out of the classroom.
- The Intensive English component focuses on practical communication rather than grammar, and explores a greater range of situations and a wider use of language. Your teacher will choose materials and exercises to suit the interests of the class.
Focus of Study : Intensive English focuses on learning everyday English with an emphasis on fluent communication and practical language skills. This is a group course with classes of up to 12 or 15 people. This course adds an additional 7.5 hours of English to your core course. The additional 10 afternoon lessons each week will give you the opportunity to put into practice the new language learnt in the General English Course.
Benefit, Goal of this course : This course is suitable for students who would like to become confident in English speaking and maximize their ability to use English in everyday situations. Intensive English is a group course which is ideal for learning everyday English with an emphasis on fluent communication and practical language skills.
Curriculum :
Intensive English includes two parts: 20 lessons of General English, which follows the same programme as our General English courses, and 10 further lessons of communication skills, which may be with different students
- The General English component includes everyday English reading, writing and listening with an emphasis on speaking and practical communication in common situations, such as travelling, shopping, and leisure time. There will be support with grammar and pronunciation, and we will also introduce study skills to help you to become an efficient learner and to keep learning when you are out of the classroom.
- The Intensive English component focuses on practical communication rather than grammar, and explores a greater range of situations and a wider use of language. Your teacher will choose materials and exercises to suit the interests of the class.
Focus of Study : For people who need a formal qualification in English, such as for entrance to an American University, a TOEFL exam may be ideal. If you decide to take the exam and have passed it you will have a valuable qualification, recognized by American universities and other institutions all over the world.
Benefit, Goal of this course :
The TOEFL class will provide you with the practice in all the language skills tested on the new TOEFL iBT (Internet-based test). Not only will you become familiar with the test format but you will also learn the strategies necessary to tackle each task. Skill-building exercises will help you improve your academic reading, writing, listening and speaking. The course will also prepare you for the integrated skills tasks. You will learn how to synthesize and effectively convey information from the reading and listening material in speaking and writing.
Throughout the course your teacher will monitor your progress, and there will be tests and mock exams.
Curriculum : reading, writing, listening and speaking
Focus of Study : For people who need a formal qualification in English, such as for entrance to an American University, a TOEFL exam may be ideal. If you decide to take the exam and have passed it you will have a valuable qualification, recognized by American universities and other institutions all over the world.
Benefit, Goal of this course :
The TOEFL class will provide you with the practice in all the language skills tested on the new TOEFL iBT (Internet-based test). Not only will you become familiar with the test format but you will also learn the strategies necessary to tackle each task. Skill-building exercises will help you improve your academic reading, writing, listening and speaking. The course will also prepare you for the integrated skills tasks. You will learn how to synthesize and effectively convey information from the reading and listening material in speaking and writing.
Throughout the course your teacher will monitor your progress, and there will be tests and mock exams.
Curriculum : reading, writing, listening and speaking
Classroom Hour :
15 hours per week
Course Information
Class size
10 Students
Schedule
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 Weeks
Course Level
B1
VISA Info
I-20 Issued Upon Request
Minimum age
16
Accommodation
Homestay, Off-campus Residence
Qualification
N/A
Course Schedule
(2024Year schedule), has been finished. (2025Year schedule), has been updating
Fees
School's Admin fee
(USD)$ 120
Tuition
1 ~ 7 Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
(USD)$ 350 / Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Housing Placement
(USD)$ 85
Accommodation Fee
Terms
Homestay
On-Campus Dorm/residence
Off-Campus residence
Weekly
(USD)$ 280
(USD)$ 350
Airport Pickup
(USD)$ 85
Other Charges
Remarks / Other Information
* Dates and Fees are approximate and may change without prior notice.
Location
Accommodation
Homestay :
- up to 60 mins from school
- Single or double rooms with shared bathrooms and half-board are available in our host homes. Staying with a host family is the best way to learn English in a short amount of time. You will live with an English-speaking family and share two meals per day, where you will talk with your host family and build a lasting friendship.
LAL Boston carefully selects and screens host families to ensure that you are placed in a pleasant and safe “home away from home”. Host families are located outside of the central area, within 60 minutes of the school.
Residence :
- 20 mins by train/30 mins on foot to the school
- International Guest House (IGH) is a great place for students looking to be in the Boston area. IGH is located in the historic Back Bayone of Boston’s most desirable and safest neighbourhoods! IGH was once a single-family mansion that hes been converted into student accommodation.
The guest house is home to about 100 international students at any one time. We offer rates with or without meals (daily breakfast and dinner) in the central dining room, a great chance for you to relax with your new international friends.
Single rooms with private bathrooms or shared rooms with shared bathrooms are available. Bed linen and towels are included. Airconditioning, a refrigerator and microwave are available in selected rooms. Wireless Internet access is available at no extra charge.
Hotels :
- 20 mins from school
- La Quinta Inn & Suites offers comfortable rooms a short train or bus ride from LAL Boston, and within easy reach of shops and restaurants. Double, twin or single rooms are available, and all options include a buffet breakfast. The hotel offers free transport to and from the airport, and an hourly transfer to the local 'T' railway station.
Surrounding Area
Boston is a cosmopolitan city that attracts intellectuals and adventurers. Home to both Harvard University and MIT, Boston is renowned for having some of the top-ranking educational establishments in the world and being a real “student city”, where one in four residents is a student! Learn English in the USA's city of education.
Boston is a city teeming with life, where students can immerse themselves in the English language, and take advantage of the many activities and excursions offered by the school.
Situated in the heart of Downtown Boston in the West End area, LAL Boston is ideally located for students looking to experience the very best of Boston life and culture.
Every day LAL Boston students engage in activities such as visits to the city’s museums and sporting events, ice skating in the winter, and picnics or beach trips in the summer.
Tours of MIT and Harvard University, whale watching at Boston Harbor and trips to the Six Flags theme park are just a few of the exciting excursion options available to students.
Facilities
Free wireless Internet access
Free computer access
Listening facilities
Lounge area
Kitchen for students
Wheelchair access
Air conditioning
Activity
LAL are experts at Leisure as well as Language. More than just classroom study, LAL will help you discover the best of the region through our unbeatable leisure programmes. Lifelong learning, and experiences that will stay with you forever – all from LAL.
- Charlestown Navy Yard
- Museum of Science
- Six Flags Theme Park
- See a basketball game
- Take in a baseball game
Getting to the school from the airport
Boston Logan International (BOS) : $100 (inbound)/ 60 (outbound)
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