Intensive English (F-1 visa)

Intensive English Program (IEP) in the New York Metropolitan Area

Our intensive English program consists of 11 English courses, from beginning to advanced levels. Our program aims to replicate immersive conditions through real-life task-based learning (e.g., presentations, roleplays, debates, etc.), increased peer interaction, instructor-facilitated communicative tasks tied to cultural and academic life in the U.S. This program is ideal for international students (F-1 visa) and for local students who want additional practice.

The Intensive program features:

2.5 hours of CEFR-aligned instruction (English program curriculum);
2 hours of communicative, listening, or writing-focused practice (application and perfection of skills learnt in the main course). These hours are intentionally designed to help students apply their language knowledge in practical, real-life contexts.

The student's material consists of a textbook and a workbook with optional access to a computer-assisted language learning software. The workbook features many TOEFL* style exercises and helps students familiarize themselves with the types of tasks and challenges presented by the TOEFL* exam.

All our English teachers are qualified and experienced professionals, carefully trained in our methodology.

Using multimedia technology, CCLS has designed a unique program that effectively teaches adults and young adults to communicate in the target language from day one. You will learn the language as spoken by native speakers in everyday situations and you will be encouraged to think and speak only in English. This contact with linguistic and cultural aspects of the English language helps further develop your communication skills, so you can understand and use the language naturally. Both formal and everyday American speech are introduced in each lesson to serve as the basis for all subsequent classroom work.

Course duration: 12 weeks per course level. 18 hours of class time per week.

Total program duration: Students are allotted a maximum of four (4) calendar years to complete a full course of studies. While our program takes 2 years and 6 months to complete, CCLS-NJ's policy accounts for factors such as the repeating of classes, student vacation, and temporary breaks, that may prolong program completion.

Group size: 8 students per class on average (maximum of 15)

Schedule: Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Placement tests: non-beginner level students joining the intensive English program are required to take written and oral placement tests once the student visa (F-1) is approved.

CCLS, a language school in the New York Metropolitan area since 2003, is accredited by The Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA).

This school is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant alien students.