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30 minutes from Chicago O'Hare International Airport by car. |
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HIGHLIGHTS
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Over 550 U.S. colleges and universities accept the ELS Certification of English in place of the TOEFL
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Students enjoy outings to professional sporting events, including the Bulls (basketball), Cubs and White Sox (baseball), and the Bears (football)
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Live 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, the third largest city in the nation and home to the Lyric Opera and the world-famous Art Institute
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Type
: Private
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Establishment
: 1961
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Membership/Accreditation : AAIEP
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Enrollment
: 300
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Average Class Size
: 12
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Student Adviser
: Yes
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Airport Pickup: Yes
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Internet Access
: Yes
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Tuition
: High
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Activities
: Frequent
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Location
: Suburban
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Transportation
: Train, subway, bus, taxi
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CONTACT INFORMATION |
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ELS Language Centers
Central Admissions Office
400 Alexander Park
Princeton, NJ , 08540
, U.S.A.
TEL: +1 609 750 3566
FAX: +1 609 750 3599
E-mail: admissions@els.com
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View Course Information & Apply Online
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Founded in 1961, ELS Language Centers is a group of private language schools that help millions of students from more than 140 countries significantly improve their English skills in the shortest time possible and prepare them for academic study at an American college or university. With more than 40 ELS locations available across 25 U.S. states, students are exposed to different cross-cultural ideas and influences that will deepen their English communication skills and cultural understanding. Learning from native speaking instructors, students study from a well-developed curriculum designed to enhance their fluency and accuracy and hone their skills in the areas of structure/speaking, conversation, and reading/writing. Students also select from a wide variety of elective classes to study topics pertinent to their individual interests, including TOEFL Preparation, Business English, Pronunciation, U.S. Culture, and Listening & Note Taking. As an added feature, more than 550 American colleges and universities accept the ELS Certification of English in place of the TOEFL in order to admit students to their undergraduate degree programs. ELS Language Centers is a proud member of AAIEP, the American Association of Intensive English Programs promoting professional standards and high-quality English programs.
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Student Countries of Origin |
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The ELS Center at Dominican University has hosted thousands of students from more than 40 countries around the world. Recently, the majority of students have come to ELS from Asia, including Korea (26%), Japan (16%), and Taiwan (9%). Students also come from countries in Europe (22%), Latin America (17%), and other countries worldwide.
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Faculty Qualifications |
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| ELS instructors are highly-qualified, native speaking professionals. Many instructors have lived and traveled abroad and have extensive training and experience teaching English to students from around the world. The personal and academic qualities of ELS instructors make each uniquely qualified to offer meaningful language-learning opportunities and to care deeply about their students. |
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| ELS provides students with the opportunity to live in on-campus dormitories or enjoy a homestay experience. Students living on-campus will be close to classes, campus activities and other students - both American and international. ELS also arranges homestays for those students who want to experience American culture first-hand as a member of a family and practice their conversational English. Students are encouraged to make their housing arrangements as early as possible due to the limited amount of space available. Private off-campus apartments may also available; however students must make their own arrangements. For more information, use the Contact Address to ask the school directly. |
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| The ELS Language Center on the Dominican University campus is located in River Forest, Illinois, a lovely suburban community home to 12,000 residents and ideally situated just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, the third largest metropolitan area in the United States. Best known for its tree-lined streets and gracious homes, River Forest offers its residents easy access to the heart of Chicago with the Metra commuter train and a stop on the Chicago subway system available nearby. After arriving in Chicago's downtown area, the city's convenient bus and subway system is able to shuttle everyone to any destination in the city. Home to more than 46 world-class museums, over 200 theaters, and countless internationally-renowned historic architecture, Chicago has something for everyone. While exploring the city, don't forget to visit the Lincoln Park Zoo, the nation's oldest public zoo; the Art Institute of Chicago, home of the largest collection of Impressionist paintings outside of Paris; or the three of the world's tallest buildings, the Sears Tower, the Amoco Building, and the John Hancock. Sports enthusiasts have no problem in finding a team to cheer for in Chicago, a city with many different types of professional sports teams, including basketball (The Bulls), American football (The Bears), hockey (The Blackhawks), soccer (The Fire), and two baseball teams (The Cubs and The White Sox). With more than 7,000 restaurants, food enthusiasts can sample anything from gourmet French cuisine and down-home Cuban food, to authentic Chinese feasts and famous Chicago-style pizza. Visitors and residents alike enjoy taking advantage of more than 29 miles of the city's lakefront, a perfect destination for running, walking, rollerblading, biking, or just relaxing in the sun. |
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About the College/University |
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| First established in 1901 as the all-women's Saint Clara College, later named Rosary College, the university became coeducational in 1970 and was officially re-named Dominican University (DU) in 1996. Renowned for its relationship-centered educational community rooted in the liberal arts and sciences, DU's ongoing success and distinction stems from its exploration and expression of its Catholic Dominican identity and mission. The wooded 30-acre campus dotted by lovely ivy-covered Gothic buildings is home to 3,200 undergraduate and graduate students from 24 U.S. states and 18 nations from around the world. DU undergraduate students are offered over 50 major fields of study through the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences with most popular majors being art history, business administration, communication arts and sciences, English, international relations and diplomacy, and secondary education. Students studying at the graduate level earn their advanced degrees through DU's four graduate schools: Business, Education, Library and International Science, and Social Work. Approximately 50% of the corporate librarians or information specialists in the Chicago area are Dominican University graduates. When students are not in class, many join one of the over 30 on-campus organizations, including dance and theater troupes, poetry and literary groups, student government, honor societies, professional organizations, international and cultural groups, or writing for the Dominican Star Student Newspaper. In the spirit of DU's Catholic Dominican tradition, University Ministry has a large presence on-campus and welcomes people of all religious traditions and cultures to explore and enliven their spirituality and faith. |
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