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15 minutes from Nashville 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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Belmont is a leader in music and music business, offering degrees in 64 areas including music business, music performance and broadcasting/ video production
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Enjoy living in Nashville, a friendly, cosmopolitan city with a moderate climate, low cost of living and popularly known as "Music City, USA"
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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
: Urban
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Transportation
: 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 Belmont University has hosted hundreds of students from around the world. Recently, the majority of students have come to ELS from Asia, including Korea (40%), Taiwan (11%) and Japan (20%). Students also come from countries in Latin America (16%), Europe (5%) 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 62-acre historic Belmont University campus is located in the southeastern corner of Nashville, Tennessee, the friendly State Capitol nicknamed "Music City, USA" for its musical heritage and distinctive Nashville sound. Offering a rare combination of big-city charisma with small-town charm, Nashville is home to over 560,000 residents and, most notably, to the Grand Ole Opry (the famous weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live), the Country Music Hall of Fame and countless major record labels. Nashville is so synonymous with country music that each year, the Country Music Association's Fan Fair (later renamed the CMA Music Festival) draws thousands of country music fans to the city. Named one of the 15 best American cities for work and family by Fortune Magazine, Nashville is often referred to as the "Athens of the South" for its classical architecture and educational institutions; 16 colleges and universities are located in the metropolitan area alone. Glorious Centennial Park is located three kilometers west of the downtown area and provides residents with a quiet, green, lush environment to relax in, to enjoy the serene view of the park's Lake Watauga or, most famously, to explore the art gallery located in the park's The Parthenon - a full-scale replica of the original Greek Parthenon. "Nashvillians" - residents of the city - typically enjoy a mild, pleasant climate with only a few days out of the year yielding either very hot or very cold temperatures. |
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About the College/University |
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| Founded in 1890, Belmont University is a private, coeducational institution affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention. In fact, Belmont is the second-largest Christian university in the State of Tennessee and among the fastest growing similarly-affiliated institutions in the nation. Recognized as a premier teaching university, Belmont brings together the best of liberal arts and professional education in a Christian community of learning and service. Home to 4,000 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students from every U.S. state and more than 29 nations from around the world, Belmont's picturesque campus reflects its long, rich history dating back to the nineteenth century. In between classes, Belmont students enjoy studying in the beautiful campus Victorian gardens or eat lunch at noontime in the elegant historic gazebos. Belmont offers its students the opportunity to earn bachelor's degrees in more than 60 areas of specialization, master's degrees in 8 areas and 2 doctoral degrees among the school's eight academic colleges and schools: Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; Health Sciences; Religion; University College; Visual & Performing Arts; School of Occupational Therapy; and the School of Physical Therapy. Outside of the classroom, students have ample opportunities to get involved in the campus community and join one of the 80 student-run organizations. Students are avid fans of Belmont's NCAA Division I sports teams, "The Bruins," and are always on-hand to cheer on the men's and women's teams playing baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field and volleyball. |
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