English Language Courses in Washington

UESL Program, Central Washington University:
The University English as a Second Language (UESL) Program at Central Washington University (CWU) in Ellensburg, Washington, is located in the center of Washington State in the Northwestern US. Central Washington University is a public university with 8,000 students. Popular majors include business, accounting, education and music. Conditional undergraduate admission is offered and the UESL recommendation is accepted in place of the TOEFL. Interesting courses, opportunities to visit undergraduate classes, and experienced, professional teachers (all have master's degrees in teaching English).

The UESL Program offers intensive English classes to prepare international students for academic work at US universities/colleges and for business or education at home. Our ESL program has five levels. Most students enter our program at Level 2 or higher. Level 5 is our highest level. You will have opportunities to develop your reading, writing, speaking, listening, and grammar skills in each course and at each level. Teachers often take students on field trips or create out-of-the class opportunities and assignments.

There are four kinds of classes. For Levels 1-4, we have an Oral Communication class that teaches listening and speaking skills, a Block class which focuses on reading, writing and grammar skills, and an Elective class. The elective classes that students can choose from may include computer classes, TOEFL preparation, TOEIC preparation, English or history through movies, film-making, vocabulary/idioms, speaking workshop, travel, business, and different kinds of grammar classes.

For Level Five, we offer the visitation class in place of oral communication. In this class you attend an undergraduate CWU class as a visitor and you meet once a week with one of the UESL Program's teachers to discuss what you are learning. This helps you prepare for entering an undergraduate program at an American university.

Outside-class activities include Conversation Partners/Groups, Welcome Parties, field trips, International Cooking Club, and the ESL Newspaper.