English classes in Seattle, Washington

Seattle Learning Academy:
Located in the center of Seattle, Washington, Seattle Learning Academy offers ESL programs with a difference. Communication is essential, and SLA students often find themselves speaking more during meetings, writing more emails, understanding more in the media, becoming more confident on the telephone, and connecting more with their communities. SLA teaches intermediate through advanced English as a Second Language (ESL) skills that other schools often don't address. In our pronunciation classes we address the ever-difficult r sound, and all the other vowels in English while in our Meeting and Presentation Class we show you how to direct a meeting, how to steer it into a new direction when it is necessary, and how to receive input from everyone involved. SLA's students benefit from this curriculum focus by becoming easier to understand, comprehending more, becoming more accurate in English, and increasing their confidence in every aspect of their English communication.

* I am too advanced to take ESL classes at a community college.
* I know people need to ask me to repeat myself, but I don't know why what I said wasn't understood.
* I can write an email to communicate a basic idea, but I don't know how to convey the tone I wish to. I don't know if my emails are polite or rude.
* I can make a presentation in English, but may rely too heavily on digital presentation slides or written notes.
* It is frequently the little grammar words (a/an, the, to, by, for, etc) that I don't always use accurately.
* I haven't studied verb tenses in a long time and I no longer remember exactly how to use them.
* I've never had an intermediate or advanced class. Most of my English learning has happened by listening to people around me.
* I worry that my strong accent holds me back in the workplace.

We use online exercises and in-class activities to soften the influence of your first language on your English production. We teach you about common (and not-so-common) problems and offer solutions to help you break life-long speech habits.

We cover the errors we, as teachers, have most frequently seen our students make, and the questions we most frequently get asked by adult professionals that are not native English speakers.

ESL Program for Intermediate and Advanced Students. We focus on accent reduction techniques, pronunciation techniques, grammar review as well as skills for meetings and presentations and writing emails. We also offer Corporate Training Programs.