Our Mission
Our mission is to provide high quality Intensive English language training for non-native English speakers, enabling them to successfully advance towards educational, vocational and personal goals by engaging them in a student-centered classroom learning environment relevant to student needs and based on national and state standards of the ESL teaching.
Our Goals
Our goals are to help students expand their English fluency by focusing on essential grammar and stimulating listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities that emphasize the language they need for real world communication.
Our Vision
Our vision is to become one of the leading language institutes in the United States of America by setting standards of excellence in innovative curriculum design, teaching, professional development, and cross-cultural understanding.
Our Focus
We are committed to providing excellence in English as a Second Language Teaching which meets each student’s interests, abilities and needs within a common curricular framework and reflects and promotes an understanding of, and appreciation for, diversity as an integral part of our school life. U.S. Ling Institute welcomes students of all genders, sexual orientation, and ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds.
Why U.S. Ling Institute?
Excellence in Teaching
We engage in best educational practices and keep informed of current trends and research in language learning and international education. Our instructors are highly experienced and trained to help students achieve their goals.
Integrity
We maintain policies and practices that are consistent, clear, fair, and transparent. We are also committed to aligning our policies and practices with all standards, regulations, and laws set forth by the state we operate in and by ACCET, our accrediting agency.
Respect
We support a friendly and safe learning environment. We respect faculty, staff, and students’ differences in ethnicity, culture, religion, socio-economic backgrounds, disabilities, sexual and gender orientations, age, and family status.
Professional Development
We support and encourage continuous learning and growth for faculty and staff through participation in Our faculty frequently participates in professional development workshops in order to stay current with the ever-changing field of education.
Quality
Methodology
We believe that communication is key to learning! Our classes are taught using The Communicative and Integrated Approach to language acquisition. Students are given ample opportunities to use their target language in a variety of contextualized, student centered activities. The integrated approach to skill building allows for the development of all skills – speaking, listening, reading and writing- simultaneously, so that learners have an opportunity to express themselves through constant interaction and exposure to English.
Better Teachers. Better Results.
Our teachers are experts in the field of ESL. All instructors are highly experienced educators and have post-graduate degrees from various American and international universities. Instructors regularly attend professional development seminars, conferences, and workshops in order to stay up to date with the ever-changing world of education, thus enabling them to implement innovative and effective teaching techniques in the classroom. Integrity, Value, Professionalism and Success- are the guiding principles of our faculty.
TOEFL Test Preparation
Our TOEFL Preparation Program focuses on the comprehensive and hands-on practice of skills and application of test-taking strategies necessary for successful achievement of desired TOEFL scores. Students will learn techniques and strategies to maximize their chances of scoring well and continuing their studied in American colleges and universities.