Hello World Language Center, New York City

  United States

New York

Dates: Enroll any time for a minimum of 3 months. Hello World has 4 semesters a year: Winter (Jan-Mar), Spring (Apr-Jun), Summer (Jul-Sep), and Fall (Oct-Dec)

Description: The Hello World Experience
Hello World Language Center's Program is for students who would like to comprehensively develop their English language skills while studying in an interactive language environment.

Hello World Language Center's program consists of a variety of courses of study with 9 different language choices, from Grammar, Reading, and Writing, to Speaking and Listening, all framed in content-based topics such as "ESL & New York City Culture", "ESL & Music", and "ESL & Health and Healing".

All classes in our ESL Program meet once a week for 2 3/4 hours. You can choose to study full time or part-time. You may also study in a semi-private or private tutorial which can be customized not only to your language level, but also to a schedule you create.

Our full-time classroom environment consists of 18 credit hours per week, and Hello World Language Center, Inc. is authorized by the United States Federal Government to enroll non-immigrant students. We can issue Form I-20, which allows a student to apply for the F-1 Student Visa at a United States Consulate or Embassy in their home country. Naturally, one may transfer to our school from another school within the United States seamlessly.
Through our comprehensive in-take process, students are placed at the appropriate level: Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced, all of which maintain class sizes with an average of 8-10 students, and no more than 12.
You can also choose to study in a part-time capacity, taking as few or as many classes as you would like, so long as you do not wish to seek F-1 Visa Status.
Finally, you may choose to study in a private tutorial. This means we will personally select a teacher to match your interest, and customize a program of study that meets your goals and fluency level.

Cutting Edge Material
All semesters at Hello World Language Center are eleven weeks long. Upon enrollment, you will be given an interactive textbook which we call a Portfolio, in which all your work, including materials for the class, student pieces a student creates, and evaluation tools from both the teacher and the student will be kept. Teachers will evaluate and assess the Portfolio on a monthly basis.

Every month, teachers give performance feedback, so as to help a student understand their strengths and weaknesses while integrating it into their learning. Theses reports are designed to measure a student's progress in specific skill areas. A student will also receive a Final Evaluation Report that clearly defines the overall performance for the semester and provides recommendations regarding the appropriate skill focus and level for the following semesters at Hello World Language Center. A student is able to keep this Portfolio as their own customized textbook. One may also take them back to their home country to remind them of their study at Hello World Language Center, and to use it as a resource for continued learning.

Top-Ranked Instructors
Our instructors are native language speakers that have graduated from top=ranked universities, such as Cornell, Columbia, and Brown, and they have an interests in international education. Through a very competitive process, we only select the best and brightest, and many of our instructors have completed our TESOL/TFL Certification Program

Hello World's Content-Based Instruction
At Hello World, we use what is called Content-Based Instruction to bring relevant topics into the classroom. This means, for example, we have courses with interesting titles like "ESL & Art Appreciation", and "ESL & Poetry". Even in traditional classes like Grammar & Writing, we integrate topics of interest for you. By allowing students to learn English by learning in English, we make the process even more relevant and engaging.

We do this by allowing the student, with the instructor, to make some of the decisions related to the content focus on the Final Project and the course. The Final Project is an alternative to a standardized test, used to evaluate your ability to learn the materials and language skills taught that semester.

If you are interested in content areas beyond what we routinely offer, or if you have specific needs, you can always customize your own program through an Independent Study or a Private Tutorial.

We divide our courses into three levels: Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced. We believe that too many "levels" give a false sense of security and impede a student's efforts. Since we keep the classes small, we can focus on the exact level and interests of each student and take advantage of our ideal student-teacher ratio.

Highlights: ESL at Hello World
Although we have three specific programs from which to choose, your program can be a s flexible as you would like i to be in order to focus on your needs.

Our Programs
We have three programs of study which you may wish to enroll in:
* ESL & Business Language and Culture Program
* ESL & College Bound Program (For preparation to enter and succeed in a US university.)
* ESL & Content based Instruction Program

In all of these programs, you can customize your program of study by choosing some of the scheduled courses like Business English and College Bound, to gain general skills in your area of interest. You may also integrate Independent Study classes to focus on specific areas of interest with courses focusing on specific skills you need to improve like Grammar, Writing, Reading, Speaking, and Listening. Again because classes are small, even these general skill courses can be customized to account for your needs and interests.

Some of the exciting ESL Courses at Hello World Language Center that you can choose from include:
* TOEFL Preparation
* English for Everyday Life
* ESL & Health and Healing
* ESL & World Religions
* ESL & New York City Culture
* ESL & Art Appreciation
* ESL & American History
* ESL & Music
* ESL & Psychology
* Reading & Writing
* Speaking & Listening
* Grammar
* Accent Reduction
* Independent Study in ESL

Independent Study is for students with well-defined goals and motivation, who would like to use a self-directed learning environment to augment their classroom learning in a more authentic and interactive format. The Independent Study option is perfect for students who wish to study outside the classroom at their own pace and schedule, and to take advantage of a variety of "immersion" opportunities using the English speaking environment of New York City for more rapid language acquisition. The Independent Study can be based on an area of interest with the language that the student already knows, or a recommendation by a Hello World Language Center instructor for the student to develop one or more skills in areas where the student is currently lagging in the classroom. Independent Study can be taken for 3, 6, or 9 credit hours. For every 3 credit hours of course credit, students will be expected to complete 4.5 hours per week of laboratory time of self-directed study, as well as one 15 minute session with their assigned instructor to supervise the student's study.

Executive Learning
As a professional, it is important for you to be someone who is knowledgeable, competent, and savvy about the your product and about your client.

For businesses who deal with international clients, knowing a second language gives an added advantage. Through this program, you can refine your current ability in a language you already know or start with the basics in a language with you wish to conduct your business.

Learning a language with Hello World is an enjoyable way to develop your skills and your work effectiveness. We offer a varety of programs and customized courses for your needs.

Some of the courses we offer include:
* Conversation for Business
* Writing for Business
* Language Learning for Administrative Assistants
* Selling in a Foreign Language
* Customer Service in a Foreign Language
* Basic Greetings
* Vocabulary for Your Industry

In addition, your company can join Hello World's list of Corporate membership Program. This allows you to receive our services at subsequently lower rates.

Here is a list of companies we have worked with:
Bank of New York - Bahrain Mission to the United Nations - Banco Union - C.S.I. America - Cheil Synthetics - Cho Hung Bank of New York - Choice Courier Systems, Inc. - Coca-Cola - Ernst and Young - Japanese Small Business Corporation - Korea First Bank - Korean Ministry of Information - MaxMara - New York City Board of Education - Samsung North America - Spanish Mission to the United Nations - Swiss Re New Markets - The United Arab Emeirates - Yellin Jewlers - Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) - The United Nations International School

Hello World Foreign Language Program
Hello World brings our exciting content-based, student-centered learning to a foreign language program. We offer our Foreign Language in a private tutorial or small group format. We would be happy to accommodate any requests for a semi-private or small group class. All classes are customized to focus on each student's present language abilities, interest of content focus, and schedules.

The Student-Teacher Nexus, or relationship between the student and teacher, is especially important with a small group or private tutorial. Since it is imperative to provide a comfortable atmosphere to foster effective language learning, classes can be held in the comfort of either the student's home or business, or at the language center.

All instructors are native speakers of the language they instruct, and often complete our TESOL/TFL Program.

T.E.S.O.L. Certification Program
in addition to the language programs we offer a world renowned T.E.S.O.L. (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and T.F.L. (Teaching Foreign Language) Teacher Certification Program. The Teacher Certification Program usually consists of four quarterly semesters normally completed in one year, and upon successful completion of the program, Hello World Language Center offers TESOL Certification. We are authorized under US Federal law to enroll non-immigrant students in this program.

The Teacher certification Program is an excellent opportunity for teachers already certified and experienced in other areas of education to get concentrated training and certification in TESOL/TFL. It is also very helpful for people new to the field of education who would like to gain practical and theoretical training in language teaching. In addition, people in areas unrelated to teaching can use this program to augment expertise in their fields, so as to increase job opportunities and/or expand their scholarship to include an international perspective.

The program gives a comprehensive overview of TESOL/TFL methodology from the traditional to the cutting-edge. This includes an overview of hello World Language Center's own alternative program. It also includes a treatment of various topics related to culture and international studies. In addition to this theory, students are given practical training in teaching a foreign language. By doing so, Hello world Language Center is able to offer a strong basis for TESOL/TFL expertise in an environment that encourages the TESOL/TFL student to be part of the ongoing dialogue between language and cultural learning.

Hello World is known for integrating cultural awareness into the language learning process, and empowering both the teacher and the student in student-centered learning environments that creat a partnership between the student and teacher.

In addition, each month TESOL/TFL students participate in a workshop format seminar in which these topics are discussed in further detail and students are able to take part in the discussion.

Finally, at the end of the Certification Program, students are expected to prepare a paper on a topic related to the field and to present it to the class.

The following are some fo the topics covered in the Teacher Certification Program:
* An Introduction to TESOL and Hello World Theory
* Nationalism, Language and Learning: Us vs. Them; ESL vs. Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
* Practical tools for Teaching Language: The Planning Process
* Language, Culture, and Business; Content-Based Instruction
* Children and Young Adults and Language Learning: First vs. Second Language Acquisition
* Trends in ESL Educational Theory; Inter-Language Pragmatics
* ESL Methodology: Techniques in Language Teaching
* English: Should It Be The Official U.S. Language: Language Variances and Dialects
* Hello World's Bridge Building Approach and Other Ways to Teach Respect for Diversity
* Hello World's Student-Teacher Nexus; Language Teaching and Student-Teacher Relationship. Creating rules and Classroom Management in an "alternative" Learning Environment
* Considering the Classroom and other Constructed Learning Environments. Motivation, Attitude and Anxiety in the Classroom

Hello World Language Center is a language and culture resource center for the international community.In addition to our language programs, we offer a world renowned TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and Teaching Foreign Languages Certification Program. The Teacher Certification Program usually consists of four quarterly semesters, and upon successful completion of the program, offers New York State TESOL certification.

There is no other TESOL Certification program like ours in New York City. Only $175 a month, classes meet the second and fourth Saturday of every month and are taught by the school's founder, Yetta G. Kurland, who is also an adjunct professor at New York University. The program lasts approximately one year, but may be shortened by opting for an intensive 3 month track.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: Affordable, and every semester special discounts!

Currently we have a Special Discount:

If you register for 2 semesters, the 2nd semester is 1/2 price!

We offer several payment plan options, and are sure to suite your financial needs.

Experience Required: yes

For ESL, there is no English Language Requirement. You are required to take a Placement Exam so that your level of English can be assessed. Please contact us for more information.

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of 8-10

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible

Year Founded: 1993