TLA The Language Academy

TLA is a world-renowned language school located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Offering year-round English, Business English for Professionals in our Executive Center, Test Preparation for TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS and Cambridge FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC and TKT, University Preparation and High School Placement, TLA is the perfect place to immerse oneself in the American culture and English language.

At TLA, teachers and staff make it their mission to help our students feel like TLA is their home away from home. The compassion, patience and attention given to each individual student creates an environment where our students feel safe, comfortable and at home when in class and on trips.

We offer outstanding academic programs and excellence in student services at competitive rates and at an unsurpassed quality/price ratio.

LOCATION

Florida is known as the "Sunshine State" thanks to its 310 days of sunshine per year and 900 miles of beautiful palm-lined beaches. Our City is one of the most delightful locations in the U.S. It is only 25 minutes by car from Miami and it is surrounded by parks and beaches. Fort Lauderdale is an attractive residential area and offers countless free-time activities. The Museum of Modern art is within walking distance and so is world-renowned Las Olas Boulevard, a shopping and restaurant heaven. 

The state offers a variety of natural attractions, such as a long chain of islands off the southern coast, over 30,000 lakes and the Everglades National Park. This park preserves the natural habitat for thousands of tropical plants and animals and is still home to Indian tribes. Fort Lauderdale itself is internationally known as the "Venice of America" with 85 miles of navigable waterways and canals.

GENERAL ENGLISH

Intensive English

• Progress quickly
• Enrich your fluency while nurturing your confidence and conversation skills
• Practice skills using real life situations and materials
• Improve your level effectively with clear goals and objectives
• Be introduced to vocabulary, idioms and pronunciation technique and error correction

Semi-Intensive English

• Practice skills using real life situations and materials
• Improve your level effectively with clear goals and objectives built on the European Framework
• Be introduced to vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation technique and error correction
• Mini Group (Maximum 5 students) General English-Platinum Course
• Learn with other motivated students
• Receive greater individual attention, guidance and feedback from your teachers
• Get additional error correction and pronunciation critique
• Achieve more confidence

EXAM PREPARATION

Cambridge FCE CAE CPE

• Concentrate on exam skills
• Immerse yourself in English for the purpose of taking a specific test
• Take practice exams regularly
• Be assessed on your performance through assignments
• Develop personalized reading and study plan exam techniques
• Improve your overall level and fluency
• Cambridge Summer Course
• Immerse yourself in English for a month

TOEFL

• Set goals and receive assessment and track your progress through homework, quizzes and practice exams
• Improve all areas of your English while concentrating on exam skills and strategies
• Receive a recognized English qualification for your future entrance to college or University in the USA or your profession
• Show your employer a measure of your English proficiency success
• Take afternoon dedicated writing and accent reduction seminars in full day option

IELTS

• Prepare to enter a college or university or use the score to show your employer
• Improve all areas of your English
• Get an IELTS score to measure your level of proficiency in speaking, listening, writing and reading

PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Executive English for Business Professionals

• Learn in separate small classes (max 5) for A2-C2 levels
• Practice general business terminology, idioms and phrases
• Discuss your needs as well as your classmates needs in order for our teacher to plan a program that covers these topics and achieves your objectives
• Improve your career by making presentations, using critical thinking and problem solving, conducting negotiations and writing professional reports, emails and letters
• Gain intercultural awareness by interacting with professionals from other countries

English Course Plus Practicum

• Combine your course with an American experience
• Develop your language skills
• Prepare your resume
• Practice successful interviewing techniques
• Use new skills in English
• Gain valuable, authentic American experience in a work environment

LONG TERM

Academic Semester/Year Program

• Concentrate on your studies in order to enter a college or university participating in general English and test preparation courses such as TOEFL and IELTS
• Focus on your English skills to expand your career opportunities taking a variety of courses including TOEIC and Cambridge
• Develop fluency, accuracy and appropriate uses of English
• Receive excellent guidance, monitoring, feedback and assessment throughout your course through class homework and regular progress and level tests linked to the CEF, presentations and essay writing
• Meet with the DOLP regularly to review learning objectives and outcomes and review independent research

HOUSING

TLA will arrange and look after your accommodation needs. We arrange dormitory style guest houses, homestay, apartments and hotels.

JUNIOR PROGRAMS

For young learners aged 13-18.

Winter, Spring and Summer program available includes:

• 20 lessons
• 3 accommodation choices (Hotel-triple occupancy, Homestay -double occupancy (*does not include weekend lunches, evening activities or excursions) and Campus dormitory-double occupancy (available summer only)
• All meals
• 24 hour care, supervision, and support
• 2 full-day including 1 Orlando amusement park) and 3 half-day excursion per week including Miami South Beach and The Everglades
• 2 beach days and social activities including shopping!

Junior Program locations:

• City Center Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – (14-18 yrs)
• St. Thomas University, North Miami, Florida – (13-18 yrs)