ATENEO LANGUAGE LEARNING CENTER Ateneo de Manila University

The Ateneo de Manila University The Ateneo de Manila University (Filipino: Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila; also referred to as "Ateneo de Manila" or simply "the Ateneo") is a Catholic private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It is the oldest Jesuit school in the Philippines and the third-oldest university in the Philippines, tracing its roots to 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits. It remained a state-subsidized institution through the Spanish colonial period, offering primary, secondary and bachillerato education. It was privatized during the American occupation of the Philippines in the first half of the 20th century. The Ateneo de Manila awarded its first postgraduate degrees in 1949, and received its university charter in 1959. The Ateneo offers programs in the elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate levels. Its academic offerings include the Arts, Humanities, Business, Law, the Social Sciences, Philosophy, Theology, Medicine and Public Health, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, and Government. As is common in the Philippines, the primary medium of instruction is English, with a few classes taught in Filipino. Aside from teaching and research, the Ateneo de Manila also engages in social outreach. Known for its liberal arts tradition, the humanities are a key feature of Ateneo education at all levels of study. The University was granted Level IV accreditation – the highest possible level – from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) through the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) and the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). It was reaccredited at the same level, and was likewise granted Institutional Accreditation by the same body in 2011, the first time that both citations were awarded to a university simultaneously. Its Loyola Schools programs were also awarded Level IV re-accreditation, the first time that a Philippine university was granted both Level IV program and institutional accreditation. It is also one of few universities granted autonomous status by CHED, which likewise recognizes a number of the University's programs and departments as Centers of Excellence and Centers of Development. Its grade school and high school have been granted Level III accreditation by PAASCU and FAAP, the highest possible level for basic education. Currently, the main campus of the Ateneo is an 83-hectare (210-acre) property in Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Metro Manila. This campus is home to the university's college and graduate school units, as well as its high school and grade school. Two other campuses, in Rockwell Center and Salcedo Village, both in Makati, house the university's professional schools of business, law, and government. A fourth facility in the Don Eugenio López, Sr. Medical Complex in Ortigas Center, Pasig houses its school of medicine and public health.

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The Ateneo Language Learning Center The Ateneo Language Learning Center of the Ateneo de Manila University, as a pioneering center for the advancement of language and communication, produces competent, critically aware, and self-reflexive English and Philippine language users for leadership and excellence in the professions and for management of cultural diversity. It engages in language learning programs and projects that create social impact, generate research, and attain viability. In the past 18 years as a Language Center, it has partnered, designed, and delivered needsspecific programs to clientele both in the country and in the region. Being an on-campus institution with classrooms and training facilities for the delivery of its various programs, ALLC offers campus-based experience to its learners; provides a pool of highly qualified, competent and committed core and resource faculty with a wide range of expertise in language and communication; delivers expertly-designed curricula in its programs; runs on a full-time staff with an Executive Director whose long experience in intensive English language programs includes that of the WHO/WPRO Learning Centre which started in the late ’80s, and receives strong, necessary support of its programs from the university community. ALLC has, since its establishment, delivered and continues to deliver intensive English Language Programs to multicultural language learners in the region, English Training for Academic Settings for groups of diverse cultures, professions, and education, and English in the Corporate World for business organizations and institutions.

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Mission-Vision ALLC is a premier learning center for the advancement of language and communication in the Philippines and the Asia Pacific region. ALLC provides innovative and responsive programs and projects that help develop highly competent, critically aware, and reflexive language users for leadership and excellence in the professions and for the management of communication within the context of cultural diversity. ALLC generates pioneering research that addresses issues on language, communication, and culture. Programs Three program designs offered in the ALLC English language curriculum: 1. The Intensive English Language Program [IELP] This is an intensive General English program offered from January to December with 6 modules in the year. Each module has a 4-week duration of 120-classroom hours equivalent to more than 2 semesters of the regular college English course. The 1st cycle of 4 modules is from to January to June, the 2nd cycle, from July to December. Modules can be taken as independent programs or as part of a progressive cycle. 2. The Academic English Program This is a specially-designed support program for users of English in need of advanced skills in the English language so that they can function effectively in academic settings. Its target learners are those preparing for or pursuing postgraduate studies. 3. The Special Programs for the Professions This is a human resource development support through short-term packages tailored to the expressed requirements of participants, groups or organizations in the professions. The modules that are most required are Business English, Oral Presentations, Technical Writing and English for Frontliners.

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Contact Details Institution

Ateneo Language Learning Center (ALLC) Ateneo de Manila University

Address

Lower Ground, Eliazo Hall Ateneo de Manila University Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights 1108 Quezon City Philippines

Telephone

+632 4265662 (Telefax) +632 4266001 local 5317

Email

[email protected]

Contact persons

Ms. Annette A. Soriano Director Ms. Lucila B. Santiago Administrative Assistant Ms. Cielo A. Cruzado Office Assistant

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Program Information Program description

Intensive English Language Program (IELP)

Course duration

CYCLE 1 Module 1: 11 Jan - 11 Feb Module 2: 22 Feb - 24 Mar Module 3: 4 Apr - 5 May Module 4: 16 May - 16 Jun

Total hours (per module)

120 hrs

Average daily class hours

6 hrs

Course features

BASIC ENGLISH 

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CYCLE 2 Module A: 4 Jul - 4 Aug Module B: 15 Aug - 15 Sep Module C: 26 Sep - 27 Oct Module D: 7 Nov - 8 Dec

Basic Reading Skills: developing basic reading comprehension, using basic reading strategies, building vocabulary Basic Oral Communication Skills: developing listening ability, improving pronunciation, taking part in interactive oral exercises

LOW INTERMEDIATE 

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Reading Skills: developing and applying reading strategies, improving reading comprehension, improving vocabulary Basic Writing Skills: writing correct sentences, developing simple paragraphs, using correct writing mechanics Oral Communication Skills: improving listening comprehension, developing oral fluency, improving pronunciation, learning expressions for conversation

INTERMEDIATE 

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Reading Skills: using advanced reading strategies, comprehending authentic texts, understanding implications and inferences, improving vocabulary Writing Skills: writing effective paragraphs, integrating unity, coherence and emphasis in writing, achieving grammatical accuracy, writing short essays Oral Communication Skills: developing advanced listening comprehension, improving conversational fluency, developing accuracy in oral exchanges, doing simple oral presentations

ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE 

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Reading Skills: using and applying advanced reading strategies, comprehending authentic reading texts across disciplines, drawing conclusions and inferences from reading Writing Skills: writing essays with unity, coherence and emphasis, achieving grammatical consistency, writing simple reports Oral Communication Skills: comprehending authentic oral texts through advanced listening strategies, improving oral fluency and accuracy, participating in an oral argument, doing oral presentations

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Highlights of extra curriculum activities

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Integrated activities with other IELP students from other cultures Closing Program

Course fees (per person or per group)

c/o Sending Institution

Payment description

c/o Sending Institution

Minimum number of participants per group

8

Any language criteria for participants?

at least Beginner level

Level for the course

Basic Low Intermediate Intermediate Advanced Intermediate

Do you have a placement test before the course?

Yes

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Accommodations and Meals Suggested off-campus accommodations:

My Place Residence Hall Address: 22 Fabian de la Rosa St. Loyola Heights, Quezon City Telephone: +632 433-0667 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.myplace.com.ph The Studio 87 Residences Address: 87 Xavierville Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City Telephone: + 632 927-9098, + 632 927-4204, + 632 434-9496 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.thestudio87.com

Costs and lodging facilities

Please contact the residences directly.

Meal plans

₱ 350/day in campus and off campus

Estimated personal expenses/per week

Weekly expenses are estimated to be: Transportation (within vicinity) - ₱ 200 Laundry - ₱ 200 Entertainment - ₱ 400 Miscellaneous expenses - ₱ 500

Transportation and Airport Pick-up Service Airport location and transportation

Airport Terminal - Off Campus residences (Katipunan Area) Transport service (for group arrival): Bus for big groups; vans for small groups

Do you provide airport pick-up service? If so, will there be any extra cost?

Transportation is arranged if requested. Using a bus for pick-up at airport up to the residence halls in Katipunan area will cost ₱ 14,400. A bus can accommodate up to 60 passengers. (Transport service to be arranged depending on the arrival and departure schedule of the students)

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Enrollment Application materials

scanned copy of passport soft copy of photo

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Application fee (if necessary)

n/a

Online application?

application to be done upon arrival

Deadline

a week before the start of the program

Transcript and Certificate Transcript or certificate release date

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Do you offer the syllabus or course outline?

ALLC Certificate of Completion Student Performance evaluation released at the closing program

Yes

Visa Information and Special Study Permit Visa and Special Study Permit (SSP) Information

Students are advised to secure a 59-day visitor’s visa in their country of origin. This visa will be extended every 30 or 59 days upon arrival in Manila with a special assistance from the Office of International Relations (OIR). Moreover, students are REQUIRED to secure a Special Study Permit (SSP) for the duration of the program at the Ateneo de Manila University. Students who fail to secure an SSP will not be allowed to register.

The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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Requirements (for use of sending institution) Schedule for 2016 CYCLE 1

CYCLE 2

Module 1: 11 Jan - 11 Feb

Module A: 4 Jul - 4 Aug

Module 2: 22 Feb - 24 Mar

Module B: 15 Aug - 15 Sep

Module 3: 4 Apr - 5 May

Module C: 26 Sep - 27 Oct

Module 4: 16 May - 16 Jun

Module D: 7 Nov - 8 Dec

General Requirements Intensive English Program 1x1 colored photo

2 copies

Program Fee

US$ 600

Special Study Permit (SSP) Special Study Permit Application Form (CGAF) Original Passport (*with at least 14 days of valid visa stay from the first day of module) 2x2 ID colored photo (white background, without glasses) Special Study Permit Fee

2 copies ₱ 4,740

Alien Certificate of Registration Identity Card (ACR I-Card) **An ACR I-Card is a microchip based, credit card-

sized, identification card issued to all registered aliens whose stay in the Philippines has exceeded fifty nine (59) days. This shall replace the paperbased ACR. It also has an embedded computer chip with biometric security features capable of data management and can be updated electronically.

₱ 2,850

Special Study Permit Application

Fees

Special Study Permit ONLY - Those with valid and existing ACR ICard and Valid Visa Stay

 ₱ 4,740

Special Study Permit with ACR I-Card - Those who will be studying for more than one module (2 months) and will be staying in the Philippines for more than 59 days

Special Study Permit with ACR I-Card Waiver - Those who will be studying for one module and whose stay in the Philippines will not exceed 59 days

 ₱ 4,740  ₱ 2,850 (ACR ICard with Express Lane Fee)

 ₱ 4,740  Additional

Requirements:

- Request letter for ACR I-Card waiver - Copy of E-Ticket (return ticket)

For more information/inquiries, contact: Telephone: (+632) 426-5662 or Email: [email protected] (+632) 426-6001 local 5317 Website : http://www. ateneo.edu/ls/soh/allc

* Schedules and fees are subject to change without prior notice

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