The Enderun Standard ESL Program is designed to match the needs of students who want to improve their English communication skills either for academic or professional purposes.
The courses in the program comprise of Content-based ESL which covers all of the main areas of ESL, such as, Listening and Speaking, Reading and Writing. This program is created to suit the individual needs of students with the integration of activities and exercises customized to fit their various interests.
 A unique part of this program is the wide range of Enrichment Electives the students can freely choose from. To ensure that the program responds to the individual needs of the students, we offer electives that may be combined with our core courses. These electives come in sets of exercises utilizing ESL through different forms of media like film, drama, and music or in the form of recreational activities or                          games. Also, students at a more professional level may opt to enroll in our Business Communication, Hospitality, Aviation, and Culinary ESL courses.
Most importantly, the students not only receive formal communication lessons with this program but enhance their conversational skills through the small group tutorial sessions. This provides the student an opportunity to talk about topics of their own choice. Through these open-ended conversations, students are able to put into practice the things they learn in the classroom. 

Course Schedule

The whole course is good for four weeks with a six-to-seven-hour per day session. The student may choose their preferred Enrichment Class.

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
9:00am-10:25am	Content-based ESL (Listening & Speaking)					Rest Day	Rest Day
10:25am-10:35am	Break
10:35am-12:00noon	Content-based ESL (Reading & Writing)
12:00noon-1:00pm	Lunch Break
1:00pm-3:00pm	Chatterbox
3:00pm-4:00pm	Enrichment Class/Electives

Enrichment Class Electives	Schedule Options
	Session(s) per Week	Hour(s) per Session
ESL through Film and Music	5 days	1 hour
ESL through Drama and Group Games	5 days	1 hour
ESL through Writing and Multimedia	5 days	1 hour
Hospitality ESL	5 days	2 hours
Business English	5 days	2 hours
Aviation ESL	5 days	2 hours
Culinary English	5 days	2 hours

Admissions Process

1. Submit a duly filled out application form to the Administration Office or email to extensioncourses@enderuncolleges.com.

REGISTRATION HOURS
Monday to Friday
8:30 am to 12:00 noon
1:00pm to 6:30 pm

2. Schedule a Placement Exam and Interview with the Front Desk Officer. Secure a Queue Slip which indicates the interview appointment, scheduled on a “first come, first served” basis.

   Note: All applicants are required to take a placement exam before registering for the Intensive ESL or Hospitality Certificate Program. The exam fee is Php500. The EPT is administered on Mondays at 9:00 a.m. only. Applicants are encouraged to be at the exam site at least 15 minutes prior to the exam.

3. Based on the results of the exam and the interview, students will be classified according to the following levels:

 

Level 1	Low Beginner
Level 2	High Beginner
Level 3	Low Intermediate
Level 4	High Intermediate
Level 5	Advance

 

4. Make the payment and start attending class.

Note: Payments may be made in cash, credit card (MasterCard, Visa), or check payable to ENDERUN COLLEGES INC. Payments may also be wired to:

Enderun Colleges, Inc.
Account No. 032-03-0-00708-0
Union Bank of the Philippines
G/F Wynsum Corporate Plaza, 22 F. Ortigas Jr. Road
Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1600 Philippines

Tuition
Rates are for as low as Php24, 000 for the four-week, six-hour a day class. Group discounts apply depending on the number of students.

Course Descriptions
Core Courses
Listening and Speaking
This course aims to develop listening and speaking skills in both their social and academic contexts.  The unit lessons include a variety of pre-listening individual and group activities such as surveying, reporting, vocabulary learning, and background building.   Students develop critical listening skills such as listening for main ideas and details and listening between the lines as they listen to thematic unit.  Students also develop conversational skills with grammar skills integrated in speaking activities. Lessons culminate in listening/speaking tasks where students participate in interactive speaking activities such as reports and conversations.

Reading and Writing
This course aims to develop reading and writing skills using both social and academic topics.  The unit lessons start with pre-reading activities such as background building, graphic information, and vocabulary building to prepare students for the reading selections.  Students develop critical reading skills such as reading for main ideas and details and making inference (reading between the lines).  Students participate in close study of the style of the language (grammar) used in the reading selections.  The unit lessons culminate in a writing activity where students go through the writing process of pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. 
Chatterbox (Free Conversation)
Chatterbox is a small group (ranging from three to five students per tutor), non-stop, open-ended conversation.  This program provides student conversation practice about topics related to social life.  The purpose is to give students a chance to interact about any topic of their choice or about pre-assigned topics.  This is a student-directed activity and priority is given to topics or questions presented by the student.  If students don’t have any specific topic to talk about in particular, the facilitator can choose from pre-assigned topics of the day and guided questions.

 

Enrichment Class Electives
Electives for all proficiency levels

Music and Film
This is an appreciation course which makes use of the various music and film genres as the material of language instruction. Lessons are developed around songs where students identify the theme and evaluate the tone, rhythm, language structure, and poetic devices used. On the other hand, students get to analyze the different elements of film such as character, setting, and plot through the two-to-three-part films being presented. Through these exercises, the students are able to expand their vocabulary, improve pronunciation, practice writing, and develop their general proficiency skills.

ESL Drama This enrichment program provides students the opportunity to develop language skills by participating in various dramatic readings and presentations.  Students read and analyze plays, role-play characters, participate in choral reading and dramatic interpretations.  As a class project, students create a class play based on either the life a famous person or a story of their own creation.

Games
This course aims to develop listening and speaking skills by using various games and shows such as Jeopardy, Family Feud, Charade, and Pictionary as the format of activity.  Students develop language skills without focusing on the form of the language and at the same time develop camaraderie as they interact between and among smaller groups. Electives for students at the intermediate level or higher

Business English
The Business English course allows students to improve their communication skills through the study of management systems, finance, marketing, business ethics and international trade. The course offers students the opportunity to preview international graduate management education as they students work through business school case studies, learn from guest speakers, and visit international companies operating in the Philippines. The Business English course is ideal for students preparing to enter English-language MBA programs.
Hospitality ESL
Hospitality English is a course focusing on the communication concepts, vocabulary, and how these are used effectively in the hotel and tourism industries. It covers language functions in hospitality such as requesting, refusing, suggesting and confirming. This course, generally, prepares students for various positions in hospitality from receptionists to managers.

Airline ESL
This course is designed for students who are interested in expanding their knowledge of aviation-related topics and improving their English communication skills. It focuses on aviation vocabulary, reading comprehension, and pronunciation. This course is ideal for planning to pursue employment as a flight attendant or for active cabin crew members who want to improve their language skills. More so, it puts emphasis on aviation context and environment.

 

Culinary English
This is a specialized course for culinary enthusiasts and those who want to follow a career as a professional chef. The students will be provided with lessons on learning basic knife skills and food preparation techniques as well as practical sanitation. This course is focused on culinary vocabulary and basic kitchen operations.