Diploma in English Language Learning (ELL)

The English Language Learning (ELL) program delivered at Suzhou Centennial College is an intensive, three-level, full-time program designed for international students who wish to improve their English skills. This program can help build English language skills for success in college, university, or careers.

Three levels of Centennial College’s English Language Learning (ELL) program are offered at Suzhou Centennial College: Level 3 (pre-intermediate), Level 4 (intermediate), and Level 5 (upper-intermediate). Students will be placed in an appropriate level based on a diagnostic placement test (Accuplacer Skills Test) results. Within each level, there are five different modules, and each module runs for three weeks.

The ELL program emphasizes academic communication skills and focuses on grammar, reading, writing, listening, speaking, and pronunciation. You study in a supportive academic environment and build your language skills through communicative activities, practical exercises, group work, presentations, and assignments. You have access to resources such as Suzhou Centennial College computer labs, Centennial College Libraries online resources, and shared library and recreational facilities for students of Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP). The ELL program focuses on communicative teaching and learning practices, it also provides a customized learning experience for each student. ELL faculty members are qualified, dedicated ESL teaching professionals who provide support, encouragement, and guidance in addition to language instructions.

Faculty and Staff

CC English Teaching Team boasts a faculty team of expatriates, overseas returnees, and local Chinese teachers, the majority of whom hold master’s degrees, lecturer and associate professor titles. As of now, eight English teachers have been certified to teach Canadian credit-bearing courses. Centennial College keeps assigning a certain number of professors to Suzhou Centennial College to participate in curriculum development and teaching activities every academic year.