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Discover our range of programs designed to meet your specific goals, from intensive business English to immersive junior summer camps.
Intensive English, Business English, and Exam Preparation tailored for motivated professionals and students.
Learn MoreUnforgettable summer and winter camps combining English instruction with exciting cultural excursions.
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With over 50 years of experience, Converse International School of Languages is internationally recognized as a leader in effective language training. CISL's campus in San Diego offers English as a Second Language courses including business, leisure, test preparation, academic English, academic year abroad, and university pathway options.
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With CISL's all-inclusive Junior Programs, teens learn English through intensive classes in a small classroom setting, then explore California and East Coast cities through CISL-organized activities and excursions.
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Adult Programs
The goal of the Standard English Course is to help students use English with accuracy and confidence. Students improve general English language skills and learn how to communicate in different situations and interact with people from different cultures.
Adult Programs
The CISL Intensive English Program gives students the opportunity to improve general English skills in the morning and focus on specific content or skills in the afternoon. Students take the Standard Course in the mornings and an afternoon elective course.
Adult Programs
The International English Language Testing System is widely used for study and immigration. The CISL IELTS Preparation Course is designed for students who need to prove their English language skills to educational institutions, employers, professional registration bodies, or governments.
Adult Programs
CISL offers Business English options in San Diego for students who want to develop business communication skills. The afternoon course can be taken alone or combined with Standard English for a total of 28 lessons per week.
Adult Programs
Private lessons are based on the individual needs and goals of the student. In the first private lesson, the student and teacher develop a learning contract, then revisit it weekly to assess progress.
Adult Programs
With CISL's Career English Program, students attend six weeks of CISL English courses and then experience 6-8 weeks with an American company that matches the student's background and work experience.
USA Camps
Junior Programs
The New York City English camp at Barnard College or Saint Peter's University is for international teenagers ages 14 to 17. The program offers classes, on-campus accommodation with meals, activities, and one full-day excursion per week.
Junior Programs
The Georgetown University camp in Washington, D.C. is for international teenagers ages 13-17 and includes classes, campus accommodation with meals, afternoon activities, and weekly excursions.
Junior Programs
The San Francisco camp at University of California Berkeley is for international students ages 10-17. The program offers classes, on-campus accommodation with meals, activities, and one full-day excursion per week.
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Junior Programs
The Los Angeles camp at Pepperdine University is for international teenagers ages 10-17 and includes classes, campus accommodation with meals, organized afternoon activities, and weekly excursions.
Junior Programs
The University of San Diego camp is for international teenagers ages 13-17 and gives students a Southern California campus experience with classes, room and board, activities, and excursions.
Junior Programs
San Diego teen homestay students live with an American host family and attend CISL's Standard English Program at the Downtown San Diego location while joining CISL activities in the afternoons.
