General English Program

Mentor Language Institute – Westwood campus

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Course description

MLI has a 4-level ESL program (Beginner, Intermediate, High Intermediate, Advanced).
There are 4 main subjects, which include listening, speaking, grammar, and writing. These are the four most important skills that are necessary for English language learners. MLI uses the communicative approach in order for students to practice the target language as much as possible.

Course topics

Listening, Speaking, Pronunciation, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar and Activities

Class schedule

Course duration
1-52 weeks
Start dates
01 Apr 2024, 29 Apr 2024, 28 May 2024, 24 Jun 2024, 22 Jul 2024, 19 Aug 2024, 16 Sep 2024, 15 Oct 2024, 12 Nov 2024 and 09 Dec 2024
Classes per week
18 lessons per week (each lesson lasts 50 min)
Class days
Monday - Thursday
School holidays
27 May 2024, 19 Jun 2024, 04 Jul 2024, 02 Sep 2024, 14 Oct 2024, 11 Nov 2024, 28 Nov 2024 - 29 Nov 2024, 30 Dec 2024 - 03 Jan 2025, 01 Jan 2025

MLI does not hold classes on the holiday dates above. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.

Class times

You can choose from the following class times:

Morning session
09:00 AM - 01:15 PM

Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.

Class level

All levels, beginner to advanced
You will take a placement test before your arrival in Los Angeles to determine your class level.

Class size

Average 10 students
Maximum 20 students

Student age

Age range 17 years old and older
Average 20 years old

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
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reviews

Reviews

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based on 15 reviews
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"Good experience"

Daouda, student from United Arab Emirates

I liked every aspect of the course: pedagogy, teachers, friendly staff, nice fellowship, etc.

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My ratings for this school

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Date of study
13 Mar 2023 - 17 Mar 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Andy Law, Academic Director at Mentor Language Institute – Westwood campus responded to this review.
13 April 2023

Thank you for the review! We're glad you had a great time, hope to see you again!

"Rewarding"

Michael Kibambi, student from France

It is a great school, wasn’t far from where I was staying the facilities and the place in general was clean, the staff and the teachers were competent & very nice

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Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
11 Jul 2022 - 5 Aug 2022
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Andy Law, Academic Director at Mentor Language Institute – Westwood campus responded to this review.
13 April 2023

Thank you for the review! We're glad that you had a nice experience with the staff. Hope to see you again!

"The atmosphere was nice"

Bander Fahad M Alrashidi, student from USA

Hello,

There are many subjects and I only had a conversation class for 2 weeks, so I can't judge. However, I saw students happy and the teachers were supportive.

Moreover, the location was fantastic in heart of Westwood. Definitely, I will recommend people to go to MLI in future.

Thank you

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
30 Oct 2017 - 10 Nov 2017
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Andy Law, Academic Director at Mentor Language Institute – Westwood campus responded to this review.
13 April 2023

Thanks for the review! Hopefully next time you can stay longer. There's so much to experience in LA.

"The best school for learning English"

Sahar Yousefi, student from USA

I like mentor school. I really enjoyed out there. If I could go to English school again undoubtedly I would choose Mentor school.

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Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
3 Apr 2017 - 28 Apr 2017
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Andy Law, Academic Director at Mentor Language Institute – Westwood campus responded to this review.
13 April 2023

Awesome! Thank you so much for saying that! Hope to see you again.

"Very good"

Sheyla Melissa Gonzalez Medina, student from Mexico

I really liked all the facilities and teachers and of course my classmates. .

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
10 weeks
Date of study
3 Oct 2016 - 16 Dec 2016
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Andy Law, Academic Director at Mentor Language Institute – Westwood campus responded to this review.
13 April 2023

Thank you for the review! We're glad you had a great time here. Hope to see you again.

"Just wonderful.Thanks so much to my teachers"

NICOLETA CIUPERCA, student from Italy

For me it was a beautiful vacation. Our two teachers were wonderful. I am really happy. I enjoyed a lot and my English improved as well. Thanks!

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
1 Aug 2016 - 19 Aug 2016
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Murat Pamuk, Admissions Officer at Mentor Language Institute – Westwood campus responded to this review.
29 August 2016

Hi, Nicoleta,

How are you?
We are happy to hear from you that you had a good time and improved your English here at MLI!!
We're always here to help students, and hope to see you again!!

Good luck to your study!!

"I recommend this school to everybody."

Krisztina Delenyi, student from USA

My teachers were awesome. Mike and Daniel always helped me a lot.
My classmates were so friendly. This school is so kind and gorgeous.

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
5 Oct 2015 - 23 Oct 2015
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Such a dream vacation"

Mohammed Alghamdi

All things at the school were excellent. The teachers, staff, location, and students were excellent. I stayed 8 months which was a fabulous time. I enjoyed going to school and I met a good friends. Los Angeles is the most beautiful city in United States. There were a lot of activities. The weather was mild and the people were friendly. There are a lot of homeless people but they are very quiet and can't hurt you.

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Duration of study
33 weeks
Date of study
27 Oct 2014 - 19 Jun 2015
Would you recommend this school?
Yes

"With MLI, I learned how to be prepared for all the challenges of the language."

Patrícia Zanon Nunes de Melo Ramos

MLI has one of the best locations of Los Angeles. The classes are well prepared and really helps you learn day-by-day. The teachers and all the employers are nice and really comprehensive.

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Duration of study
17 weeks
Date of study
1 Apr 2015 - 31 Jul 2015
Would you recommend this school?
Yes

"Best school for TOEFL I ever experienced"

Kotaro Mizumoto

I attended a TOEFL class for about 6 months and I really felt that the teacher was great. He was well organized and prepared for the class, and he also knew a lot about the real TOEFL exam. He also helped me out of class. Due to his effort, my TOEFL score rose dramatically. After my TOEFL class, I also attended the GMAT GRE class. It also helped me to improve my score, but I still had some difficulties.

What I want you to change is the office stuff. Not always but sometimes they kept chatting with students when I went to the office to ask some help, so I needed to wait a long time. I'm fine to wait if the staff are helping students, but I don't want to wait until the staff to finish such meaningless chatting because the staff is at the office in order to help students, not to have a chat with students. Sometimes the staff seem to have more priority chatting rather than helping students.

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Duration of study
68 weeks
Date of study
3 Feb 2014 - 29 May 2015
Would you recommend this school?
Yes

"I feel that I've been improving my English skills little by little."

Misako Mukai

I am a Toefl student and my teachers are excellent. My reading and speaking teacher is especially amazing. They have a lot of knowledge and they teach us efficiently. This school location is good. I have to take 2 buses but there is no problem with it. One thing that I don't like is some students speak their mother language to the teachers or desk workers. I think at least they have to try to speak English, then if they can't explain what to say in English, they ask in their language. Other than that, this is a great school.

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Duration of study
43 weeks
Date of study
29 Sep 2014 - 31 Jul 2015
Would you recommend this school?
Yes

"An amazing atmosphere"

Dhari Alduraibi

The staff and the teachers were always a good sport to me and the others, and I enjoyed every single week I spent there.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
30 weeks
Date of study
29 Sep 2014 - 1 May 2015
Would you recommend this school?
Yes

"Very pleasant"

Mariana Pinheiro

The teachers, lead works such as Ken, Rapahel, and Sean, are very nice and professional people.

I am still studying there. I just love that school!

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56 weeks
Date of study
30 Nov 2014 - 31 Dec 2016
Would you recommend this school?
Yes

"It's a good place. I liked my experience."

Walter Jose de Andrade Junior, student from Brazil

Hired the course of business, but ended up doing an ESL module, not found problem but it was not my original idea.

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
2 Mar 2015 - 13 Mar 2015
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"It was a really interesting experience and great experience."

Aysel Ipek, student from France

At first I arrived in a dirty dormitory but USS Housing found a solution quickly and I went to another dormitory in Beverly Glenn.

It was really nice because the dormitory was clean and near to the school (only 5 minutes by bus). The person I shared my room with was very kind. She was a Brazilian girl and I think it was a good idea to mix different cultures.

My teachers were really good, especially John because he was pedagogic, and at the same time really funny! Also, he teaches pronunciation really well.

It was an unforgettable experience and maybe I'll come back.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
25 Aug 2014 - 12 Sep 2014
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Léo, Admissions office manager at Mentor Language Institute – Westwood campus responded to this review.
08 April 2015

Dear Aysel,

Thank you for your kind message :)

It was a pleasure for us to welcome you in our school and we're glad to know that you enjoyed your experience in Los Angeles and your studies at Mentor Language Institute.

We hope to see you again very soon!

Best wishes from MLI!

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Housing

MLI offers the following housing types:
homestay

Homestay - 2-person shared room - Breakfast and dinner - 2 students must book together

$384
weekly
Age range: 18 years old and older
Location: In the city center of Los Angeles
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: 2-person shared room
Board type: Breakfast and dinner (14 meals per week)
Facilities: Wireless internet, free internet, and air conditioning
Distance to school: 20 - 25 minutes
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
Restriction: 2 students must book together
$384
The homestay experience is a unique accommodation choice for students because it welcomes them into an American home. Students who choose to live with a homestay family are looking for a safe, welcoming, and comfortable atmosphere in which they can be introduced to American customs, traditions, and family lifestyles. The home allows them to practice their English on a daily basis and enjoy homemade meals in a familiar setting. Homestay families typically plan special events such as family outings and guided tours of the city for the student. The homestay program carefully matches students with appropriate families. Here, we see friendships form that last a lifetime.

All applicants who request our housing service must use our airport pick up service to ensure a smooth process for moving in.

Homestay - Single-person room - Breakfast and dinner

$436
weekly
Age range: 18 years old and older
Location: In the city center of Los Angeles
Housing type: Homestay
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: Breakfast and dinner (14 meals per week)
Facilities: Kitchen, wireless internet, free internet, and air conditioning
Distance to school: 25 minutes by bus
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Saturday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
$436
The homestay experience is a unique accommodation choice for students because it welcomes them into an American home. Students who choose to live with a homestay family are looking for a safe, welcoming, and comfortable atmosphere in which they can be introduced to American customs, traditions, and family lifestyles. The home allows them to practice their English on a daily basis and enjoy homemade meals in a familiar setting. Homestay families typically plan special events such as family outings and guided tours of the city for the student. The homestay program carefully matches students with appropriate families. Here, we see friendships form that last a lifetime.

(If the student is minor when travelling, the minor price will be applied.)
student-residence

Student residence (off-campus) - 4-person shared room - No meals

$300
weekly
Age range: 18 years old and older
Housing type: Student residence (off-campus)
Room type: 4-person shared room
Board type: No meals
Facilities: Kitchen, laundry, wireless internet, free internet, tV room, air conditioning, and heating
Distance to school: 20 minutes by bus
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
$300
This is the best option for independent students. The dormitory offers a fully furnished room. All rooms are furnished with desks, chairs, room lamps and closet. The living room has a table, couch and a screen TV. Wireless internet is available for students with PC’s. No meals are provided, but a fully furnished kitchen is available. All dormitories are within 25 minutes by bus from Mentor Language Institute, using only one bus line.

Our dormitories are located on the following addresses:
▼Westwood Area Dormitory
- 1301 Brockton Ave, Los Angeles 90025
- 11944 Mayfield Ave, Los Angeles 90049
- 10269 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles 90067
- 1411 Barry Ave, Los Angeles 90025

▼Hollywood Area Dormitory
- 1439 N. Poinsettia Pl, Los Angeles 90046
- 5525 Case Ave, North Hollywood 91601

A deposit of $300 will be charged when moving in the dormitory.

Student residence (off-campus) - Private room - No meals

$550
weekly
Age range: 16 years old and older
Housing type: Student residence (off-campus)
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: No meals
Facilities: Kitchen, laundry, wireless internet, free internet, tV room, air conditioning, and heating
Distance to school: 20 minutes by bus
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Saturday, anytime
$550
This is the best option for independent students. The dormitory offers a fully furnished room. All rooms are furnished with desks, chairs, room lamps and closet. The living room has a table, couch and a screen TV. Wireless internet is available for students with PC’s. No meals are provided, but a fully furnished kitchen is available. All dormitories are within 25 minutes by bus from Mentor Language Institute, using only one bus line.

Our dormitories are located on the following addresses:
▼Westwood Area Dormitory
- 1301 Brockton Ave, Los Angeles 90025
- 11944 Mayfield Ave, Los Angeles 90049
- 10269 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles 90067
- 1411 Barry Ave, Los Angeles 90025

▼Hollywood Area Dormitory
- 1439 N. Poinsettia Pl, Los Angeles 90046
- 5525 Case Ave, North Hollywood 91601

A deposit of $300 will be charged when moving in the dormitory.
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Visa support

We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. However, the school can supply you with all the documentation you need to support your visa application.

If you are studying full time in the United States for more than 18 hours per week, you will receive an I-20 that you need to submit to the US embassy along with your F-1 student visa application. The I-20 has a SEVIS tracking number on it. Students who wish to apply for a student visa must pay the SEVIS fee online before going to the US embassy or consulate for their visa interview.

Your I-20 will be sent to your home address by regular mail at no charge to you.

Please note that United States law states that an I-20 can only be issued to students who intend to pursue full-time English language studies. United States law does not permit students to study part-time with an F-1 Student Visa. If you are studying for less than 18 hours per week, you have to apply for a Visitor Visa (B1/B2) on your own.

Learn more about how to get a US student visa »

Flights and airport transfer

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Los Angeles based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Travel insurance

Study abroad worry-free with Language International's health and personal effects insurance coverage. When you book a course with us, you can opt to purchase an international insurance plan that covers not only your health care cost but also loss of your personal belongings. You must book your insurance in advance when you register.

Learn more about our insurance plan »

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