Regional Language Center 

The Regional Language Center (RLC) offers a Certificate in English as a Second Language (CESL) that was designed for Belizean and international students who want to live and study in an English-speaking country/environment, and for those who want to improve their personal, academic and professional skills in English. The CESL program is divided into two semesters; each semester is divided into two 8-week quarters. All students who complete intermediate conversation during the second or third quarters must complete the ESL Internship. The ESL Internship aims to expose the students to diverse settings where they will practice English. This program focuses on improving students’ communications skills (conversation, reading, and writing), while learning about the uniqueness of the Belizean culture and society. 

A certificate in ESL also helps students hone crucial skills such as understanding people and cultures, analyzing needs, planning, creativity, using resources and technology, flexibility, empathy, classroom management, classroom strategies, pedagogy, andragogy, heutagogy, understanding the nature and structure of the English language, and communication skills.

• Interactive in-class activities

• Exposure to presentations 

• Academic Research

• Participation in community festivals

• Teaching practices 

• Virtual Writing Lab 

• Participation in community efforts

• Debates 

• Internship