We offer a variety of English classes for every English language learner: Intensive, Academic, and Test Preparation.
We offer daily, free conversation groups with a native English speaker for all PELA students!
All PELA students have access to free tutoring with an English teacher, Monday-Thursday in the quiet study lab.
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Thank you for all the support your school brought during my stay and study time in Portland! It was of great help to continue my MBA program in Costa Rica. I think you have some of the best TEACHERS I have ever had in my life.
Academic Director / Teacher
Devon has been teaching English for over 24 years. She has a Masters in English Literature.
She joined PELA in 1997.
Teacher
Dianne has a B.S. in Behavioral Sciences from Linfield College and an RSA Cambridge Certified Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) and has taught English since 1996.
She joined PELA in 2005.
Test-Preparation Teacher / Housing Coordinator
Chris holds a B.A. in English Literature and International Politics from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and has a TEFL Certificate.
He joined PELA in 2007.
Teacher
Ken has a B.A. in Music (with minors in various Foreign Languages) and an M.A. in Music Performance from Musikhochschule Koeln in Cologne, Germany, and a TESOL degree from Trinity College in London, England.
He joined PELA in 2012.