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About ELC
The English Language Center(ELC) at the University of Bahrain has a
32-year history of providing language learning and support to newly
admitted students and other integrated programs. Through the
Orientation English Program, the ELC is tasked to raise the students’
standard of English. The University of Bahrain considers the Orientation
English Program as one of the institution’s pillars for two key reasons;
the university delivers its mainstream programs in English and students
proficiency of the language is vital for their professional success.
Today, the ELC has flourished through a team of about 50 dedicated
and dynamic ELT educators. They provide students with high-quality
instruction in learning the English Language. In addition to the emphasis
on sound pedagogy in classroom instruction, the ELC has embraced the
effective use of technology to enhance teaching and learning experience.
This approach is adopted to mo tivate students of digital age and promote
the possibility for remote autonomous learning by students at their own
pace. Success
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