CELOP Alumni: Where Are They Now? Giulia Ciaghi, Italy
What is your name? My name is Giulia Ciaghi. Where are you from? I am from Trento, a small city in Northern Italy. Where do you live now? I live in Boston, MA. When and for how long did you study at CELOP? I studied at CELOP for about a year and a half. Why did you choose CELOP? CELOP seemed a very sound and well organized school where to learn English. It has multiple levels of English classes, with different focus (medical, business) and most of all it was connected to Boston University. What were some of... More
Staff Spotlight: A moment with…William Marion
What aspect of your role do you enjoy the most? I enjoy helping students transfer their immigration records after acceptance to their degree programs. It’s great to see our students do well at CELOP and achieve their academic goals. What did you do before working at CELOP? I worked in international sales and accounts receivable at a music distribution company formerly based in Malden, Massachusetts. I spent most of my paycheck on the records and CD’s that we distributed. Where are you from? My father was in the military so we moved around a lot when I was... More
CELOP Alumna and Current Student Share their Story: Amalia Hernandez & Elida Diaz, Venezuela
Elida Diaz knows from personal experience what it’s like to study at CELOP. “I studied here in 1978 or 1979, shortly after CELOP first opened. I lived in the dorm at Warren Towers. My classes were across the street in an older building. I was in class all day I remember—morning and afternoon. I had a motorcycle I could travel all around New England with. I started studying at CELOP that Fall and stayed a full year.” Recently, when a close friend of Elida’s asked her where she should send her daughter Amalia to study English, Elida didn’t think twice. “My... More
CELOP Alumni: Where are they Now? Ariyaporn Lertariyanunt, Thailand
What is your name? Ariyaporn Lertariyanunt (Amp) Where are you from? Bangkok, Thailand Where do you live now? Boston When and for how long did you study at CELOP? I studied at CELOP last Spring (Spring 2017) and only studied for a semester. Why did you choose CELOP? Before I came to Boston, I had looked through many language schools/institutions websites and reviews. I found that CELOP was the best language school in Boston. I have heard good reputation about CELOP that the school offers variety of English classes that allows students to choose their two electives in a semester, which makes it differ... More
CELOP Alumni: Where are They Now? Abdulrahman Alhejaili, Saudi Arabia
What is your name? My name is Abdulrahman Alhejaili; I go by Abdul Where are you from? I’m from Makkah city, Saudi Arabia. Where do you live now? I live in South Lawrence, MA When and for how long did you study at CELOP? I studied at CELOP for five semesters from September 2013 to April 2015. Why did you choose CELOP? I chose CELOP for two reasons. First, it was recommended to me by my cousin’s friend. He told me that CELOP will prepare me well for my Master’s degree. Second, CELOP has excellent reputation and great... More
CELOP Alumni: Where are They Now? Yasser Al-Salman, Iraq & Zhao (Frank) Huang, China
CELOP alumni Yasser Al-Salman of Iraq and Zhao (Frank) Huang of China were part of a tight-knit group of Pre-MBA students at CELOP in Summer 2017. “This is our original family in the U.S. Our class had a very close bond—like a family,” Yasser said, describing the Pre-MBA program. The Pre-MBA program, which runs every summer at CELOP, is designed to prepare students for the rigors of a graduate business school environment. The program is open to those entering an MBA or graduate program, as well as business professionals who plan to apply to an MBA program in the future. Prior to... More
CELOP Alumni: Where are They Now? Gianluca Follega, Italy
What is your name? Gianluca Follega Where are you from? I’m from Rome, Italy. Where do you live now? I still live in Rome. When and for how long did you study at CELOP? I studied at CELOP in 2014 during the summer for four weeks. Why did you choose CELOP? Because I really wanted to improve my English and at the same time have an experience abroad, possibly in the USA since I had never been there before. So I searched on my University’s website and I found CELOP and all the references were so good that I couldn’t have any doubts... More
Faculty Spotlight: A moment with…Susan Berry
What aspect of your role do you enjoy the most? I love witnessing student’ progress and helping them to make plans for improvement. CELOP students usually have pretty clear goals for their English development and ideas on where they need to improve in order to meet those goals. I like helping them to develop their plans and see them through. What did you do before working at CELOP? I traveled around the US and the world working with native and non-native English speaking teachers on developing their teaching skills. I helped them develop strategies on teaching in English (not translating), getting... More
Student Experience: Current CELOP Student Shi Luo shares her experience touring the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems
By Shi Luo All I knew about green building are just concepts from books and the Internet until we made our class trip to the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE). After this tour, everything about green building became vivid to me. Fraunhofer CSE, according to their website, is “an applied research and development laboratory dedicated to building tomorrow’s energy future.” The building is located at 5 Channel Center Street, Boston, MA, and there is a contrast between the ancient facade and the modern décor inside. Entering the lobby, I saw beautiful LED light belts changing colors and screens on walls... More
Faculty Spotlight: A moment with…Adrianne Saltz
What aspect of your role do you enjoy the most? It goes without saying, interaction with all kinds of people from all over the world. What did you do before working at CELOP? Well, as many of my students know, that was before the invention of electricity. I taught EFL in Barcelona, Spain, my second home, for six years. Where are you from? The moon, or, if you don’t believe that, I was born in Brooklyn. Favorite thing to do in Boston? Walk the streets, looking up, down and all around. It’s such a beautiful place. If you had to eat one meal, More
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