On December 31st, New Years Eve, I took an interview to meet with Max Eugene and I have since spent seven months teaching at EC Los Angeles. July 15th was my last day as I will be relocating to New York to pursue stage work and other creative opportunities. Adapting to different cultures merging int … Read more

Curious to see what students do once they finish at EC Los Angeles? Takahiro is one of our former students, but that does not mean he has left us. He now volunteers at ECLA’s front desk, assisting other students. See what he has to say about his experience! What is your name, age, and occupati … Read more

Last week we explained how to use the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE. To refresh your memory, here are two examples: “My Hollywood tour has started.” This means, “The tour has started and it is still going!” “The San Francisco bus has left.” This means, “The bus left … Read more

  Students taking Writing Workshop at EC Los Angeles have put together a quality newspaper with opinion pieces, news reports, creative fiction, and reviews. One student wrote a sensitive article on the problem of racism in the United States. “I think we should place importance on discussi … Read more

On July 15, 2015, students from France, Belgium and Italy came together to play the popular English game, Apples to Apples. In this game, the leader of the round pulls an adjective (word that describes a noun) card from a pile, and reads it to the group. Each player has stack of 7 noun (person, plac … Read more

Summer is a time of many changes. This July, EC Los Angeles welcomed our new Center Director, Paul Suhr. Let’s learn a little more about him! Why did you choose to work at EC? “I chose to work at EC because I like that the company allows for the Center Directors to act more like entrepre … Read more

Hi everyone! My name is Karissa and I work at the front desk as ECLA’s Student Services Coordinator. I’m proud to call Los Angeles my native city. However, I spent nine years of my childhood growing up in Tajikistan. For this reason, my heart will always be in Central Asia. As a college … Read more

When is the perfect time to use the perfect tense? We use the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE for two reasons: to describe an action that is not complete (unfinished action), or to describe an action that is complete (finished action). The PERFECT TENSE uses the verbs “have” and “had”. … Read more