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WHAT IS MOVEMBER? The Movember community has raised $559 million to date and funded over 800 programs in 21 countries. This work is saving and improving the lives of men affected by prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health problems. The Movember Foundation challenges men to grow moustach … Read more
Every holiday season, Downtown Santa Monica brings a little ice skating to the beach-side community. The corner of 5th Street and Arizona Avenue is transformed into ICE at Santa Monica, a premier outdoor ice skating rink. The 8,000 square foot rink by the beach offers residents and visitors … Read more
Thanksgiving is a very popular Holiday here in the USA, but what exactly is it? Why do we celebrate it? Here is some information and fun facts about the origins of Thanksgiving and why it means so much to people all across America. What is Thanksgiving? Each year on the fourth Thursday in November … Read more
The most popular languages in the world! Lots of students come to the United States to learn English. Sometimes it may seem as if it was the most popular language in the world, little do you know, it’s not! Here’s a list of the top ten languages in the world according to the CIA World Factbook. 1. M … Read more
Meet a Teacher – Lisa Gonzales Lisa grew up in Cerritos, California and graduated UC Davis, California as a double major in French and International Relations. She loves playing and watching ALL sports, especially softball and baseball. She loves mushrooms and cheese and sunflowers … Read more
Many students have hard time pronouncing certain English sounds that do not exist in their native language. At ECLA, we have Pronunciation Clinic on Wednesday at 11:00 and 2:15 in room 305. If you want to practice or improve your English pronunciation, come and participate in our Pronunciation Clini … Read more
With our recent pumpkin carving contest, it would only be appropriate to explain how pumpkin carving came to be. We all know that October is mostly defined by the spooky Halloween season. This is the time where we eat candy, make costumes and trick-or-treat. But haven’t you ever wondered how pumpkin … Read more
My name’s Alex and I am 23 years old. I was born and raised not far away from Munich. I am studying BA International Business Communication in Munich and like it very much because it provides me with the best combined knowledge of languages, a wide range of business subjects from economics to market … Read more
One of our great partner schools, the Los Angeles Film School, kindly invited our EC Los Angeles students and staff to join their monthly open house, the All Access Studio Tour Event. This event takes place once a month and provides the opportunity for perspective students and their families to come … Read more
Do you know what a pun is? Have you ever heard the phrase, “no pun intended”? Well, puns are a form of word play that suggest two or more meanings of a sentence/saying. It uses multiple meanings of words or similar-sounding words to create humor! There are four different types of puns: h … Read more
