Celebrating 25 years of the Language Learning Center (LLC)!
For a quarter of a century, we’ve worked to Set the foundation for language growth, Maintain excellence in skill enhancement, and continually Innovate to foster communication across cultures. Here’s to empowering learners and shaping voices for the future!
The Language Learning Center (LLC) is a dynamic and responsive center that offers a wide range of language learning programs since 2000 to meet the diverse needs of students from both within and outside the Philippines. The LLC prioritizes providing creative and effective language instruction, focusing on language proficiency, communication skills, and sociocultural understanding.
The LLC is committed to helping its diverse clientele develop strong communication skills and cultural sensitivity in their target language, enabling them to overcome geographic barriers and promote diversity in multilingual communication contexts.
LLC Programs and Services
The Language Learning Center offers the following programs:
Language Proficiency Program (LPP)
The center offers onsite and online programs in various world languages, including English, Japanese, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Filipino, and more, catering to students of all levels. In addition to regular language courses, the LLC also organizes annual language proficiency programs, English for International Communication courses, and language and culture camps.
DLSU-D English Language Proficiency Assessment (DELPA)
The LLC plays a vital role in ensuring the language readiness of foreign student applicants to DLSU-D; hence, part of the Admission and LLC processes, is to assess their language proficiency so they can be provided with language learning opportunities to increase their proficiency suitable to their level and field.
LLC has also managed the administration of International standardized tests to measure the English Proficiency of the university students, such as the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) and Pearson English Placement test. TOEIC, in coordination with Princeton Assessments and Training, Inc., has been administered to 2nd and graduating students for 15 years now. Global Scale of English Test, in partnership with Pearson, is also being utilized for 4 years now to measure English proficiency. Both are aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate Program
The Center also takes the lead in conducting intensive and flexible TESOL teacher-training certificate courses to equip current and prospective teachers of English with the necessary skills to effectively teach English to speakers of other languages.
The TESOL Basic is a fully online 120-hour program which is followed by the Onsite TESOL, a 60-hour program.
TESOL schedules are targeted/projected in the months indicated below; the period may vary though depending on enrolment updates and some flexible options in accommodating groups. Specific dates of registration are usually announced on the university webpage and official LLC FB page at least a month before.
| TESOL Program | Schedule |
|---|---|
| TESOL Basic ( 1st sem of the AY) | September - December |
| Onsite TESOL (1st sem) | 1st week of February |
| TESOL Basic (2nd sem of the AY) | March - May |
| Onsite TESOL (2nd sem of the AY) | End of July/1st week of August |
Language Learning Session (LLS)
Launched this 2025, Language Learning Sessions are onsite, online and hybrid sessions on language learning in general. Intended for students, faculty, staff and enthusiasts, these sessions serve as avenues to teach and learn the basics of Foreign and local languages and the vast scope of communication as used in the real-world and the workplace. The LLS aims to equip the participants with knowledge, enthusiasm, skills, and engagement, likewise empower them to learn and use language in communicating meaning, purpose and culture. The sessions also promote intercultural communication.
For inquiries on any of these programs or any customized language programs, visit the Language Learning Center, 2nd floor of the La Porteria Building near Gate 2. You can also send an email to the Language Learning Center.