Portland English Language Academy (PELA)

Fantastic experience: I wanted to express my sincere gratitude for the warm welcome and support you provided to my son during his six months at your school in Portland. This experience was extremely enriching for him, both linguistically and personally. He has returned a more mature and confident young man, with wonderful memories. We warmly thank you (and all the teachers) for your dedication, kindness, and the quality of your guidance.

Negative experience: Me podrian dar informacion del costa $ de las clases de ingles, y cuantas clases son a la semana, y horarios.

Fantastic experience: cómo puedo entrar a estudiar inglés?

Fantastic experience: The staff is awesome. If you do have problem, they will try their best to accommodate your situation.Chris was really supportive on a lot of issues. He helped me to transfer out my F1 visa to the university and make sure my status is valid.I'm gonna visit them when I come back to Portland next time.

Fantastic experience: Awesome experience! The people there are so friendly and it is easy to find new friends

Negative experience: Very bad service they never answered the calls

Fantastic experience: Buenas tardes alguien sabe cuanto es lo que cobran las clases por favor.

Fantastic experience: Highly recommend this place!☺ All of the teachers and students in PELA are really friendly❤

Fantastic experience: Whether you are a beginner or seeking advanced language skills, they have a range of programs designed specifically for you. Their comprehensive curriculum covers grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and conversational skills, ensuring holistic development in all areas.

Fantastic experience: PELA is a great school.❤️❤️❤️ They have many friendly and kind teachers. --------------------------------------- This time I went to PELA for about a month. I gained a lot of English knowledge and friends. Although I am shy, as long as you dare to speak English. Your English will definitely get better. Thank you PELA for giving me great memories in Portland.

Fantastic experience: I want to thank PELA for the opportunity, excellent school and the classes are very complete, excellent teachers, Professor Kevin c. very professional, thanks for correcting me, I learned a lot. I am very happy to have studied in PELA they support you all the time and that is why I recommend them

Fantastic experience: Really good! Teacher was awesome, and we have some candy in special dates

Fantastic experience: Very thankful to PELA for a wonderful time of improving English, having a good time in classes, meeting new people!

Fantastic experience: PELA is a great place to learn English. They have a great group of teachers and the location is very convenient. I have had a great time there.

Fantastic experience: I like my English teacher, he made class very interesting , you won’t feel boring any time during the class, and I really enjoyed to study with him , I learned lot!

Fantastic experience: I would highly recommend PELA to anyone who wants to learn English and explore Portland. I really enjoyed my time in PELA. I studied there for 10 months. During these times I learned a lot from different teachers. The teachers and staff were very friendly and engaged in classes and outside activities.

Fantastic experience: The classes were great and our teacher Kevin made them even better !

Fantastic experience: Amazing School, wonderful teachers specially Laura, Michael, Devon and Ken. I have a very good experience there improving my English, also a good place to make friends from several countries.

Fantastic experience: All of Teachers and friends were awesome! Teachers gave me their best shot for improving my English. I could get good experience of my life, and I could meet great host family! Thank you PELA!! 全く喋れないところからのスタートでしたが、先生方はいつも熱心に教えてくれました。放課後もわからないところを気軽に質問できました。そのおかげで色々な国の友達もできて、ポートランドでの生活も楽しむことができました！もしアメリカ留学を考えているのであれば、PELAをおすすめします！！

Fantastic experience: Great place to improve your English

Fantastic experience: Thanks to Chris Quinn and the entire PELA team our daughter Sara enjoyed a fantastic week at PELA in Portland. Language training in the morning and wonderful excursions in the afternoon are a perfect mix enabling PELA students to improve their English skills and test them out in real life.

Fantastic experience: Thank you for PELA's Youth English Camp! My daughter really enjoyed English classes and joyful activities.It was a great experience that she ordered TACOS in Mexican Food restaurant near PELA in English! I really appreciate kindness of teachers and staffs!

Fantastic experience: Btw! I love the classes, the teacher is wonderful and the clases are very interactive and different, and that's very helpful to learn more in a easy way. Thank you so much. I really enjoyed this time with you Kevin and Portland English Language Academy.

Fantastic experience: Good teachers , good quality, and nice and kind staffs. My decision that I chose PELA was right!

Fantastic experience: What is feel and impression who studied in PELA? What are receive when you study at PELA? There are many activities that occur in this school. I will tell some things which remember in my memories story. I have many experiences when studied at PELA . First, All teachers are very nice and try to teach in coursepack and real live for all students. Then, my friend came from very nationalities. We talked a lot of topics and played games together during class room and free time. After that, in a class room separated in many levels that don't bored to learn in a same level. Finally, learning out side class room for example the happy hour and the party were activities that knew about American people and culture around Portland. I have very good feeling and nice impression when studied and learned English at PELA.

Fantastic experience: At there I could have a great time, teachers are so kind, made us laugh and we could have a lot of conversations with other students, so we could make friends quickly. I love this school and I'll never forget about there.

Fantastic experience: good experience with PELA (summer camp)

Negative experience: Don't take IELTS in here they will score you good in majority of the subject but failed you in 1 subject.

Negative experience: I wanted to book a IELTS with this PELA test center. The experience is shocking and will let any potential English learners overseas and in the U.S get an idea of how this academy is running and what is the working culture inside. Below is the story. I am just a common test taker who resides in Seattle. The closest test center is in Portland. So I wish to book a speaking test as late in the morning as possible because I have to drive 3 hours for the test. The first booking on 31/07/2022 was canceled due to my concerns had not been addressed in time by the Portland English Language Academy(PELA) IELTS test center and so I did not pay within 48 hours. Several days later, I found a 10:40 am speaking test on 31/07/2022 available and I booked the test on Monday 25/07/2022 afternoon Seattle time. I received an acknowledgment email that says that I have 48 hours to pay. I also email again at 4 pm Monday 25/07/2022 to PELA to see if any later speaking test that morning is possible. The next morning Tuesday, 26/07/2022, I got an email from PELA IELTS test center that I have to pay before 9:15 am or my test will be canceled. I was asleep. When I tried to pay at 10 am, the test was canceled. While the other test centers, like Boston, can still allow me to book the 31/07/2022 test at 11 am 07/26/2022, the administrator said she had to close the booking system. I do not know why she chose to give me a hard time and difficulties in taking the test. The test center administrator, a lady, said she runs the test center as a DICTATOR over the phone. She insisted that she has to close the booking system and cancel my test appointment. We chatted over the phone and she admitted it is her random decision. She said she runs the test center as she wants. She refused to re-book the test for me while other test centers can still allow the 31/07/2022 test to be booked. I can even hear a man laughing when we chatted over the phone. I do not know why this lady, the PELA IELTS test staff would have to do such a thing to me? Why would she have to give me a hard time? This incident can give you an idea of this academy and its staff and its working culture. Are they gonna treat you with respect and kindness? You be the judge.

Negative experience: TERRIBLE TEST CENTER! Never take a IELTs test at this center! Located inside the shopping center, this test site can never be used as a test site. It was so loud that I could hear the sound of EDM songs over the wall and even the lyrics. There is a hair salon right next to it. They played a song loudly there. Even before the start of the test, I told the issue to the staff twice, but the test was conducted without apology or any action in an attitude that was not her job. She looked that she didn’t care about it. It was a crucial test for me. It was so loud that I couldn't concentrate on the test. While taking the test, I asked if she could give me ear plugs because the noise was serious, but only a short answer came back saying that they did not sympathize at all. In the end, I got the worst score on this test. The staff are not friendly. It's really absurd and I'm so upset about how I'll be compensated for my time and money.

Fantastic experience: i like this school they are really helpful at the start

Fantastic experience: Hi how can I apply to this school language ?!

Fantastic experience: How do I sign up, I am from China。Please tell me your email address。

Positive experience: 3 months of intensive English in 2011. I've made progress with PELA

Positive experience: Nice place for IELTS tests.

Negative experience: You must check the records again because I have two tests completed. I value the evaluation to which I am deemed appropriate Please accept opinions

Fantastic experience: Good institute to learn English because of the teaching strategy, attendecy system, teachers are passionate in teaching, and also Michael and Yuka at the front desk are always being very helpful to answer students questions, highly recommended!

Positive experience: This is a very nice place. They are doing great things here.

Fantastic experience: More than English!

Fantastic experience: It was very nice and great people there thanks PELA

Fantastic experience: It's better place to take IELTS test that ELS. they are more organised and friendly.

Fantastic experience: Nice place better teachers

Positive experience: المعهد ممتاز ولكن مليان عرب الكلاس اكثر من نصه عرب و هذي المشكلة جعلت استفادتي اقل

Negative experience: There are better options in Oregon

Negative experience: I am trying to contact with this center to send my IELTS score but unfortunately no one answers, I need that score to get college admission. Please if you read this I need an answer

Fantastic experience: I had more than four IELTS test in this institution . in order to score overall 6 . Unfortunately, I am still struggling in 5.5. However I highly recommended you to take your first test here. Best wishes for you guys❤ and pray for me to score band 9.5

Fantastic experience: I lren english sday

Fantastic experience: I learned good English from the peoples! U go u learn good too. Me got 1 yere and I graduate!

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Negative experience: معهد.رائع