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Our Programs
Our programs were designed to
help you connect with the world
and succeed in your career.
Welcome to Intrax.
Founded in 1980, Intrax is dedicated to helping Professional Skills
Build your career by developing
you find and pursue your professional passion. the skills employers want.
Whether you already know what you want to do • Business English
with your career or you are still searching for your • Professional Certificates
career path, Intrax is the best fit for you. • Career Preparation Activity
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Experience
Our Guarantees
Only Intrax offers program guarantees
to ensure you make the most of your
time in the U.S.
Choose Your Intrax Experience
A Fast Track to Speaking
English Confidently See Your Life at Intrax...........................................................4–5
You can spend 75% of class time focused on
Explore Our Programs and Classes................................6–11
developing your speaking skills.
Professional Skills
Interaction with Americans Professional Certificates.................................................. 6
Business English................................................................ 7
Every program offers opportunities to meet
Americans. Practical English
General English.................................................................. 8
Access to an TOEFL & Cambridge........................................................ 9
American Workplace Career Preparation Activity............................................... 10
Access to the American workplace for Afternoon Focus Classes
every student admitted to the Career & Friday Workshops............................................................. 11
Preparation Activity.
Choose Your Program....................................................... 12–13
Proof of Learning Select Your Center.............................................................. 14–19
You can create a professional online portfolio
San Francisco..................................................................... 14–15
that will highlight your new skills and
San Diego............................................................................ 16–17
experiences to potential employers.
Chicago................................................................................ 18–19
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Your Life at Intrax
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Before You Arrive: When You Arrive: During Your Program:
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When Your Program Ends:
www.intraxenglish.com 5
the freedom to...
Professional Skills build your future
Programs meet Monday–Thursday 9:00–13:45
Professional Certificates
Our Professional Certificates offer you our most
challenging, rigorous learning experience. You will learn
business concepts and apply your advanced English
skills to team projects and business case studies.
Class How You Will Learn What You Will Learn How You Will Benefit
• Personal Project: Marketing and • Discover your career interests and aptitude
Branding Yourself
• Learn how to communicate better with people
CAREER • Networking practice: Develop Your from other cultures
MANAGEMENT LinkedIn Portfolio Interact and learn
• Guest speaker: My Career Path from American
professionals through
• Field trip: Making a First Impression field trips and guest
speakers
• Team project: Presenting a • Understand the role of management and Apply your advanced
management consulting plan leadership within an organization English skills and
BUSINESS vocabulary to class
• Guest speaker: Management • How to develop your own leadership skills discussions, team
MANAGEMENT Challenges
• Navigating organizational structures projects and case
• Field Trip: Management in Action studies
• How to cultivate professional relationships
Develop analytical,
writing and
• Team project: Creating and • Learn about product development, lifecycle, presentation skills
presenting a marketing plan for a and planning Complete projects and
product case studies to add to
• Understand the most current marketing tools
MARKETING & your online portfolio
• Guest speaker: Marketing My such as Facebook, blogs, and search engines
ADVERTISING
Product
• How to develop sales, promotion and
• Field Trip: Gaining insight into advertising strategies
consumers
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Business English
Choose our Business English class for a
challenging experience where you will learn and
use English vocabulary and communication skills
applicable to any professional environment.
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Practical English the freedom to...
connect with the world
Programs meet Monday–Thursday 9:00–13:45
General English
Completely redesigned and new for 2011 with
new texts, topics and teaching tools! Learn
English more quickly than ever before, with a
special focus on practical speaking skills and
interacting with native English speakers.
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TOEFL & Cambridge
TOEFL and Cambridge are internationally
recognized as leading exams to measure
readiness for university-level academic studies or a
professional career. All Intrax centers are licensed
to administer the internet-based TOEFL exam.
Class How You Will Learn What You Will Learn How You Will Benefit
• Take regular, authentic practice tests in class • Specific iBT (Internet-Based Test)
and track your progress TOEFL test-taking strategies
iBT TOEFL • Experienced TOEFL-trained instructors will • Sentence structures and vocabulary
follow your progress every step of the way • TOEFL-focused reading, writing,
listening and speaking skills
S imulate real test
conditions in weekly
CAMBRIDGE • Qualified Cambridge Preparation instructors • Real-life language skills that build practice exams
First • Regular practice tests in class to track your your confidence L earn test-taking
Certificate in progress • Test-taking techniques strategies to improve
English • Lessons with a focus on all four your score
(FCE) communication skills A chieve a test score to
include in your online
portfolio
• Qualified Cambridge Preparation instructors • Skills to communicate at a
CAMBRIDGE professional level
• Regular practice tests in class to track your
Certificate in
progress • Participate with confidence in
Advanced
• Personalized learning plan from your workplace meetings
English (CAE)
instructor • Test-taking techniques
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Career Preparation Activity
10-15 hours per week
General English
Business English
9:00-13:45 Career
TOEFL/Cambridge
Preparation Activity: 10–15 hours/week
Professional Certificate
The Career Preparation Activity is available to F-1 students enrolled in a full-time morning program. A J-1 visa is required for long-term, full-time internships. For
information on Intrax’s extensive full-time J-1 internship programs, please visit www.intraxusa.com.
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Afternoon Focus Classes Monday–Thursday 14:00–15:30
• Choose the focus class, workshop, or activity for your specific need and skill level
• Receive personalized attention from instructors to focus on specific skills you want to develop
• Develop projects to include in your professional portfolio
Program Class What You Will Learn Class What You Will Learn
• Learn to think on your feet
Current • How to do online research
Events • Learn to speak confidently to convince
others of your views
Professional Skills
travelling
• Receive intense coaching from your instructor
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uild speaking proficiency Pronunciation
• Interact with native English speakers in your
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e able to communicate in situations & Correction
Speaking classroom
requiring tact and empathy Workshop
Fluency • Learn to hear and correct your own mistakes
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onfident, poised and charismatic
speaking
General English
Business English
9:00-13:45 Friday Workshop
TOEFL/Cambridge
Professional Certificate
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Choose Your Program
Professional Skills
Build your career by developing
the skills employers want.
Practical English
Connect with the world by learning how
to communicate in the world’s universal
language of English.
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Find your English level. Select your standard program. Add Afternoon Focus Cl
INTRAX STANDARD PROGRAMS AFTERNOON FOCUS CLAS
CEF iBT TOEFL TOEIC
LEVEL (Mondays–Thursdays 9:00–13:45) (Mondays–Thursdays 14:00–15
C1 90–100 800–900 9
Business English
Computer Skills
C1 75-90 700–800 8
B2 60-75 600–700 7
General English
B1 40-49 400–500 5
A1 0–15 0–150 2
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lasses and Friday Workshops. Learn the most on a Super-Intensive Schedule.
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Intrax
Why Choose
San Francisco San Francisco?
• Live, study and work in one of
America’s most cosmopolitan cities.
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Center Facilities:
• E asy access to all public transportation
systems, including buses, streetcars, cable
cars, and BART trains.
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student lounges with sofas, a piano, a pool
table, vending machines with snacks and
drinks, and microwaves so you can prepare
your own lunches.
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areer Counseling and University
Advising Center.
•2
new computer labs with 24 computers.
•A
ctivities area with information about
San Francisco’s many attractions, public
transportation, local tours, and Intrax events.
Sample Activities
Monday Orientation, Volunteer activity
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Intrax San Diego Why Choose San Diego?
• Amazing year-round, sunny Southern
California climate.
• Proximity to world-famous
hospitality, biotechnology,
international business, and
entertainment companies, including
Sony Online Entertainment and
Qualcomm.
DATE ST.
Vantaggio
Hotel
Suites
Occidental
CEDAR ST.
2ND AVE.
3RD AVE.
BEECH ST.
Little California
Italy Western School
of Law
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Blues
4TH AVE.
5TH AVE.
6TH AVE.
7TH AVE.
500 West
Sante Fe
Depot Station
BROADWAY ST.
INDIA STREET
COLUMBIA STREET
STATE STREET
UNION STREET
FRONT STREET
1ST AVE.
KETTNER BLVD.
E ST.
WESTFIELD
SHOPPINGTOWN GASLAMP Post
HORTON PLAZA QUARTER Office
F ST.
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Center Facilities:
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ew center featuring 14 classrooms.
•A
student lounge with sofas, a foosball table,
vending machines with snacks and drinks, and a
student kitchen.
•C
areer Counseling and University
Advising center.
•2
new computer labs with 28 computers.
•A
ctivities area with information about San Diego’s
many attractions, public transportation, local
tours, and Intrax events.
Sample Activities
Monday Orientation, Yoga Class
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Intrax Chicago Why Choose Chicago?
• Vibrant, cosmopolitan city celebrated
for spectacular architecture,
professional sports, live music and
friendly locals.
Vantaggio
University of Chicago
KINZIE
WABASH AVE
IBM
Plaza
WACKER PL
Washington
Wrigley Building Tribune Tower
College
LAKE ST
Chicago
DEARBORN STREET
Theater
RANDOLPH ST
Marshall Chicago
Fields Cultural Center
WASHINGTON ST
MADISON ST
STATE STREET
MICHIGAN AVE
Park Grill
MONROE ST
COLUMBUS DRIVE
Art Institute
ADAMS ST of Chicago
JACKSON BLVD
Buckingham
Grant Park Lake Michigan
Fountain
VAN BUREN ST
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Center Facilities:
• E asily accessible by all public transportation,
including bus, METRA and “L” train lines.
•A
student lounge and kitchen with an eating area,
sofas and microwaves.
•C
areer Counseling and College Advising Center.
•A
ctivity corner with information about Chicago’s
many attractions, public transportation, local
tours, and Intrax events.
Sample Activities
Orientation, Guest speaker from
Monday advertising industry
Tuesday
Intrax Success Story
Loyola University Tour
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World Headquarters
600 California Street, Fl 10
San Francisco, CA 94108
freedom to...
live your life.
+1.415.434.1221
info@intraxenglish.com
www.intraxenglish.com
San Francisco
551 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
+1.415.835.9766
info@intraxenglish.com
San Diego
520 West Ash Street
San Diego, CA 92101
+1.619.702.6300
info@intraxenglish.com
Chicago
174 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60601
+1.312.236.3208
info@intraxenglish.com
Why Intrax?
Founded in 1980, Intrax has deep expertise in international education and training. Each year, we welcome over 15,000
participants to our English, Professional, Internship and Work Travel programs. Intrax has been a designated sponsor by
the U.S. Department of State for 25 years. In short, you can be confident in your choice of Intrax.
USA Accreditation
Intrax has been accredited by ACCET, the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training, since 1996. ACCET is officially recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a
“reliable authority” on the quality of education and training provided by the over 200 national and international institutions which they accredit. Accreditation is voluntary and extensive and
means that Intrax is regularly evaluated in over 30 industry standards, including instructors, curriculum, student services, and school management. In maintaining accreditation, Intrax is
committed to quality and continuous assessment and improvement of our programs and services. Learn more at www.accet.org.