Gap Experience programmes in USA, Chicago

Why take an English long term course in Chicago?

• Stay for an extended period of time in a new country, where you’ll experience full immersion and practise your English in everyday situations.
• Meet people from around the world, and make friends with local people, in one of the world’s most famously friendly nations.
• Explore the iconic city of Chicago, getting to know it outside the guidebooks and tourist locations.
• Discover the American Midwest, and travel to new cities around the USA, where you’ll develop a better understanding of the United States and create incredible memories wherever you go.

What you’ll do on your English gap year course in Chicago

At ESL, our gap experiences abroad are completely flexible - you just have to decide how long you want to stay (or if you want to travel somewhere else, too, let us know!) and we’ll help match you with the right English long term course in Chicago. We work closely with our partner schools to offer a wide variety of courses that reflect ESL’s high quality standards. You’ll be taken on a fully immersive linguistic and cultural journey, where you have the chance to learn English in an authentic environment and discover what life is truly like in the USA. A gap experience with ESL is like nothing you’ve ever done before!