ESL EDUCATION & TOEFL PREP

Your Path to Stronger English and TOEFL Success

Group classes, private tutoring, TOEFL test preparation, and language matching —all designed to help you build confidence in English and reach your academic and personal goals.

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How We can Help

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live online classes

We offer live, online English and TOEFL preparation classes for adult students around the world. With experienced instruction and proven strategies, students build confidence in English while preparing for academic and real-world success.

online private tutoring

  • Chilingual has helped thousands of international students pass the TOEFL exam. Literally thousands. Use our expertise to help you finally pass that f*cking test, get into school, and finally move on with your life.

  • Meeting them via multiple online practice sessions, Chilingual will prepare IMGs to succeed in their U.S. residency interviews. You will feel relaxed, confident and able to use your best language skills in your interviews with U.S. hospital staff.

  • The teachers at Chilingual have tutored hundreds of international students in numerous specific areas. Business English, Medical English, English for Baseball? We’ve done it all. Let us help you reach your specific linguistic goals.

  • Chilingual will meet you online and help your prepare for your U.S. citizenship interview. There is no better prep than a series of mock interview sessions. You can trust the experience and expertise of our staff with this very important day!

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Language Match

Chilingual will pair you with a fun, college-educated native speaker of your target language. The two of you will meet weekly for guided conversation practice via online video meetings or a phone calls.

  • International students: Chilingual will pair you with a native English speaker who can chat with you on WhatsApp, Zoom, FaceTime, etc. every week. They will give you feedback on your English, and you can help them practice your native language. It’s a win-win!

  • English speakers: Chilingual has a huge roster of college-educated international students who can chat with you on WhatsApp, Zoom, FaceTime, etc. so you can practice speaking your target language at least once per week. Learn from native speakers, not from AI or a cartoon owl.

What People Are Saying About Chilingual

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John Hennessey
Founder and Lead Instructor, Chilingual

Why Work with Chilingual?

With decades of experience teaching English as a a Second Language, Chilingual is led by founder John Hennessy, who has spent over 25 years helping adult students develop confidence in their English ability.

John’s background includes teaching through the U.S. State Department, at public and private universities such as UIC and Loyola, at community colleges, and at leading private language schools. He holds a BA in Spanish and a MA in Applied Linguistics. He has also trained 100s of ESL and TOEFL instructors in his career.

25+ years

John started teaching his first ESL class back in 1998, when he was just 19 years old. 28 years later, he still loves doing it, and it shows!

15,000+ students

Chilingual has taught more than 15,000 adult English students over those 28 years in the classroom. We would love to teach you, too!

70+ countries

Chilingual has helped adult students from more than 70 different countries reach their academic goals in English.

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For current and former Chilingual students, the Student Lounge is a place to find resources, relive memories, and stay connected with the Chilingual community.

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