About ELS: the ELS Language Center opened its first centre in Washington D.C in 1961. Over the half century since its opening, ELS Language Center has helped more than a million students from over 140 countries master English in order to pursue their dreams of entering universities, having more successful careers and becoming “citizens of the world.”ELS Language Centres Malaysia is a franchise of the US-based ELS Language Center. Established in 1990, ELS Malaysia has since grown to having 6 purpose-built English language training centres throughout Malaysia, namely Kuala Lumpur, Bukit Bintang, Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya, Johor Bahru and Penang