English Language Institute Course Information:
Skill-Building Levels 1-3
ELI 1 Skill Building Grammar and Writing
This is a skill building course designed to prepare students for low-intermediate courses. In ELI 1,
students will learn strategies to improve their writing and grammar
skills. They will read, discuss, and write about different topics.
Students will gain the ability to produce simple and complex sentences
and will study and master the following grammar points: verb tenses
including progressive tenses and present perfect, "used to" and modals of request and ability.
ELI 2 Skill Building Reading and Communication
This is a skill-building course that emphasizes the
development of basic reading comprehension and communicative language
skills and provides a cultural orientation. Basic reading, vocabulary,
listening, and speaking skills are practiced in interesting topic areas
to provide a solid foundation in language ability. Students also record
their voice using the software in the computer lab to self-evaluate their
progress. This provides the student with more individualized attention
from the teacher to help them improve their communicative ability.
Beginning levels 1-3 (Skill-Building)
Intermediate levels 4-5 (Pre-Academic)
High Intermediate 6 (Content-Based)
Bridge course levels 7, 8 (College-Preparation)
Graduate Preparation Course
TOEFL course
Please be aware that not all of the classes are offered every session. Students
are evaluated at the end of each session as to their ability to move to the
next level. Due to different backgrounds, learning styles and to the amount
of work a student does outside of class, it may take two or more sessions
for a student to progress to the next level.
