One of UD’s newest and most collaborative academic programs is Accelerate-U Delaware (A-UD), a direct admission program created by University of Delaware International Admissions and delivered by UD’s English Language Institute (ELI). As A-UD academic advisor and program coordinator, I know I’m biased, but the program is unique in the … Continue reading
Congratulations to ELI Graduate CAP graduates Umida Ruzybayeva and Youngin Kim for winning the 2021 Carol A. Ammon Case Competition! This competition gives UD business graduate student teams the opportunity to create and present strategic recommendations for a real-world situation. This year saw the competition shift to a virtual event, … Continue reading
By Brandon Jackson Do you wish you could speak English with the confidence, focus, and joy that you have when you play video games? Then the English Language Institute has the perfect class for you. ELI’s Egaming course is a new class for ELL’s who want to improve their conversational … Continue reading
Welcome to the University of Delaware English Language Institute! We are excited for you to join us online! You can access our Session 4 2021 classes from wherever you are. Wherever you are, we are there! This past summer, we invested in improving the quality of online classes, including intensive … Continue reading
Tomorrow, Friday, February 19, all ELI and AT/A-UD classes and tutoring will be held online at their regularly scheduled times. That means in person classes will also be online due to remaining icy conditions from yesterday’s storm. Please be safe! Avoid driving or cycling in the snow if you can. … Continue reading
Tomorrow, Thursday, February 18, all ELI and AT/A-UD classes and tutoring will be held online at their regularly scheduled times. That means in-person classes will also be online due to the expected snowstorm. Please be safe! Avoid driving or cycling in the snow if you can. Take care, as well, … Continue reading
UD has delayed the start of morning in-person campus activity. Therefore: Scheduled in-person IEP and AT classes will not begin until the afternoon at their regularly scheduled times. Scheduled morning in-person classes will switch to online mode for today only. Your teachers will contact you with your Zoom ID. All … Continue reading
The ELI will be closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. No UD or ELI classes will be held and offices will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2021. Classes begin again and offices will reopen on Tuesday, January 19. We hope that you have an enjoyable and relaxing holiday. … Continue reading
By: Sarah Whitesel When Assistant Professor Leslie Criston was a child, she may not have recognized how her family’s small business would help to shape her future, but now, as an English language instructor who specializes in business English classes, the connection is clearer. An inveterate learner, Criston says that … Continue reading
Check your mailbox–the 2020 edition of the annual faculty-produced ELI magazine, Interactions is on its way to our alumni, homestay hosts and partners around the world! The 2020 edition celebrates the ingenuity, creativity, persistence and generosity exhibited around the ELI family in this remarkable and challenging year. As always, the … Continue reading
