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
The ELI will be closed for Winter Break. UD and ELI offices will be closed from Monday, December 21, 2020 through Friday, January 1, 2021. ELI Orientation will be held on Monday, January 4, 2021 and classes will begin for Session 3 2021 on Tuesday, January 5 and Wednesday, January … 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 3 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
By R. Scott Partridge, Assistant Professor Over the past year, our Freshman Composition courses have included Accelerate University of Delaware (A-UD) students. The A-UD students are with us a single semester, taking content courses without the typical scaffolded support that students in our conditional admission pathway program, Academic Transitions, receive. … Continue reading
By: Adil Bentahar, Assistant Professor Like most reputable English language programs, the University of Delaware’s English Language Institute (ELI) considers reading a major pillar supporting the learning of our target populations, which include special program professionals and conditionally admitted students. The ELI enjoys a strong reputation as a leading … Continue reading
The ELI will be closed for Thanksgiving Break. No UD or ELI classes will be held and offices will be closed from Monday, November 23 through Friday, November 27. Classes begin again at their regularly scheduled times on Monday, November 30. Students who are presently living in Delaware and have a … Continue reading
By Sharon Mitchell, Instructor and Academic Transition Cohort Coordinator Conditionally-admitted Students at the English Language Institute are placed into Cohort classes, which provides them the opportunity to come together and focus on developing skills and learning expectations for successful students at the University of Delaware. For undergraduate students in … Continue reading
When Pius Kilasy was studying at the University of Delaware, he learned an important lesson when a bus ride that was supposed to take him from Washington D.C. to Newark, DE instead had him en route to Newark, NJ. An ELI alum and a current UD Borel Global Fellow, Kilasy … Continue reading
