Chuo University Will Join ELI Online English Classes

           Chuo University Will Join CSI Online English Classes

 

The English Language Institute at the College of Staten Island is pleased to welcome 35 students from Chuo University (Japan) during the Spring 2021 semester. The Japanese students will take English classes during three weeks with other international students.

 

October 7, 2020

Staten Island, New York

 

The English Language Institute (ELI) at the College of Staten Island/The City University of New York (CUNY) is pleased to welcome 35 students from Chuo University, located in Tokyo, Japan, into our virtual classroom for three weeks during the ELI Spring 2021 semester.

In keeping with recommended guidelines, ELI switched to an online mode where English sessions have been offered virtually. The English as a Second Language (ESL) classes in reading, writing, conversation, grammar, and TOEFL prep sessions have been a regular feature of its offerings. ELI’s partner, Chuo University, will attend the Spring 2021 semester with English classes and additional lectures on business, management, and economics. Chuo University students will share classes with other international students at ELI from Asia, Latin America, and Europe. This unique program with Chuo will be exciting and interesting for all involved. ELI faculty will deliver these sessions in New York City while the students attend at their remote locations in Staten Island, elsewhere in the U.S., or in their home countries.

 

ELI Director, Mr. Gonzalo Villena, noted that, “This will be a great opportunity to take advantage of technology, show willingness to learn, and share your culture by learning a language.” ELI is an integral component of CSI’s commitment to global engagement through the Center for Global Engagement (CGE), which develops and delivers international experiences for students, faculty, and the community. CGE Executive Director, Dr. Stephen Ferst, commented “This newest partnership, developed through the English Language Institute offers a pathway to develop a deeper relationship with Chou University in Tokyo. We are exploring student and faculty exchanges, joint course programming, and joint research opportunities.” 

“Universities, institutions, and individual students are invited to join next semester’s English language programming, during mornings or evenings, from the comfort of their own homes, and with the same educational quality delivered on campus. Our ESL faculty members are TESOL-certified and have taught English both in person and online for many years. ELI teachers use modern technology and pedagogy to ensure the online instruction is relevant and enriching in the same way as in an on-campus classroom,” Villena added. The Spring 2021 semester term will begin January 19 and continue through May 14, and Chuo University students will attend between February 22 and March 12, 2021.

 Chuo University is one of the top Japanese institutions, with renowned international initiatives,  and more than 198 agreements in more than 36 countries and regions. Professor Shun-itsu Nakasako, Vice Dean and Global Studies Short-term Study Abroad Coordinator of the Faculty of Global Management at Chuo University, commented “We are all excited that our students will be taking online classes offered by the College of Staten Island (CSI) in New York. Once the situation of COVID-19 settles down, we will send our students to CSI. We all wish at Chuo University that our relationship with CSI, will become a lot closer. We always highly appreciate the hard and dedicated work by CSI for our students.”

 ELI is proud of this new partnership and looks forward to strengthening the ties with future projects. The College of Staten Island extends its warmest welcome to Chuo University and its students and wishes a great online experience learning English and more about the business world in these challenging times.

 

English Language Institute

Center for Global Engagement

College of Staten Island

The City University of New York

 

 

 

 

 

ELI Culture Day 2020

 

ELI Culture Day 2020

 

The English Language Institute at the College of Staten Island celebrates the International Education Week with presentations from different countries. Students will show the best of their home countries with live presentations on November 16-19.

 

 

Staten Island, New York

October 2020

 

The English Language Institute (ELI) at the College of Staten Island/The City University of New York (CUNY) will celebrate International Education Week 2020 between November 16 and November 19 with presentations from different countries. ELI participating students are from Brazil, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Vietnam. ELI will organize its ELI Culture Day broadcasting live presentations during this week on its Facebook page: EnglishinNewYork.

 

Students will prepare their work during their Intensive English Program where they are currently learning English as a Second Language. ELI teacher, Erika Anderson, will lead the group teaching how to give a speech, how to speak in public, and how to use the language accordingly for this type of presentations.

 

ELI Culture Day has been one of the most important activities during the semesters on campus. However, students will now have the opportunity to present for a broader audience when they go live on Facebook. Having the ELI Culture Day during the International Education Week 2020 will be a great opportunity to show what our students do during the online English program and how much they have learned. The English Language Institute at CSI looks forward to having a great audience during this event.

 

English Language Institute

College of Staten Island

The City University of New York

 

 

Idioms in English: To Put Something on Ice

Idioms in English

When you “put something on ice,” you pause it or delay doing it.
Example: Jason decided to put his math homework on ice so he could work on his English essay.

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Interested in learning more idioms? Sign up in our English program: elistudy@csi.cuny.edu

The English Language Institute (ELI) offers an exciting and innovative academic program for students learning English as a second language. Our course of study is designed to challenge and engage students. Students are immersed in the language, culture, and the ethnicity of New York City.

ELI offers semester and summer terms of 18 and 22 hours of class per week. Students can also join the groups that have already started the semester or summer term and study as many weeks as possible. Students have courses such as reading and writing, grammar, conversation, and TOEFL test preparation workshops with a final TOEFL ITP test, which lets students apply for any CUNY school degree.

Students in our program are entitled to use all the facilities available on campus such as the pool, tennis, basketball, racquetball courts, and fitness center. Students can also attend any lectures or workshops they feel would enhance their own learning experience. We invite you to come and see our beautiful campus. Learn English while enjoying the rich culture New York City has to offer.

Staten Island
Staten Island is about four times the size of Manhattan and has a population of approximately 473,000. It is noted for its parks and recreational areas, in addition to several notable cultural sites. Manhattan and other "boroughs" of New York City are easily accessible by public transportation.

The campus
The College is set on a large campus with woodlands and open spaces in Staten Island. Its attractive facilities include technologically advanced laboratories, a Sports and Recreation Center and a Center for the Performing and Creative Arts.

Campus location
The College is twenty-five minutes by ferry from Manhattan. Our students have easy access to the rich cultural life of the City by way of a ferry shuttle ride located on the CSI campus. The ferry shuttle travels directly to the Staten Island ferry.

ELI academic program

The ELI offers intensive, comprehensive English language instruction and cultural orientation throughout the year. The program covers all aspects of spoken and written English, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Classes are given at three levels of proficiency, from beginner to advanced. Course content includes the proper use of English structures, fluency and accuracy of expression with acceptable pronunciation, listening and reading comprehension, and writing for personal, academic, and professional purposes. Students communicate in English from the first lesson at the beginner level. At all levels they work on integrated skills, focusing on the active, knowledgeable use of the language, rather than mere passive comprehension.

ELI courses:

• Reading & Writing
• Grammar
• Communications (Conversation)
• TOEFL Workshop

What does 'Pardon my French' mean?

Idioms in English: 

What does 'Pardon my French' mean?

Idioms in English

What are idioms?

A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).

pardon my French

 idiom

Definition of pardon my French

informal + humorous

—used to apologize for using offensive languageEverything he said is bullshit. Pardon my French.

raveler: Explore other words from the year pardon my French first appeared

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pardon%20my%20French

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Interested in learning more idioms? Sign up in our English program: elistudy@csi.cuny.edu
The English Language Institute (ELI) offers an exciting and innovative academic program for students learning English as a second language. Our course of study is designed to challenge and engage students. Students are immersed in the language, culture, and the ethnicity of New York City.
Staten Island
Staten Island is about four times the size of Manhattan and has a population of approximately 473,000. It is noted for its parks and recreational areas, in addition to several notable cultural sites. Manhattan and other "boroughs" of New York City are easily accessible by public transportation.
The campus
The College is set on a large campus with woodlands and open spaces in Staten Island. Its attractive facilities include technologically advanced laboratories, a Sports and Recreation Center and a Center for the Performing and Creative Arts.
Campus location
The College is twenty-five minutes by ferry from Manhattan. Our students have easy access to the rich cultural life of the City by way of a ferry shuttle ride located on the CSI campus. The ferry shuttle travels directly to the Staten Island ferry.

• Reading & Writing

• Grammar

• Communications (Conversation)

• TOEFL Workshop

ELI offers semester and summer terms of 18 and 22 hours of class per week. Students can also join the groups that have already started the semester or summer term and study as many weeks as possible. Students have courses such as reading and writing, grammar, conversation, and TOEFL test preparation workshops with a final TOEFL ITP test, which lets students apply for any CUNY school degree.

Students in our program are entitled to use all the facilities available on campus such as the pool, tennis, basketball, racquetball courts, and fitness center. Students can also attend any lectures or workshops they feel would enhance their own learning experience. We invite you to come and see our beautiful campus. Learn English while enjoying the rich culture New York City has to offer.

ELI academic program

The ELI offers intensive, comprehensive English language instruction and cultural orientation throughout the year. The program covers all aspects of spoken and written English, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Classes are given at three levels of proficiency, from beginner to advanced. Course content includes the proper use of English structures, fluency and accuracy of expression with acceptable pronunciation, listening and reading comprehension, and writing for personal, academic, and professional purposes. Students communicate in English from the first lesson at the beginner level. At all levels they work on integrated skills, focusing on the active, knowledgeable use of the language, rather than mere passive comprehension.

How to make Simple Sentences in English

Simple Sentences

How to Make Simple Sentences in English

What is a sentence?

A sentence is a group of words, which have three important characteristics:

1. A sentence must express a complete idea.
2. A sentence must also have a subject and a verb.
3. A sentence must have meaning.

What is a complete idea?
Simple sentences always express a complete idea.

- Example: Big New York City is a
This is a group of words, but is it expressing any meaning? No, therefore this is not a sentence.

Now let’s rearrange the same words and get a meaningful sentence.

- Example: New York is a big city
Now we get to know the size of New York from the sentence. And because it is convening a meaning – it is a sentence. A sentence will include the writer’s intent, understanding, perspective, or opinion about the subject.

What's a subject?

The subject is what the sentence is about.
• The sentence is always about the subject
• Sometimes the subject is singular – meaning one.
• And sometimes the subject is plural – meaning more than one.

Let’s look at these examples:
• Robert lives in New York City.

Robert is a singular subject.

• My neighbors moved to New York City.

“My Neighbors” is the subject, and this is a plural subject.

Sometimes we have a compound subject. This means two subjects or three subjects together.
Example: Madison Square Garden and The Empire State Building are in New York City.

In this sentence we have a compound subject, Madison Square Garden and The Empire State Building.

Another example of a compound subject :

The furniture and paintings will arrive at my New York City apartment tonight.

In this sentence the subject is a compound subject, the furniture and paintings.

What's a verb?

The verb is usually an action but sometimes it is just a state. The verb has a tense, which is the - time

meaning- of the verb.

- Example: The Twin Towers collapsed.

You can see here - collapsed - is in the past tense. This sentence is talking about the 9/11 terrorist attack which happened in the United States. Specifically, when two airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center, also called by local New Yorkers – the Twin Towers.

Let’s look at another sentence:

        - Example: Robert isn’t in New York.

In this sentence the verb - isn’t - is not an action, this is called a state. 

Now just like subjects, sometimes we have compound verbs – more than one verb.

        - Example: I went out and bought a New York Pizza.

“Went out and bought” are the two verbs in the sentence.

Another important characteristic of a sentence

The meaning of any sentence may be different, based on different expressions. Based on the different
meanings or thoughts, a sentence is divided into four types.

1. Declarative sentences
2. Interrogative sentences
3. Imperative sentences
4. Exclamatory sentences

Declarative sentences
These sentences tell information about anything, and the sentence ends in a period.

Example: Central Park is in the middle of Manhattan.

Here we are telling information about the location of Central Park.

Example: New York has 5 boroughs or parts: Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.

This is telling information about Manhattan, that is not expressed in the name. Staten Island is an island, but so is Manhattan. Both sentences end with a period. Declarative sentences just state facts.

Interrogative Sentences

Interrogative sentences are used to ask a question. Interrogative sentences end in a question mark.

1. Who are you?
2. What did you do in Brooklyn?
3. When did you move to New York?
4. Where do you live?
5. Why did you come to New York to learn English?
6. How is life in New York?

Whenever you are asking a question, you are using an interrogative sentence, which ends in a question mark.

Imperative Sentences

An imperative Sentence gives a command or asks for a request. An imperative Sentence ends with a period or an exclamation point, depending on how forcefully you say any sentence.

Examples:

•  Put the key in the drawer.
•  Wait for me!
•  Please leave your bags by the door.
•  Sit down and be quiet!

Therefore, when we are giving a command or asking for any help or request, imperative sentences are used.

Exclamatory Sentences

When you are surprised, when you are happy, or when you are angry; you use exclamation to express your emotion. 

Example: That is a tall building!

Someone surprised when coming to New York City for the first time and seeing the Empire State Building).

Example: What a beautiful day in New York City!
Here, we are expressing our emotion of happiness after having a very nice day).

Example: He is a fantastic Governor!
Here, we are expressing our satisfaction with the Governor of New York State).

Therefore, exclamatory sentences are used in the case of strong emotions or feelings and use the exclamation point.
• Declarative sentences: information and ends with a period. ( . )
• Interrogative sentences: Questions and ends with a question mark. ( ? )
• Imperative sentences: Gives a command or asks for a request and ends with either an exclamation point or a period. ( ! ) or ( . )
• Exclamatory sentences: Expresses strong feeling or emotions and ends with an exclamation point. ( ! )

Summary:

English Language Institute
College of Staten Island
The City University of New York (CUNY)
elistudy@csi.cuny.edu
https://www.csi.cuny.edu/campus-life/student-services/center-global-engagement/english-language-institute

* Material prepared by ELI teacher, Mr. Robert Faison.

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Interested in learning more idioms? Sign up in our English program: elistudy@csi.cuny.edu

The English Language Institute (ELI) offers an exciting and innovative academic program for students learning English as a second language. Our course of study is designed to challenge and engage students. Students are immersed in the language, culture, and the ethnicity of New York City.

ELI offers semester and summer terms of 18 and 22 hours of class per week. Students can also join the groups that have already started the semester or summer term and study as many weeks as possible. Students have courses such as reading and writing, grammar, conversation, and TOEFL test preparation workshops with a final TOEFL ITP test, which lets students apply for any CUNY school degree.

Students in our program are entitled to use all the facilities available on campus such as the pool, tennis, basketball, racquetball courts, and fitness center. Students can also attend any lectures or workshops they feel would enhance their own learning experience. We invite you to come and see our beautiful campus. Learn English while enjoying the rich culture New York City has to offer.

Staten Island
Staten Island is about four times the size of Manhattan and has a population of approximately 473,000. It is noted for its parks and recreational areas, in addition to several notable cultural sites. Manhattan and other "boroughs" of New York City are easily accessible by public transportation.

The campus
The College is set on a large campus with woodlands and open spaces in Staten Island. Its attractive facilities include technologically advanced laboratories, a Sports and Recreation Center and a Center for the Performing and Creative Arts.

Campus location
The College is twenty-five minutes by ferry from Manhattan. Our students have easy access to the rich cultural life of the City by way of a ferry shuttle ride located on the CSI campus. The ferry shuttle travels directly to the Staten Island ferry.

ELI academic program

The ELI offers intensive, comprehensive English language instruction and cultural orientation throughout the year. The program covers all aspects of spoken and written English, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Classes are given at three levels of proficiency, from beginner to advanced. Course content includes the proper use of English structures, fluency and accuracy of expression with acceptable pronunciation, listening and reading comprehension, and writing for personal, academic, and professional purposes. Students communicate in English from the first lesson at the beginner level. At all levels they work on integrated skills, focusing on the active, knowledgeable use of the language, rather than mere passive comprehension.

ELI courses:

• Reading & Writing
• Grammar
• Communications (Conversation)
• TOEFL Workshop

Idioms in English: Make a Long Story Short

Idioms in English

When you “make a long story short,” you tell explain or tell something briefly.

Example: While recounting her horrible date, Lucy told her friend, “To make a long story short, I’m never going out with him again!”

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Interested in learning more idioms? Sign up in our English program: elistudy@csi.cuny.edu

The English Language Institute (ELI) offers an exciting and innovative academic program for students learning English as a second language. Our course of study is designed to challenge and engage students. Students are immersed in the language, culture, and the ethnicity of New York City.

ELI offers semester and summer terms of 18 and 22 hours of class per week. Students can also join the groups that have already started the semester or summer term and study as many weeks as possible. Students have courses such as reading and writing, grammar, conversation, and TOEFL test preparation workshops with a final TOEFL ITP test, which lets students apply for any CUNY school degree.

Students in our program are entitled to use all the facilities available on campus such as the pool, tennis, basketball, racquetball courts, and fitness center. Students can also attend any lectures or workshops they feel would enhance their own learning experience. We invite you to come and see our beautiful campus. Learn English while enjoying the rich culture New York City has to offer.

Staten Island
Staten Island is about four times the size of Manhattan and has a population of approximately 473,000. It is noted for its parks and recreational areas, in addition to several notable cultural sites. Manhattan and other "boroughs" of New York City are easily accessible by public transportation.

The campus
The College is set on a large campus with woodlands and open spaces in Staten Island. Its attractive facilities include technologically advanced laboratories, a Sports and Recreation Center and a Center for the Performing and Creative Arts.

Campus location
The College is twenty-five minutes by ferry from Manhattan. Our students have easy access to the rich cultural life of the City by way of a ferry shuttle ride located on the CSI campus. The ferry shuttle travels directly to the Staten Island ferry.

ELI academic program

The ELI offers intensive, comprehensive English language instruction and cultural orientation throughout the year. The program covers all aspects of spoken and written English, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Classes are given at three levels of proficiency, from beginner to advanced. Course content includes the proper use of English structures, fluency and accuracy of expression with acceptable pronunciation, listening and reading comprehension, and writing for personal, academic, and professional purposes. Students communicate in English from the first lesson at the beginner level. At all levels they work on integrated skills, focusing on the active, knowledgeable use of the language, rather than mere passive comprehension.

ELI courses:

• Reading & Writing
• Grammar
• Communications (Conversation)
• TOEFL Workshop