ELI Culture Week Spring 2021

 

ELI Culture Week Spring 2021

 

The English Language Institute at the College of Staten Island celebrates Culture Week with presentations from different countries. Students will show the best of their home countries with live presentations on May 5-7.

 

 

Staten Island, New York

April 2021

 

The English Language Institute (ELI) at the College of Staten Island/The City University of New York (CUNY) will celebrate ELI Culture Week between May 5 and May 7 with presentations from different countries. ELI participating students are from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, and Vietnam. ELI will organize its ELI Culture Week 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 teachers, Erika Anderson and Sean Jacobsen, will lead the groups 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 Week 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 Week 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

 

 

Hold Your Horse

Idioms in English

English Language Institute - College of Staten Island/CUNY

When you tell someone to “hold your horses,” you are telling them to wait or calm down.
Example: Hold your horses! I’m not ready to go yet I’m still drinking my coffee!

Image courtesy of dreamstime.com

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

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

Coming up Roses

Idioms in English

English Language Institute - College of Staten Island/CUNY

When something is “coming up roses,” it is successful despite having a difficult start.
Example: Althought the business meeting had a rough start, it now looks like everything is coming up roses.

Image courtesy of dreamstime.com

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

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