Spring 2022 started!

Spring 2022 started!

ELI classes started this Spring 2022 semester with students on campus and online.

The English Language Institute (ELI) at the College of Staten Island started classes last January 18 with students from different countries. Both online and on-campus classes started with reading, writing, grammar, and conversation courses. For the first time, on-campus evening classes also began with a beginner level group.

ELI welcomed students from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Montenegro, Palestine, Peru, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, the United States, Turkey, Venezuela, and Vietnam. ELI teachers, Barbara Clark, Gail Hernandez, Thomas Speirs, and Wayne Kennedy, welcomed their students with classes of reading, writing, grammar, conversation, and TOEFL.

ELI Director, Gonzalo Villena, extended a warm welcome on behalf of ELI and the international office, the Center for Global Engagement. "I am already proud of the students for having decided to learn a language during these tough times," Villena said.

The online intensive English program also started with students located outside New York. For this semester, students were not only in New York but also taking classes from the comfort of their homes in South Carolina, Florida, and even in Senegal, Africa.

ELI wishes the best of luck to its students and looks forward to having more in-person groups in the upcoming summer term, which will start next May 31.

English Language Institute

College of Staten Island

The City University of New York

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interested in learning English? Sign up in our English program: elistudy@csi.cuny.edu / www.csi.cuny.edu/eli at the English Language Institute at the College of Staten Island/The City University of New York (CUNY). 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