In Japanese - Student from Japan at the English Language Institute/College of Staten Island

Audio in Japanese - Student from Japan at the English Language Institute/College of Staten Island at the City University of New York (CUNY) talks about her experience learning English online.

Information: https://www.csi.cuny.edu/campus-life/student-services/center-global-engagement/english-language-institute/online-english-program

Online Intensive English Program

The ELI Online Intensive English Program is offered to students who would like to focus on reading and writing skills, grammar lessons, a TOEFL test preparation, and a conversation course. The 6-week and 16-week programs will have 4 lessons (sessions) per week, four (summer) or four and a half (semester) hours per day, from Monday to Thursday, in the morning or in the evening.

Program content

This program is ideal for students who would like to improve writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills from the comfort of their home. Teachers will discuss several topics, build vocabulary, writing strategies, grammar rules in context, conversation skills, pronunciation, and a short workshop with a TOEFL test preparation, which will allow students to take the digital TOEFL ITP test at the end of the term.

Program calendar

The program will run during 6 (summer) or 16 (semester) weeks. Students need to register and pay per term.

• Summer 1: June 1 – July 10, 2020.
• Summer 2: July 13 – August 21, 2020.
• Fall 2020: August 24 - December 10, 2020.

Program total hours

During summer, classes will have four (04) hours of duration per day with a total of sixteen (16) hours per week and 96 total hours in 6 weeks. During the semester, classes will have four and a half (4.5) hours of duration per day with a total of eighteen (18) hours per week and 288 total hours in 16 weeks.

Schedule

During summer, the class schedule will be from Monday to Thursday, and two groups available, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm or from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm (New York time). ELI will open one schedule in the morning and one in the evening.

During the semester, the class schedule will be from Monday to Thursday, and two groups available, from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm or from 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm (New York time). ELI will open one schedule in the morning and one in the evening.

Levels

Different levels will be offered: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. If more than fifteen students are registered in one level, a second group will be opened provided that it meets the minimum number of students.

Courses

The courses will be Reading & Writing, Grammar, TOEFL, and Conversation.