English Language Institute

About the English Language Institute

 

Overview

The English Language Institute at the University of Guam has offered classes in English as a Second Language since 1979. Programs are offered throughout the year. The principal purpose of the Institute is to prepare students for University enrollment.

Students attend daily classes to improve writing skills, conversation and listening skills, reading comprehension, and study skills. This program helps students to gain confidence using English. The goal of the English Language Institute is to prepare students to compete successfully with American university students.

Philosophy

The English Language Institute welcomes all individuals regardless of national origin who have completed secondary education and who are at least 18 years of age. No previous knowledge of English is necessary. The ELI is committed to quality education and the development of language skills and cultural understanding among its students.

The ELI also accepts and affirms its students' different academic, cultural, and social values. We encourage students to recognize and develop additional values, skills, and strategies which will help them to work effectively and successfully in English.

Faculty and Staff

The faculty of the English Language Institute have extensive teaching experience and training in Teaching English as a Second Language. In addition, both teachers and staff have international teaching and work experience. The ELI is administered by a Director who has a full time ELI Coordinator who advise, counsel, and assist students.

Evaluation

Students at the English Language Institute are placed into levels of instruction after extensive placement testing. After the end of each semester, students are again tested.

Students who have successfully mastered a level continue on to a higher level. A minimum TOEFL score of 500 is required for admission to the University of Guam.

 

專業＆國際化的語言學習系統

英文語言學院(English Language Institute)

關於ELI

概述

 

關島大學的英文語言學院於1979設立，是提供英文成為第二語言的課程。整學年的語言系統，主要的目的就是幫助學生進入大學部的學前準備。

學生在每日的課程裡提升自己聽、說、讀、寫，以及學習的能力。語言課程能增加學生使用英文的自信。而ELI最主要目標就是幫助這些國際學生增加與美國大學生的競爭能力。

 

宗旨

英文語言學院（ELI）歡迎所有人，不論國籍，只要是完成中學以上的學歷；或者是任何已經年滿18歲的成年人，沒有學過英文也沒有關係。ELI 保證給學生一個優質的英文教育以及能力的提升，並且幫助國際學生交流與了解彼此的文化。

ELI也同樣的接受並肯定各個學生不同的學術專業、文化和社會價值觀。我們鼓勵學生認識和發展更多的價值觀、技能和想法，因為這將有助於他們有效和成功的運用英文。

 

教師及工作人員

ELI的教職員都有豐富的英文教學經驗，以及把英文當作第二語言的語文訓練的專業能力，此外，教師和工作人員都有在國外的教學和工作經驗，ELI是由主任和助理主任，以及給予學生意見、輔導並協助學生的協員共同管理的。

 

評量 


學生在ELI是由分班考試來分配至不同等級的班級上課，而在每個學期末會再次舉行考試。

而成功從一個等級完成學業的學生，可以升至更高的級別。而通過托福考試最低標準500分，則可進入關島大學就讀。