The English Language Institute is a place of high quality. Only programs which have met high professional standards are members of these organizations. The faculty are professionally trained, experienced language teachers who emphasize the active use of English in class.
Instructors are usually available outside of class time to assist students.
IPAs are American university students who are matched with small groups of ELI students for conversation practice They also help students get accustomed to American life with fun activities and field trips. The English Language Institute prepares students before they enter an American university. Special attention is given to taking notes in lectures, talking in group discussions, making presentations, reading academic texts, and writing research papers. These skills are keys to success in American universities. English Language Institute students who are academically admissible to Eastern Washington University may enroll directly in undergraduate classes when they have successfully passed the English Language Institute requirements .