However, students who need to improve their English skills in order to enter a graduate program and students who are studying English for their own purposes have also been accepted into and have benefited from studying in the Institute. Small classes of no more than 15 students allow for a great deal of individual attention. The IELI offers 7 levels of classes in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. There is also a Computer Lab. A full-time student has between 20 and 24 hours of classes per week.
More advanced students attend a study skills class.
As a part of the Study Skills class, students sit in on a regular university class. The IELI classes are taught by experienced, professional instructors. Most of the faculty have lived in one or more foreign countries and speak one or more foreign languages. An IELI applicant must have completed high school or secondary school. In addition, all new students take a writing test and have their speaking ability evaluated.