Students also can use the laboratory for E-mail, Internet information retrieval and word processing. At the beginning of each term, students are assigned to levels according to their ability in each language skill area. Assignment to the appropriate levels is based on placement test results and instructor evaluations of student proficiency. Contact ELI for details, including fees. Student Orientation Because studying in a foreign country is an exciting but difficult experience, the ELI faculty provides a program to familiarize students with life in the United States.
Students have luncheons, parties and picnics, among other activities.
The cost of these activities is included in the ELI Tuition and Maintenance Fee, and attendance is required. Other activities are occasionally organized by instructors, for which students must pay their own expenses. The faculty serve as advisors to students, counseling with problems such as homesickness and housing. Students are also assisted in applying for admission to U.S. colleges or universities. The ELI maintains a file of catalogs of American universities for student use in the selection of educational institutions for further academic study.