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Your Language Road Map: A Guide to English Services at Michigan Tech

Guest author: Heather Deering

“Language, identity, place, home: these are all of a piece—just different elements of belonging and not-belonging.” ~Jhumpa Lahiri

Moving to a new place can bring many challenges.  The English Language Institute (ELI) at Michigan Tech helps international faculty and their families feel at home through a variety of language services the ELI offers.

Tea Time
Tea Time is a free weekly event that runs all year round. Each week students, faculty, and community members meet to practice conversation and share stories. Some of the themes we have discussed have been bucket lists, natural hazards, politics, war dances, and dowries. Come join us at the ELI office (DHH G044) from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Tutoring
Customized tutoring is available for Michigan Tech international students and faculty. We also welcome community members interested in developing their English language skills. Tutors are our professionally trained IESL instructors, who will conduct a needs assessment and work with you to develop an individualized tutoring program that is suitable for you.

Cost:   $25 (faculty)
$15 (family members and graduate students)

Foundational English
Tailored to any student just beginning to learn English, Foundational English courses focus on the different skill areas of listening, speaking, writing, and reading.  Students can select how many classes they wish to take in this program.  These courses are offered six weeks every semester and in the summer.

Cost:   $360 per course
$1,440 for all four courses

Night Owls
Night Owls meets two hours per week for seven weeks every Fall and Spring semester.  It covers survival English needed in everyday life in Houghton.  This semester, the class starts on Thursday, October 19. At the end of the class this fall, students will be invited to a Thanksgiving celebration. This group is led by community teachers and is made possible with support from the Office of the Provost.

Cost:   $25.00 for seven weeks


To register for any of these services (other than Tea Time), visit this link.

If you have any questions or would like more information on other community services, please contact Heather Deering, the ELI Director, at hldeerin@mtu.edu or (906) 487-2009 or visit the English Language Institute website.