English Language Learner Institute (ELLI)

Administration

Sandi Prater, Director of English Language Learner Institute (ELLI), ESL Educator
Susan Blazer, Assistant Director of ELLI, ESL Educator

Noncredit Program Overview

The English Language Learning Institute (ELLI) at Samford University offers a concentrated English language non-degree curriculum designed to help non-native English speakers develop the English skills needed to achieve success in U.S. academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The ELLI program includes four levels of classes in each of the four language skills: Grammar, Listening/Speaking, Reading, and Writing. The ELLI program prepares students to matriculate into Samford University undergraduate and graduate programs.

1. The ESL Academic Track allows international students to develop their academic English skills in order to pursue undergraduate or graduate studies at Samford. Students study English full-time.
2. Our ESL Only Track allows students the opportunity to study in an intensive English environment for academic purposes, in order to pursue further studies at any U.S. institution.

ESL Web Site

For more information about the English Language Learning Institute, visit the following Web site, www.samford.edu/elli.

NOTE: ESL=English as a Second Language

Programs

• English Language Learner Institute (ELLI) Program

Courses

• ESLB 021 - ESL Grammar I (4)
• ESLB 022 - ESL Grammar II (4)
• ESLB 023 - ESL Grammar III (4)
• ESLB 024 - ESL Grammar IV (4)

• ESLB 031 - ESL Listening and Speaking I (4)
• ESLB 032 - ESL Listening and Speaking II (4)
• ESLB 033 - ESL Listening and Speaking III (4)
• ESLB 034 - ESL Listening and Speaking IV (4)

• ESLB 041 - ESL Reading I (4)
• ESLB 042 - ESL Reading II (4)
• ESLB 043 - ESL Reading III (4)
• ESLB 044 - ESL Reading IV (4)

• ESLB 051 - ESL Writing I (4)
• ESLB 052 - ESL Writing II (4)
• ESLB 053 - ESL Writing III (4)
• ESLB 054 - ESL Writing IV (4)

• ESLB 010 - ESL Pronunciation for Novice Speakers (1)
• ESLB 011 - ESL Pronunciation and Word Study Skills (1)
• ESLB 063 - ESL Service Learning Lab (1)
• ESLB 064 - ESL Cultural Intelligence (1)
• ESLB 066 - ESL Special Topics (1-4)

• ESLT 071 - ESL Tutoring for Graduate Students (1-4)