The University of Florida English Language Institute offers intensive English programs that prepare students for using English in the real world. The programs are based on over 50 years of second language teaching experience and research. The faculty and staff are committed to providing the quality service and education you deserve. ELI offer English instruction that prepares you for using English in an academic or professional context and the culture that is all around you.
The ELI is a self-supporting program of the University of Florida. It is intended to serve speakers of other languages and is dedicated to offering superior instruction and best possible occasions for practice, using current materials and techniques, and providing an ideal learning environment.
These goals are accomplished by a well-trained staff enthusiastically committed to the success of all learners, actively involved in meeting their needs, and unquestionably focused on functioning as a team for the greater good of all concerned.
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The University of Florida is one of the preeminent universities in the United States. It attracts students from all 50 states and from 100 countries. The University of Florida is a comprehensive university, offering degrees in most known fields of study. The campus extends over 800 hectares. It employs more than 4000 faculty members and trains more than 42,000 students at one time. The campus contains several restaurants and cafeterias, four pools (one Olympic-size indoor, three outdoor), four gymnasiums and fitness centers, four art galleries, many auditoriums, 10 libraries, and offices that provide legal, mental, career and health advisement, and other services to students. The ELI is an integral part of the University of Florida, and ELI students have access to university facilities, including the infirmary, libraries and recreational areas.
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