Online English Program

1. Full-time program

Online Intensive English Program

The ELI Online Intensive English Program is offered to students who would like to focus on reading and writing skills, grammar lessons, a TOEFL test preparation, and a conversation course. The 6-week and 16-week programs will have 4 lessons (sessions) per week, four and a half (semester or summer) hours per day, from Tuesday to Friday (semester) and Monday to Thursday (summer), in the morning or in the evening.

Program content

This program is ideal for students who would like to improve writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills from the comfort of their home. Teachers will discuss several topics, build vocabulary, writing strategies, grammar rules in context, conversation skills, pronunciation, and a short workshop with a TOEFL test preparation, which will allow students to take the digital TOEFL ITP test at the end of the term.

Program calendar

The program will run during 6 (summer) or 16 (semester) weeks. Students need to register and pay per term.

• Spring: January - May
• Summer 1: May - July
• Summer 2: July - August
• Fall: August - December

Program total hours

During summer, classes will have four and a half (4.5) hours of duration per day with a total of sixteen (18) hours per week and 108 total hours in 6 weeks. During the semester, classes will have four and a half (4.5) hours of duration per day with a total of eighteen (18) hours per week and 288 total hours in 16 weeks.

Schedule

During summer, the class schedule will be from Monday to Thursday, and two groups available, from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm or from 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm (New York time). 

During the semester, the class schedule will be from Tuesday to Friday, and two schedules available, from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm or from 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm (New York time).

Non-F-1 students can also study part-time. For example, you can study from 5 pm to 7 pm (reading, writing, and grammar), and you would pay half the regular tuition.

Levels

Different levels will be offered: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. If more than fifteen students are registered in one level, a second group will be opened provided that it meets the minimum number of students.

Courses

The courses will be Reading & Writing, Grammar, Conversation and TOEFL taught as shown in the schedule below:

Books

Books will not be mandatory, but students are free to purchase them if they want. Teachers will work with topics according to the academic curricula provided by the ELI academic area.

Platform

The program will use Zoom with a live video where the teacher will share different activities to make the program communicative. Students will need to have an active camera and working audio to participate in the program. The program will be a synchronous course and students can connect considering the time difference in their own countries.

Class size

The maximum per group will be fifteen (15) students.

Digital TOEFL ITP

Students will take the digital TOEFL ITP test proctored by their teacher. Students will immediately know their score as soon as they finish the evaluation. The score will allow them to apply to any CUNY school degree.

Certificate

Students will have a digital ELI certificate at the end of the term. The certificate will have the CUNY and CSI logos.

IMPORTANT: In order to apply to any CUNY school degree, F-1 students need to register full time in the ELI Online Intensive English Program. F-1 students cannot register part-time. New F-1 students -already in the U.S. before the pandemic started- need to complete 22 contact-hours per week during summer and 18 contact hours during a semester. New F-1 students coming from overseas cannot take this online program within the U.S.

Cost

The program will have a total cost of US$ 1,080 per summer term and US$ 2,880 per semester term as tuition fee. Students need to pay an additional US$50 registration fee before starting the program. Students will need to pay $1,080 or $ 2,880 upfront as tuition fee. The program does not allow to pay per week or with a payment plan.

• Registration fee: US$ 50.00
• Summer (1 or 2) Tuition fee: US$ 1,080.00 (same fee for US citizens or residents or international students)
• Semester Tuition fee: US$ 2,880.00 (same fee for US citizens or residents or international students)
• Document Processing Fee: US$ 100.00 (F-1 students only)

Payment

Students can pay with a credit card, cash, check, money order, or bank wire transfer . Bank commissions or fees for overseas bank wire transfers are not included in the tuition fee. The student is responsible for covering these fees.

Refund

The $50 registration fee and the $100 Document Processing Fee are non-refundable. Students are entitled to have a 100% tuition fee refund before the program starts. There are no refunds once the program starts.

There are four basic components of the ELI online curriculum: Reading and Writing, Grammar, Communications and TOEFL Workshop (test preparation and skill enhancement).