Customized English Program - English Language Institute - College of Staten Island

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The largest campus in New York City Big green areas, student residence on-campus, sports facilities, transportation from campus, peaceful environment inside the most touristic city in the world

Study English and enjoy university life at the same time!!!

This is ELI Diversity ELI in New York English programs Student life Dates and fees

Why ELI?

Great location: peaceful and international Fun teachers: happy teachers, happy students Excellent program: TOEFL, field trips, New York City!!!

Study English in New York.

Live the experience.

Students come from all over the world:

Diversity

China

Italy

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Asia

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Americas

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Africa

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Europe

Thailand

Algeria

ELI in New York

Staten Island, great location 25 min. from Manhattan by ferry Airports: 30/45 min and 1 hour

Staten Island: • Staten Island is part of New York City • Population: est. 475,000 • Transportation: Free ferry to Manhattan, most public buses run 24 hours, 24-hour train • Attractions: parks, beaches, restaurants

ELI in New York

ELI is located inside the campus of the

College of Staten Island/The City University of New York (CUNY)

English Language Institute (ELI)

ELI

ELI

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English programs

COURSES

DESCRIPTION

LEVELS

READING/WRITING

Readings and compositions, reading games, writing stories, vocabulary exercises, reading comprehension, meaningful writing.

GRAMMAR

Explanation, structures, usage, grammar games, analysis, oral and written results, grammar exercises for tests.

Beginner

COMMUNICATIONS

Speaking practice, conversations, presentations, listening skills, communicative approach, oral exercises.

Intermediate

Grammar, reading, listening, and vocabulary exercises. ELI offers the test for daytime classes.

TOEFL

Advanced

Intonation, word stress, enunciation, vowel and consonant sounds, speaking exercises. Evening classes only.

PRONUNCIATION

PROGRAM SESSIONS

DAYS

HOURS

SEMESTER

Mornings & evenings

Tuesday to Friday

18 hours/week

SUMMER

Mornings & evenings

Monday to Thursday

18 hours/week

TIME AM: 9am—2:30pm PM: 6:30pm—10:00pm AM: 9am—3:30pm PM: 6:30pm—10:00pm

PROGRAM

CALENDAR

COURSES

WEEKS

SEMESTER

Spring: January-May Fall: August-December

16 weeks

SUMMER

May-Jun & Jul-Aug

Reading/Writing Grammar Communications TOEFL (only daytime)

6 weeks

Students can start any Monday or Tuesday (Semester or Summer) according to calendar.

Students can take English classes from 1 week and up.

PROGRAM

SESSION & CALENDAR

DAYS

HOURS

TIME

PRONUNCIATION

Evenings Semester & Summer

Tue & Thu

4 hours/week

PM: 7:30pm—9:30pm

Students can start any Tuesday (Semester or Summer) according to calendar.

Students can take Pronunciation classes from 1 week and up.

PROGRAMS Consider the following: All programs

• • •

Placement test is taken upon arrival. Students can choose one course or take the whole program.

TOEFL preparation and test are part of the daytime and evening program.

Contact us to arrange your application and visa paperwork.

English programs

PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

LEVELS

CUSTOMIZED

Designed English program with topics focused on students’ needs, extra activities, and dates/weeks as requested

FACULTY-LED

English program with visiting teachers/faculty, especially designed with academic purposes (medical, engineering, social sciences).

Beginner

BUSINESS

Business English courses with focused vocabulary/exercises, visits to companies, lectures, CSI Incubator, and business lab.

Intermediate

CULTURAL

Additional component with cultural activities (field trips, visits to museums, family homestay experience, shows, films, etc.).

Advanced

Practice of speaking/listening skills from computer or cell phone.

Personal schedule per hour or week.

SKYPE

Schedule sample - Semester/summer term

HOUR

SEMESTER Tue-Fri

Additional activities

SUMMER Mon-Thu

Activities

9:00-10:15

Reading/Writing

Field trips (zoo, museums, parks, walking tours)

10:15 - 11:30

Grammar

International Coffee Hour (meeting with international students/scholars)

11:30 - 12:15

BREAK

Choose to participate in 60+ student clubs

12:15 - 1:30

Communications

Academic activities (conferences, films, workshop)

1:30 - 2:30

TOEFL Workshop

Sports access (gym, swimming, basketball, etc.)

FACILITIES

DESCRIPTION

Library

Students and faculty can freely use the library to practice English, with more than 200 thousand books, almost half a million eBooks, films, 10 thousand journals, for study or research.

Center for the Arts

Concert, theater, recital, and lecture halls for music, comedy, dances, lectures, graduations, festivals, art exhibitions, and more.

Business English program - 1 week PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

LEVELS

Business Welcome Lunch

After the official welcome & orientation by the international area of CSI (Center for Global Engagement), the Business Department will present how business is run in NY during welcome lunch.

Business English

English program with ELI teachers, especially designed with academic purposes (finance, int’l business, management, etc.). This will focus on content-based English grammar, speaking, reading, and vocabulary exercises. Content can be adapted to other business fields upon requests.

Lectures

Company visits Tours

Topics will be: Innovation with Incubators (CSI Tech Incubator), Entrepreneurship with Quality, Strategic Management, and Digital Marketing (School of Business).

Beginner Intermediate Advanced

Two main institutions or company visits with briefings depending on availability.

These could be: Google Manhattan, Bloomberg, CSI Tech Incubator, US-China Chamber of Commerce, among others.

Students will take the hop on/off tour bus around Manhattan. They will see Times Square, the Empire State Building, Central Part, Chinatown, Wall Street, and more!

While on campus, you can:

Schedule summary DAY

ACTIVITY

Activities if available

DAY 1

Arrival

Academic activities (conferences, films, workshop)

DAY 2

Welcome & Business English class

DAY 3

Lectures at CSI

International Coffee Hour (meeting with international students/scholars)

DAY 4

Company site visits

DAY 5

Lectures at CSI

DAY 6

Lectures at CSI & End of Program

DAY 7

Manhattan city tour

Other services: health & wellness services, community service & civic engagement, etc.

DAY 8

Departure

Graduate School information

Choose to participate in 60+ student clubs Special events: fairs, music, seminars, etc.

Sports access (gym, swimming, basketball, etc.)

ACADEMICS

DESCRIPTION

CSI – School of Business

The School of Business at the College of Staten Island prepares and shapes business leaders for the New York metropolitan region and beyond. Built on a legacy of teaching, scholarship, and professional engagement the School of Business offers strong programs that combine business discipline skills, exposure to the latest technology, and the breadth of the liberal arts and sciences through its comprehensive curricula.

CSI Tech Incubator

The CSI Tech Incubator fosters a community of tech innovators and entrepreneurs that are seeking to advance and grow their startups. It has a robust technological ecosystem with strategic mentors, industry professionals, faculty, sponsors, government leaders and a dedicated tactical team with the mutual goal of supporting and elevating entrepreneurs.

English program for junior students (12-18 years-old) - 2 weeks PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

LEVELS

After the official welcome & orientation by the international area of CSI (Center for Global Engagement), ELI provides academic information and placement test.

Welcome & Orientation

English for young students

English program with ELI teachers, especially designed with fun academic activities.

This will focus on content-based English grammar, speaking, reading, and vocabulary exercises, a lot of games and practical English!

Sports activities, conferences and student club meetings (only during semester/ summer terms), cultural activities, library available.

Campus life Activities

Available upon request and depending on dates: United Nations Headquarters, zoo, beach, picnic in the park, baseball game, Broadway show, and more!

Tours

Students will take the hop on/off tour bus around Manhattan. They will see Times Square, the Empire State Building, Central Park, Chinatown, Wall Street, and more!

Beginner Intermediate Advanced

Schedule of activities MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Arrival

Welcome at CSI

English classes

English classes

English classes

City tour

Sports or beach

Sports at CSI

Field trip

Broadway show

Walking to Brooklyn Bridge

Departure

CSI Residence or Family homestay

English classes

United Nations

Zoo

English classes

Closing

Field trip

Times Square

Wall Street

Campus life

Baseball game

ACTIVITIES

DESCRIPTION

On/off campus

These activities can be adapted/changed to each group upon request. The program can be offered from one week and more. Minimum of 10 students is required.

College of Staten Island - English Language Institute English programs

Monthly Calendar - 2018

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W T 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 31 May W 2 9 16 23 30

5 12 19 26

T 3 10 17 24 31

6 13 20 27

February F 5 12 19 26

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Start of classes Jan 26 May 01/08/23/29 Feb 06/13/20/27 Jun 04/11/18 Mar 06/13/20/27 Jul 03/09/16/23/30 Apr 03/10/17/24 Aug 24 Semester/summer terms Spring: Jan 26 – May 18 (Tue-Fri) Summer 1: May 23 – Jun 27 (Mon-Thu) Summer 2: Jul 03 – Aug 09 (Mon-Thu) Fall: Aug 24 – Dec 14 (Tue-Fri)

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August W T 1 2 7 8 9 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 29 30

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F 2 9 16 23 30

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7 14 21 28

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April

March

T F S 1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24

Holiday: No classes

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CSI Campus

CSI Campus

CSI Campus

Student life

Student life

Subway in Manhattan

Visits to museums

Student life

Hop on/off bus to Times Square

Financial District/Wall Street

Student life

United Nations Headquarters

Stock Exchange Market/Wall Street

Academic field trips

Nursing students from Costa Rica at the Staten Island University Hospital 100K Strong in the Americas grant—UNIBE (Costa Rica)

Nursing students from Costa Rica at the Staten Island University Hospital 100K Strong in the Americas grant—UNIBE (Costa Rica)

Academic field trips

Business students from China at the CSI Tech Incubator Zhejiang University of Technology (China)

Business students from China at the China-US Chamber of Commerce Zhejiang University of Technology (China)

Academic field trips

Business English class with ELI teacher Zhejiang University of Technology (China)

Business English class with ELI teacher Shanghai University graduate students (China)

Academic activities

CSI International Student Club meeting ELI students with government scholarship (Mexico)

CSI International Student Club meetings: All international and local students meet every Tuesday to discuss about interesting topics that involve their experience abroad (discussions, role-plays, lectures, outings, presentations, and more.

ELI Culture Day: ELI International students organize different presentations where they talk about their own cultures with dances, food, talks, videos, and more. ELI teachers and students prepare the content and the whole campus is invited.

ELI Culture Day ELI students with government scholarship (Mexico)

Student life

Student residence

Student residence

Student life

Student residence/lounge area

Student residence/laundry

Student life

Student residence/kitchen in every apartment

Student residence/gym

Dates and fees - 2018 Classes offered: Reading/Writing, Grammar, Communications, and TOEFL Workshops. All levels of English are taught with an emphasis on American culture. TOEFL Workshop classes are included in the price of the Spring, summer and Fall sessions and are also offered separately except for evening classes. They are specifically designed to enhance test-taking strategies for the TOEFL, ACT, and CATW exams. TOEFL test is included in fee and administered only at the end of each semester/summer term.

TUITION FEES IN US$ COURSE LENGTH

DAYTIME

EVENING

PER COURSE

TOEFL

PRONUNCIATION

SEMESTER (16 WEEKS)

3,400

3,200

1,150

1,600

1,500

SUMMER (6 WEEKS)

1,600

1,400

550

600

590

1 week

320

280

340

350

345

2 weeks

640

560

420

440

430

3 weeks

960

840

440

450

445

4 weeks

1,200

1,040

470

500

490

5 weeks

1,500

1,300

500

550

540

6 weeks

1,600

1,400

550

600

590

7-15 weeks

260 p/w

230 p/w

90 p/w

100 p/w

95 p/w

p/w: per week

PROGRAM

DAYS

TIME

DAYTIME

SEMESTER: Tue-Fri SUMMER: Mon-Thu

18 hours/week: SEM: 9:00am – 2:30pm 22 hours/week: SUM: 9:00am – 3:30pm

EVENING

Mon-Thu

18 hours/week 5:30pm – 10:00pm

PER COURSE

SEM: 1h10m per course between 9:00am – 2:30pm SUM: 1h30m per course between 9:00am – 3:30pm

TOEFL

SEMESTER: Tue-Fri SUMMER: Mon-Thu SEMESTER: Tue-Fri SUMMER: Mon-Thu

PRONUNCIATION

Tue & Thu

4 hours/week 7:30 – 9:30pm

PROGRAM CALENDAR 2018

START

END

SPRING

Jan 26

May 18

SUMMER 1

May 23

Jun 27

SUMMER 2

Jul 3

Aug 9

FALL

Aug 24

Dec 14

SEM: 1h10m per course between 9:00am – 2:30pm SUM: 1h per course between 9:00am – 3:30pm

Other costs/fees

Description

Approx. cost (US$)

Application/Document processing fee

Send application form, copy of passport

200

US government fees (SEVIS/visa)

ELI will contact applicants for this process

400

Immigration documents/express mailing

ELI will contact applicants for this process

66

Accommodations

Student residence or family homestay

Residence: 1,500+ p/month Homestay: 1,200+ p/month

Health insurance

ELI insurance

100 p/month

Living expenses

Bank or financial statement

2,200 p/month

Costs and fees are approximate. Some fees may not apply for some students. Textbooks are not included and fees vary in each term. Student residence is limited to availability and reservations in advance. Health insurance is mandatory. Contact us for how long the application process can take. Financial statement varies according to the length of the program and to each applicant. ELI helps each student to ease the application process as much as possible. Program dates and fees are subject to change.

Fees and costs - 2018 / Estimated costs Customized programs usually have content-based classes, lectures, hands-on sessions, or workshops. Depending on the group’s needs, these programs may be extended upon request with more English-class hours, lectures, field trips, company visits, or tours.

Build up your own program considering these activities. Feel free to include more activities to quote your program cost.

TUITION FEES IN US$ - CUSTOMIZED PROGRAM ITEM

1 week

2 weeks

4 weeks

6 weeks

Extra week

1,300

2,480

4,520

6,150

1,130

Business English class (4h/w) Lectures (6h/w) 2 company visits (8h/w) 1 tour/field trip p/w h/w: hours per week - p/w: per week

What’s included?

Business English materials, Metrocards (subway & bus), one-day hop on/off bus, orientation, campus tour, welcome lunch, certificate, loop bus (on-campus bus), ferry shuttle bus, CSI health insurance, on-site coordinator.

What’s not included?

Airport pickup/drop-off, private transportation from hotel or homestay, hotel or homestay, meals, application fees, student visa and government fees, textbooks, travel insurance, other

ADDITIONAL ESTIMATED COSTS NOT INCLUDED ITEM 1 week

2 weeks

4 weeks

6 weeks

Extra week

Airport pickup/drop-off

JFK Airport: 100 / Newark Airport: 80 p/person JFK Airport: 1,000-1,500 / Newark Airport: 700-1,000 p/group of 25 max.

Hotel 4* double room. Price p/p

70-150 p/night p/person — 450-530 per week p/p w/breakfast included

Private bus to each company p/ group

700-1,000

2 meals (lunch, and dinner) p/p

100-210

200-420

400-840

600-1,260

100-210

p/p: per person

Other costs/fees

Description

Approx. cost (US$) p/p

Application/Document processing fee

Send application form, copy of passport

200

US government fees (SEVIS/visa)

ELI will contact applicants for this process

400

Immigration documents/express mailing

ELI will contact applicants for this process

66

Accommodations

Student residence or family homestay

Residence: 1,500+ p/month Homestay: 1,000+ p/month

Health insurance

ELI insurance

100 p/month

Living expenses

Bank or financial statement

2,200 p/month

Costs and fees are approximate. Some fees may not apply for some students. Textbooks are not included and fees vary in each term. Student residence is limited to availability and reservations in advance. Health insurance is mandatory. Contact us for how long the application process can take. Financial statement varies according to the length of the program and to each applicant. ELI helps each student to ease the application process as much as possible. Program dates and fees are subject to change.

OTHER ESTIMATED COSTS ITEM

COST

ITEM

COST

ITEM

COST

Subway fare

2.75 p/ride

SIM card

20+

Bottle of water

1+

Bus fare

2.75 p/ride

Notebook

5+

Sandwich

5+

Airport AirTrain

5.50+

English book

30+

Daily menu

7+

SI Ferry

Free

Museum ticket

2+

Laundry

5+

Fees and costs - 2018 / Estimated costs - Junior students program Customized programs for young students (12-18 years-old) usually have content-based English classes, academic activities, field trips, and other on/off campus activities. Depending on the group’s needs, these programs may be extended upon request with more English-class hours, lectures, field trips, leisure activities, or tours. Build up your own program considering these activities. Feel free to include more activities to quote your program cost.

TUITION FEES IN US$ - JUNIOR STUDENT PROGRAM

ITEM

1 week

2 weeks

4 weeks

6 weeks

Extra week

1,200

2,300

4,400

6,150

1,130

English class (6h/w) 2 field trips (8h/w) 2 extra activities (4h/w) 1 tour p/w h/w: hours per week - p/w: per week

What’s included?

English materials, Metrocards (subway & bus), one-day hop on/off bus, orientation, campus tour, welcome lunch, certificate, loop bus (on-campus bus), ferry shuttle bus, CSI health insurance, on-site coordinator. Activities available: Zoo, United Nations, Broadway show, and upon request.

What’s not included?

Airport pickup/drop-off, private transportation from hotel or homestay, hotel or homestay, meals, application fees, student visa and government fees, textbooks, travel insurance, other living expenses.

ADDITIONAL ESTIMATED COSTS NOT INCLUDED ITEM 1 week

2 weeks

4 weeks

6 weeks

Extra week

Airport pickup/drop-off

JFK Airport: 100 / Newark Airport: 80 p/person JFK Airport: 1,000-1,500 / Newark Airport: 700-1,000 p/group of 25 max.

Hotel 4* double room. Price p/p

70-150 p/night p/person — 450-530 per week p/p w/breakfast included

Private bus p/group p/activity

700-1,000 per activity

2 meals (lunch, and dinner) p/p

100-210

200-420

400-840

600-1,260

100-210

p/p: per person

Other costs/fees

Description

Approx. cost (US$) p/p

Application/Document processing fee

Send application form, copy of passport

200

US government fees (SEVIS/visa)

ELI will contact applicants for this process

400

Immigration documents/express mailing

ELI will contact applicants for this process

66

Accommodations

Student residence or family homestay

Residence: 1,500+ p/month Homestay: 1,000+ p/month

Health insurance

ELI insurance

100 p/month

Living expenses

Bank or financial statement

2,200 p/month

Costs and fees are approximate. Some fees may not apply for some students. Textbooks are not included and fees vary in each term. Student residence is limited to availability and reservations in advance. Health insurance is mandatory. Contact us for how long the application process can take. Financial statement varies according to the length of the program and to each applicant. ELI helps each student to ease the application process as much as possible. Program dates and fees are subject to change.

OTHER ESTIMATED COSTS ITEM

COST

ITEM

COST

ITEM

COST

Subway fare

2.75 p/ride

SIM card

20+

Bottle of water

1+

Bus fare

2.75 p/ride

Notebook

5+

Sandwich

5+

Airport AirTrain

5.50+

English book

30+

Daily menu

7+

SI Ferry

Free

Museum ticket

2+

Laundry

5+

Application process

Application

New York City

I-20

Airfare ticket

SEVIS

Visa

See the entire application process here: https://www.csi.cuny.edu/campus-life/student-services/center-global-engagement/english-language-institute

Download the application form: https://www.csi.cuny.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/international/english_language_institute/ELIapplication.pdf

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