The ELI Weekly
Where in the World?
This semester, the ELI has 129 students from 23 countries. Ask your classmates where they are from!
| Angola | Colombia | Japan | Taiwan | |
| Argentina | Costa Rica | Korea (South) | Thailand | |
| Bolivia | Cuba | Mexico | United States | |
| Brazil | Ecuador | Panama | Uruguay | |
| Chile | Greece | Peru | Venezuela | |
| China | Italy | Saudi Arabia |
Notes from the Office
Can F-1 students work on campus? Yes! F-1 students can work on campus. However, students cannot work more than 20 hours per week (this is true for all on-campus student employment, not only F-1 students) when classes are in session. Also, your work schedule cannot conflict with your ELI class schedule. If you are an F-1 student, you cannot change your class time for your work schedule. Also, F-1 students can ONLY work on-campus. It is illegal for F-1 students to work off-campus unless they have been approved by the US Citizenship and Immigration Service. If the ELI knows an F-1 student is illegally working off-campus, the ELI must terminate the student’s I-20. If you have questions about where you can work or how to find a job, you can talk to Daryl in the main office.
Lost and Found: Have you lost your car keys, student ID card, driver’s license, wallet, or some other important item? Many times, when people find an item, they bring it to the office for safe keeping. When you lose something, please come by the ELI Main Office (MAT223) and see if it is in the lost and found.
Hallways: Many UF faculty and staff have offices with doors in hallways on campus. Please remember to speak softly in the buildings. Please do not block the hallways or staircases by sitting in them.
Victoria out: Victoria will be out of the office Wednesday, September 14th and Friday, September 16th. Be sure to speak with her on Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday if you need help.
CIP Weekday Activities
Weekend Activity
Volunteer Weekend: It is time to help the Gainesville community! Please sign up for only ONE of these events.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA9A823A02-volunteer1
Clearwater Beach Bus Trip Tickets
Tate is selling bus tickets starting Monday, September 12, for the Clearwater Beach bus trip on Saturday September 24th! This is a full day trip. Buy your ticket from the CIP office (MAT 211) between 9 and 12:30pm with 25 dollars exact cash and your Gator 1ID card. Spaces are limited and are sold on a first come first serve basis.
Conversation Partners
Want to make a friend and speak English? Sign up for a conversation partner! Wait two weeks to be paired and then meet your new partner for one hour a week to practice conversation and make a friend! If you are a returner and still want a CP, you should still sign up here, even if you had a partner last semester.
Sign up for a CP here: https://forms.gle/h5NyWTrkpE331zzS7
Remember, if you sign up, you must meet your partner at least once a week and respond to their messages. Email conversationpartners@eli.ufl.edu if you have any questions or problems.
Fun in the CIP Office
Join the International Mentorship Association at UF
The UF International Mentorship Association facilitates a mentorship experience between international students and domestic students. The purpose of IMA is to ease the adaptation and transition process of international students at the University of Florida. IMA strives to foster a multicultural exchange experience among all members and build a diverse community of leaders. IMA is accepting applications for mentor and mentee pairings for the fall semester. Applications are due by Friday September 16th. For more information, check out our Instagram @ ima.uf .
Photo of the Week
Birthdays!
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Students: | Staff: | |
| 9/12-Juan Rozo Guarate
9/14-Valentina Valdez Bolivar |
9/15-Julia Palomba
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Manners & Culture
Q: Why doesn’t my teacher always correct my mistakes?
A: Your teachers want to make the corrections that relate to the class they are teaching. This means that your LS teacher is probably not going to correct your writing and your RW teacher is probably not going to correct your speaking. Also, your teachers are more likely to correct the points you are working on that week in class. For example, if my RW class is working on main ideas, I am very likely to correct errors in the main ideas and less likely to correct errors in transitions. As the semester progresses, I might expect students to remember both main ideas and transitions.
Grammar
Q: I get the prepositions confused! Can you explain study in vs. study at?
A: It depends on what you are trying to express with the full sentence. If you are answering this question:
Where are you studying?
Then you can say:
- I am studying at the University of Florida.
If you are answering this question:
What are you studying?
You can say:
- I am majoring in engineering.
- I am studying engineering.
You can combine ideas like this:
- I am majoring in engineering at the University of Florida.
- I am studying engineering at the University of Florida
Here are some other examples:
- He is a professor in the Physics Department at Harvard University.
- I am a PhD student in Business at MIT.
Notes from the Editor
The ELI Weekly needs you! You can participate in several ways:
- Email grammar questions for me to put in the Weekly.
- Email manners and culture questions for me to put in the Weekly.
- Write a paragraph about your experiences this semester. You could write about an ELI activity, a Gainesville event, a fabulous local restaurant, or tell us about a place or event in your country that we should visit!
Send your questions and reports to Maya (mshastri@ufl.edu) Use the subject heading: the ELI Weekly.