The ELI Weekly Out and About: Celebrating Bilingualism by Yamilia Morffe Tillan, RW 60 Bilingualism is associated with cognitive advantages. It is an essential skill in our interconnected world. Individuals who grow up bilingual create a connection between languages, which increases their cognitive flexibility. For more than seven years, I have been teaching Spanish as […]
The ELI Weekly Scholarship Nominees It is very difficult to be nominated for a scholarship. The nominees all worked very hard this semester and achieved the following criteria: Full-time C semester student Academic Excellence Outstanding Progress Excellent Attendance and Participation Practices English Successful Academic Work Strategies Intercultural Understanding/ Relationships See more about the scholarship here: […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: In the Classroom by Solange Piere Paul, RW 20 My name is Solange Piere Paul. It is very good to have experience at the ELI. The ELI program is one of the best things that happened to me. English is very hard for me. I always thought […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Haunted House on Campus by Matt Goode, Instructor One popular Halloween activity is visiting haunted houses. In spite of the name, these destinations do not usually contain real ghosts and are not typically located in actual houses. Rather, a Halloween haunted house consists of frightening decorations, creepy sounds, special […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: How to make friends here By Leonardo Grisolia Davila and Hyojeong Park, RW 31 Do you have many friends at the ELI? At the ELI, it is not more difficult to make friends because you can know a lot of people from different countries. You can talk with them […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Swimming by Doeun Kwon (Dannie), RW 40 I want to share about my hobby. My hobby is swimming. I used to swim when I was in Korea. Because I love water, I learned for 3~4years. But there are not many public swimming pools in Korea and also not within […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: Dominoes with Friends by Paola Salazar, RW 40 I have many hobbies, but there is something I do every day that is to play Dominoes. I always play Dominoes in my home, while I am on the bus, in my friend’s house, anytime and anywhere. I started playing Dominoes […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: The Springs! by Diana Barragan, RW 60 I was very interested to go to the springs because I love manatees, and they sometimes are in the springs in the winter. I was excited to meet my friends there. When we arrived, we put blankets on the ground and had […]
The ELI Weekly Where in the World? This semester, the ELI has 117 students from 25 countries. Ask your classmates where they are from! CIP Weekday Activities Volunteer Weekend Help the local Gainesville community through one of these volunteering opportunities! There are 4 different activities on Saturday and Sunday, but please only sign up for […]
The ELI Weekly Exploring Campus: The Potato One fun University of Florida landmark is a giant rock outside of Turlington Hall. The rock is 30,000 years old, and its shape and color resemble America’s favorite vegetable–the potato! In fact, UF students fondly call this rock the “Potato” and it is used as a landmark for […]