The ELI Weekly Out and About: Timor-Leste by Jake Lasi, RW 43 Timor-Leste or East Timor is also known as known as ILHA LAFAEK, which means the crocodile island. There is a legend of Timor-Leste that says the island WAS MADE FROM A CROCODILE. Those myths were famous within the island, where some of the […]
The ELI Weekly UF Campus Landmarks: Century Tower One interesting landmark on the University of Florida campus is Century Tower. The tower was built in 1956 and is 157 feet tall. The top of the tower is the home of a carillon, or a set of bells. The UF carillon has 61 bells that are […]
The ELI Weekly Commencement Ceremony Friday December 8th at 10:00am, University Auditorium Congratulations on making it to the end of the semester! We hope you learned more English, made some wonderful friends and had some fun, as well. You should all be very proud of yourselves, and we’d like to celebrate your accomplishment at our […]
The ELI Weekly Scholarship Winners Congratulations to the recipients of the ELI scholarships for the Spring 2024 Semester! Dr. Jayne C. Harder Memorial Scholarship: Jiyeon “Journie” Park Dr. J.C. Casagrande Peace Scholarship: Danney Pamplona Cardenas First Runner-Up: Yureidy Chinchilla Romero Second Runner-Up: Jaime Baeza Hernandez Third Runner-up: Diana Barragan Caicedo Out and About: Down the […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: An Amazing Experience in Gainesville by Kohei Ito, RW41 I had an amazing experience in Gainesville. One months ago, I was about to go to a friend’s house who lives in Cabana beach, and I took a Lyft. I arrived at Cabana beach and had a great time with […]
The ELI Weekly Out and About: In the Museum of Natural History by Minju Kim, RW41 Have you ever been to the Florida Museum of Natural History-Exhibits? I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Florida Museum of Natural History Exhibits, and I must say, it was an incredible experience. It’s a museum inside the […]
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 […]