CLASS INFORMATION AND SESSION CALENDARS
ELI Classes and Experiences
Classes are small, with most ELI classes having 16 or fewer participants. Classes prepare you for success in an American college or university and introduce you to U.S. culture and university life. Classes meet 20 hours a week, Monday through Thursday.
ELI participants are assigned to one of five curriculum levels, based on placement test results. Participants must spend additional time preparing and studying for classes, and those who have successfully completed one level will be promoted to the next level.
Listening and Speaking
Communicative activities will help you improve your comprehension and expression of spoken English and reinforce vocabulary and pronunciation.
Reading
Courses focus on building vocabulary, reading, and study skills with level-appropriate materials.
Composition
You will learn and practice techniques that will help you develop the writing skills necessary for academic success.
Grammar
English grammar is taught and practiced through a variety of communicative and functional activities.
Vocabulary
This course helps ELI participants to expand their academic English vocabulary.
Attendance
ELI participants must attend at least 85 percent of their classes and do the assigned work.
Campus Life
Full-time ELI participants enjoy many of the same privileges as GGC students, including access to the Student Center and recreational facilities.
Cultural Experience
The ELI coordinator plans social activities, such as banquets and cookouts, and cultural activities, such as weekend and day trips to historical and cultural landmarks.
Certificate of Completion
At the end of each term, certificates are awarded to all participants who complete the ELI program and are ready to apply for undergraduate admission to a college or university.
The certificate of program completion from the English Language Institute at Georgia Gwinnett College is recognized by the University System of Georgia as proof of English proficiency and fulfills the English proficiency requirement to be admitted to bachelor's degree programs at Georgia Gwinnett College.
Session Hours and Dates
| Mondays and Wednesdays 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Tuesdays and Thursdays 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. |
- Aug. 6: Orientation and placement testing
- Aug. 10: Session begins
- Aug. 14: Last day for first-week withdrawal
- Sept. 7: Labor Day holiday closure
- Sept. 8: Mid-session progress verification
- Oct. 1: Session ends
- Oct. 8: Orientation and placement testing
- Oct. 12: Session begins
- Oct. 16: Last day for first-week withdrawal
- Nov. 9: Mid-session progress verification
- Nov. 23-27:Thanksgiving holiday closure
- Dec. 10: Session ends
- Jan. 7: Orientation and placement testing
- Jan. 11: Session begins
- Jan. 15: Last day for first-week withdrawal
- Jan. 18:Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday closure
- Feb. 8: Mid-session progress verification
- March 4: Session ends
- March 11: Orientation and placement testing
- March 15: Session begins
- March 19: Last day for first-week withdrawal
- April 12: Mid-session progress verification
- May 6: Session ends
- May 13: Orientation and placement testing
- May 17: Session begins
- May 21: Last day for first-week withdrawal
- May 31: Memorial Day holiday closure
- June 14: Mid-session progress verification
- July 5: Independence Day holiday closure
- July 15: Session ends
Contact Us
Contact us
English Language Institute (ELI)
Address
English Language Institute, B-3070
Georgia Gwinnett College
1000 University Center Lane
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
U.S.A.
