English Language Services Archive

  • Learn and Practice Strategies to Assist You at Illinois Tech’s Career Fair

    Learn and Practice Strategies to Assist You at Illinois Tech’s Career Fair

    Are you an international student attending Illinois Tech’s upcoming Career Fair? Join us for an interactive, in-person workshop on Mies Campus on Friday, September 20, 2024, 12:50–2:15 p.m., to learn tips and strategies to make interviewing more comfortable and leave your interviewer with a good first impression.

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  • SPEAK: Conversation Group Welcomes Students Who Want to Practice Conversation Skills

    SPEAK: Conversation Group Welcomes Students Who Want to Practice Conversation Skills

    Are you looking for ways to meet new people, practice your communication skills, and learn something about different cultures? Join us for our weekly SPEAK: Conversation Group meetings every Thursday, 12:50-1:40 p.m. in Galvin Tower, 6th floor lunch area.

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  • Make New Friends at SPEAK: Conversation Group

    Make New Friends at SPEAK: Conversation Group

    Join the weekly SPEAK: Conversation Group meetings every Thursday, 12:50-1:40 p.m. (Galvin Tower, 6th floor lunch area). It's free, it's fun, and it's for everybody—all students (international and domestic), faculty, and staff are welcome.

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  • Watch ‘Arrival’ and Discuss Science of Extraterrestrial Life at Galvin Tower

    Watch ‘Arrival’ and Discuss Science of Extraterrestrial Life at Galvin Tower

    Join the Department of Physics, the Society of Physics Students, English Language Services and Lewis College of Science and Letters for a special film screening of "Arrival" on October 27, 2023, at 6 p.m. in the Michael Paul Galvin Tower Auditorium. Following the film screening, Dr. Emily Leiner from the Physics Department will discuss "The Science of Extraterrestrial Life" and Q&A session.

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  • English Language Services Invites You to Read and Discuss Award-Winning Sci-Fi Author Ted Chiang’s Short Story “Story of Your Life”

    English Language Services Invites You to Read and Discuss Award-Winning Sci-Fi Author Ted Chiang’s Short Story “Story of Your Life”

    English Language Services invites you to read and discuss award-winning sci-fi author Ted Chiang’s short story “Story of Your Life.” Does language shape who we are and how we think? What would an alien language look like and how would…

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  • SPEAK: Conversation Group starting September 7

    SPEAK: Conversation Group starting September 7

    Join the first SPEAK: Conversation Group meeting on Thursday, September 7, at 12:50–1:40 p.m. in the Galvin Tower lunch area (6th floor). SPEAK is a free weekly conversation group hosted by English Language Services. The goal is to give you an opportunity to chat with international and domestic students, staff, and faculty.

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  • CEA Reaccredits English Language Services for 10 Years

    CEA Reaccredits English Language Services for 10 Years

    Lewis College of Science and Letter’s English Language Services (ELS) has been granted reaccreditation by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA) for the period of August 2023 through August 2033. ELS has been granted a ten-year reaccreditation without any reporting requirements, which is the maximum reaccreditation a program can receive.

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  • SPEAK: Conversation Group starts on February 2

    SPEAK: Conversation Group starts on February 2

    Join us for our first SPEAK: Conversation Group session of the Spring semester! Our first meeting will take place on Thursday, February 2, at 12:50-1:40 p.m. in the Galvin Tower sixth-floor lunch area. SPEAK is a free weekly conversation group hosted by English Language Services.

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  • SPEAK: Conversation Group starts on February 2

    SPEAK: Conversation Group starts on February 2

    Join us for the first SPEAK: Conversation Group of the Spring 2023 semester! Our first meeting will take place on Thursday, February 2, at 12:50-1:40 p.m. in the Galvin Tower's sixth-floor lunch area. SPEAK is a free weekly conversation group hosted by English Language Services.

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  • International Education Week

    International Education Week

    Illinois Tech will celebrate International Education Week with events hosted by the International Center, Study Away Office, English Language Services, and Career Center.

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