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ELI Abroad: English Conversation Hour in South America

ELI Abroad: English Conversation Hour in South America

by Denise Slavinski (Operations Manager) | May 15, 2020 | Casual Offerings, Conversation Hour

Language Pedagogy Specialist Ashley Merriweather has been a member of the English Language Institute since 2015. Upon receiving her M.A. in Applied Linguistics in 2018, Ashley decided to take a year’s leave to work abroad in South America and Japan for professional...
Discussing Informational Interviews

Discussing Informational Interviews

by Denise Slavinski (Operations Manager) | May 30, 2019 | Casual Offerings, Conversation Hour, UChicagoGRAD

As part of our ongoing collaboration with UChicagoGRAD, the ELI presented a special, career-focused Conversation Hour on May 10, 2019.The topic of this session was “Informational Interviews”.  These are conversations held with a prospective employer before going...
Small talk practice for career success: an English Conversation Hour with UChicagoGRAD and the ELI

Small talk practice for career success: an English Conversation Hour with UChicagoGRAD and the ELI

by Denise Slavinski (Operations Manager) | Mar 21, 2019 | Casual Offerings, Conversation Hour, UChicagoGRAD

The ELI likes to partner with other resources on campus to bring our services to the widest possible audience.On Friday, Feb 8, 2019, we co-hosted an English language conversation hour called “Making small talk in a professional setting” with UChicagoGRAD.Our...

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