English Language
Institute
2006 Newsletter
From the director's desk .
  ELI receives 10-year accreditation  
  Three ELI teachers promoted  
  New 4 + 1 program  
  Teacher training hits the road  
  CAP students admitted to the University of Delaware  
  State Department-backed program expands  
  PreMBA program strenghtens links with UD MBA program  
  ELI offers law program for 14th year  
  Chase Bank employees brush up their business English  
  Special programs  
  ITA program: 20 years and counting  
  Inna Ferina, an educator who serves others  
  ELI offers new legal English class in regular program  
  Profiles  
  Professional activities of faculty and staff  
  Ode to tutors  
  ELI collaboration with Department of Labor bears fruit for immigrant population   
  Personnel notes  
  Professional development workshop brings renowned ESL trainer to Delaware  
  A sampler of ELI students: class of 2006  
  Homestay family keeps on growing  
   Alumni return to work, study  
  Classroom notes  
  Alumni news  
  Evening program grows   
  Student teachers help Christina School District English language learners  
  Greetings to our alumni  
  Connecting the world through ELI's culture cafe  
  Orientation program teaches by doing   

Professional activities of faculty and staff

Susan Coakley, Faculty
Presentations:
"Fun and Learning Through Social Experiment” (with Anita Bright), 40th Annual TESOL Convention, Tampa, FL, March 15-18, 2006.

“Types of ESL Programs in Delaware Schools” (with Jo Gielow), 40th Annual TESOL Convention, Tampa, FL, March 15-18, 2006.

Leslie Criston, Faculty
Presentations:
"Team Building Activities That Really Work" (with Mary Beth Worrilow), PennTESOL-East Fall Conference, Immaculata College, Malvern, PA, November 5, 2005.

“Using Problem-Based Learning in ITA Training,” 40th Annual TESOL Convention, Tampa, FL, March 15-18, 2006.

“Cultural Simulation Training: BaFa BaFa,“ University of Algiers Fourth International Conference on English Language Training, Algiers, Algeria, December 10-12, 2005.

“Teaching English Through Business: Listening and Speaking,” University of Algiers Fourth International Conference on English Language Teaching, Algiers, Algeria, December 10-12, 2005.

Jo Gielow, Faculty
Presentation:
"Types of ESL Programs in Delaware Schools” (with Susan Coakley), 40th Annual TESOL Convention, Tampa, FL, March 15-18, 2006.

Russ Mason, Faculty
Publication:
"Review of Louis Swaim’s translation of Yang Cheng-fu: The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan,” Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2006.

Joe Matterer, Associate Director
Presentation:
Plenary Panel speaker, University of Algiers Fourth International Conference on English Language Teaching, Algiers, Algeria, December 10-12, 2005.

Barbara Morris, Faculty
Presentation:
"New Applications of Self-Produced Video/Audio” (with Joanna Katchen), 40th Annual TESOL Convention, Tampa, Florida, March 15-18, 2006.

Kristen Shrewsbury, Faculty
Presentation:
"Small talk rotations for corporate ESL classes,” PennTESOL-East Spring Conference, Penn State, Abington, PA, March 25, 2006.

Scott Stevens, Director
Presentation:
"Advocating for IEPs: A Dialogue with U.S. Government Officials,” Chair and moderator, NAFSA 58th Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 24, 2006.

Grant Wolf, Faculty
Presentation:
“The Rise of English as an International Language,” Saturday Lecture Series, Kobe Shoin Women’s University, October 8, 2005.

Publications:
"Using video to develop writing fluency in low-proficiency students,” Internet TESL Journal, Vol. XII, No. 8, August, 2006, http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Wolf- UsingVideo.html.

"Developing fluency in low-proficiency students by preparing informal presentations,” The Language Teacher (Journal of the Japan Association of Language Teaching), Winter 2006.

Mary Beth Worrilow, Faculty
Presentation:
"Team Building Activities That Really Work" (with Leslie Criston), PennTESOL-East Fall Conference, Immaculata College, Malvern, PA, November 2005.