Intensive English Program
Whether you study English to improve your academic success, achieve your career goals, or simply improve your life, ELI's course of study can help. Learn the essentials of grammar and writing; improve listening, speaking, and pronunciation skills; and enhance your vocabulary through reading.
With the help of an advisor, you can create your own program of study by choosing from a menu of courses. F-1 students must enroll in a minimum of 18 hours per week (4 Intensive English classes).
The ELI offers Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, and Upper Intermediate level courses. It may take 7 or 14 weeks to complete each level (6 or 12 weeks in the summer terms).
Flexible Study Options
Spring 2024 Intensive English Classes will be held on-campus in New York City, Pleasantville, as well as Online (HyFlex*).
Summer 2024 Intensive English Classes will be held on-campus in New York City as well as Online (HyFlex*).
*Our Online Intensive English courses are delivered in a HyFlex model. In this model, the course is taught both on-campus and online at the same time by the same faculty member. The instructor will be in the classroom and teaching on-campus students while simultaneously live-streaming to remote students.
Schedule
Our Intensive English program features multiple levels of instruction. The results of your online placement exam and academic advisement meeting will determine the level you attend at our institute.
Course Descriptions
-
Improve conversational fluency and listening comprehension. This class focuses on communicating ideas in English. Audio, video and reading materials are used for conversation topics and for developing listening skills.
This course is taught on weekday mornings or afternoons. Please check the Class Schedule (PDF) on this page for specific class meeting days and times.
Hours/week: 5 hours
Length: 6 weeks during Summer sessions, 7 weeks during Fall and Spring sessions -
Learn grammar in the context of your own writing and through controlled exercises from the textbook. Learn how to correct your mistakes and improve your writing by editing and revising your papers.
This course is taught on weekday mornings or afternoons. Please check the Class Schedule (PDF) on this page for specific class meeting days and times.
Hours/week: 5 hours
Length: 6 weeks during Summer sessions, 7 weeks during Fall and Spring sessions -
Learn different reading strategies and skills to expand your vocabulary and improve reading comprehension skills. Read a variety of newspaper and magazine articles, novels and stories, and academic texts to learn how to apply these strategies and skills.
This course is taught on weekday mornings or afternoons. Please check the Class Schedule (PDF) on this page for specific class meeting days and times.
Hours/week: 4 hours
Length: 6 weeks during Summer sessions, 7 weeks during Fall and Spring sessions -
This course covers major concepts and issues in planning international and cross-cultural advertising campaigns. You will learn about a range of issues, challenges, and opportunities that exist in international advertising as you study comparative cultural, economic, legal, political, and social conditions in various countries and regions around the world.
At the end of the course, you will be able to analyze and critique cases of current global advertising campaign projects; examine, produce, and design media plan; and design an international advertising campaign that applies cultural principles and concepts.
This course is taught on weekday mornings or afternoons. Please check the Class Schedule (PDF) on this page for specific class meeting days and times.
Hours/week: 5 hours
Offered: Spring 1 2024, Summer 1 2024, Fall 1 2024
Length: 7 weeks during Fall and Spring sessions; 6 weeks during Summer session -
This course explores and analyzes ethical issues in the U.S. and global economy commonly faced by marketers and consumers. You will apply your ethical decision-making skills to real-life cases and explore a self-selected ethical marketing issue in detail.
At the end of the course, you will be able to understand, communicate, and address ethical dilemmas clearly and systematically when they arise; and present engaging/persuasive arguments and debates.'
This course is taught on weekday mornings or afternoons. Please check the Class Schedule (PDF) on this page for specific class meeting days and times.
Hours/week: 5 hours
Offered: Spring 2 2024, Summer 2, 2024, Fall 2 2024
Length: 7 weeks during Fall and Spring sessions; 6 weeks during Summer session -
Develop the informal language and stylistic features needed for social interaction with their classmates and for a deeper understanding of their professors. The course focuses on interactions and language that is found in university lectures, materials and classroom/campus situations.
Special emphasis is on learning the key differences in formal versus informal language use, vocabulary (idiomatic expressions, phrasal verbs, slang) and how language is used to express sarcasm and humor in American culture.
This course is taught on weekday mornings or afternoons. Please check the Class Schedule (PDF) on this page for specific class meeting days and times.
This course is available during Fall sessions.
Hours/week: 4 hours
Length: 7 weeks during Fall sessions on the New York City campus -
Gain insight into American culture, practice and acquire English by viewing and analyzing different genres of film and other audio-visual based media. You will use learning strategies and methods to gain insight into cultural norms in the United States, acquire vocabulary, practice pronunciation, listen more attentively, engage in discussion and write reviews.
This course is taught on weekday mornings or afternoons. Please check the Class Schedule (PDF) on this page for specific class meeting days and times.
This course is available during Spring sessions.
Hours/week: 4 hours
Length: 7 weeks during Spring sessions on the New York City campus -
This integrated English skills course is specifically designed for students with beginner, advanced beginner and pre-intermediate levels of English. Through live small group lessons Monday-Friday and additional independent, self-paced work, students will gain the necessary skills to speak and write more confidently in social and academic settings.
This course includes grammar and writing, conversation and listening, reading and vocabulary, pronunciation, and more.
This course is taught on weekday mornings or afternoons. Please check the Class Schedule (PDF) on this page for specific class meeting days and times.
Hours/week: 4 hours
Length: 6 weeks during Summer sessions on the New York City campus, 7 weeks during Fall and Spring sessions on the New York City campus -
Are you an intermediate or advanced English speaker looking to take your English speaking skills to the next level? This course is designed just for you. With an equal emphasis on both grammar and pronunciation, you'll learn to communicate fluently and accurately in English in any setting - whether it's academic or workplace-related.
Our comprehensive grammar instruction will cover everything from sentence structure and verb tenses to phrasal verbs and conditional statements, ensuring that you have the knowledge you need to succeed in English-speaking environments. And our pronunciation instruction will help you reduce your accent and sound more natural and native-like, while also improving your listening skills.
By the end of the course, you'll be able to communicate with confidence and achieve your language goals.
This course is taught on weekday mornings or afternoons. Please check the Class Schedule (PDF) on this page for specific class meeting days and times.
This course is available during Summer sessions.
Hours/week: 4 hours
Length: 6 weeks during Summer sessions on the New York City campus -
The ESL Pronunciation and Grammar course is designed to help students develop their pronunciation and grammar skills. Through interactive and engaging activities, students will improve their English pronunciation in fundamental areas such consonant and vowel sounds, word and sentence stress, rhythm, intonation, and speech patterns. In addition, students will study the essentials of English grammar, including basic sentence structures, verb tenses, conditionals, and modal verbs.
This course will include practical exercises to help students use English grammar and pronunciation clearly and accurately. Through individual practice, group discussions, and mini-presentations, students will improve their English pronunciation and grammar skills and increase their ability to communicate effectively and confidently in a variety of academic and social settings.
This course is taught on weekday mornings or afternoons. Please check the Class Schedule (PDF) on this page for specific class meeting days and times.
This course is available during Spring sessions.
Hours/week: 4 hours
Length: 7 weeks during Spring sessions on the New York City campus, 7 weeks during Fall sessions on the Pleasantville (Westchester) campus -
The ESL Idioms & Word Building course is designed to help students acquire or enhance their vocabulary and use of idioms. Students will learn high frequency idioms, phrasal verbs, and fixed expressions and apply them in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will examine word forms and extended word families to help them communicate more effectively in and beyond the classroom.
Throughout the course, students will engage in a variety of interactive activities, including group discussions, presentations, and collaborative projects. Students will gain the knowledge and confidence to apply new vocabulary and idiomatic expressions in a variety of academic, cultural, and personal contexts.
This course is taught on weekday mornings or afternoons. Please check the Class Schedule (PDF) on this page for specific class meeting days and times.
This course is available during Spring sessions.
Hours/week: 4 hours
Length: 7 weeks during Fall sessions on the New York City campus, 7 weeks during Spring sessions on the Pleasantville (Westchester) campus -
The Pre-Arrival English Preparation Course is an integrated skills course for students who are about to begin their studies with the English Language Institute at Pace University, or those who are unable to begin their studies immediately due to visa or travel restrictions.
Get a jump-start on your studies by taking this course before you begin your on-campus classes at Pace!
The Pre-Arrival English Preparation Course is fully self-paced and asynchronous. This means that you will be able to complete the weekly course assignments around your schedule.
In this course, you will focus on exercises in Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary Expansion, Listening, Grammar, Writing, and Pronunciation. You will learn and practice communication skills for personal, academic, and professional/career communication. Emphasis is on comprehension and analysis of level-appropriate authentic language using level-appropriate vocabulary and grammar. This course will help you prepare for your first semester in the Intensive English Program so that you can start your class with confidence.
The minimum English proficiency to be successful in the Pre-Arrival English Preparation Course is CEFR B1, TOEFL score of 55, or IELTS score of 5.5.
Hours/week: 6 hours
Length: 6 weeks, offered every semester onlineUpcoming Pre-Arrival English Preparation Course (Self-Paced)
Semester: Pre-Summer 2 2024 (course to be taken during Summer 1 2024 semester)
Dates: May 27-July 5, 2024 (all course assignments must be submitted by July 5, 2024)
Schedule: Self-paced with weekly assignment completion deadlines
Registration deadline: May 26, 2024
Hours: 6 hours per week (36 hours total)
Location: Online–fully self-paced
Price: $335 -
The International Relations Summer Program at Pace University's English Language Institute is a 2-week course that gives international students the opportunity to improve their English communication skills and learn about international relations through the exciting Model UN format.
The minimum English proficiency to be successful in the International Relations (Model U.N.) Summer Program is CEFR B1, TOEFL score of 55, or IELTS score of 5.5.
July Session: July 15–26, 2024
Application deadline: June 17, 2024August Session: August 12–23, 2024
Application deadline: July 17, 2024Hours/week: 16-18 hours
Length: 2 weeks during Summer sessions on the New York City campusLearn More about the International Relations (Model U.N.) Summer School
-
The Leadership and Entrepreneurship Summer Program at Pace University's English Language Institute is a 2-week course that gives international students the opportunity to improve their English communication skills and learn about leadership and entrepreneurship in exciting New York City!
The minimum English proficiency to be successful in the Leadership & Entrepreneurship Summer Program is CEFR B1, TOEFL score of 55, or IELTS score of 5.5.
July Session: July 1–12, 2024
Application deadline: June 10, 2024August Session: July 29–August 9, 2024
Application deadline: July 8, 2024Hours/week: 16-18 hours
Length: 2 weeks during Summer sessions on the New York City campusLearn More about the Leadership & Entrepreneurship Summer School
-
The English + Filmmaking Summer Program at Pace University's English Language Institute is a 2-week course that gives international students the opportunity to improve their English skills and learn about filmmaking on Pace University's beautiful Pleasantville campus!
The minimum English proficiency to be successful in the English + Filmmaking Summer Program is CEFR B1, TOEFL score of 55, or IELTS score of 5.5.
July Session: July 15–26, 2024
Application deadline: June 17, 2024Hours/week: 35 hours
Length: 2 weeks during Summer sessions on the Pleasantville campus
The ELI courses are taught by outstanding teachers who helped me adjust to American culture more quickly, get more out of my academic courses, and learn about the cultures of students from all over the world.
—Guzal R., Uzbekistan
Features
- Diverse student population
- Personalized schedule based on your proficiency level
- Professional faculty
- Interactive classes
- Academic advisement
- Full use of University facilities
- Certificate available by request
Registration and Fees
Please note that the English Language Institute only accepts online applications for our Intensive English and Academic English programs.
Contact Us
For more information, please contact the English Language Institute. You may also schedule a visit to campus or an online meeting.
Quick Facts
student satisfaction rate. Pace ELI students see results.
countries represented annually in our classes.
ways to improve English Speaking Skills (Source: US News & World Report)