English Language Institute

09/05/2023

We don't disagree! 😂

It’s not hard to find teachers and coursebooks offering horrible advice on how to speak better English. Made up rules about “conditional…

01/05/2023

This should be great!

John McWhorter, a linguist at Columbia University, has plans to guide viewers through the intriguing evolution of writing in his new 16-part series.

28/04/2023

A way of thinking about "if" that's different to what you usually hear.

Adapted from "Relax, It's Just English"

24/03/2023

All most all of the most common verbs in English have one syllable.

(Adapted from Relax, It’s Just English)

10/03/2023

Right.

Are the British generally more intelligent and informed than Americans? Americans certainly seem to think so, according to a study by Rutgers researchers.

10/02/2023

One of our teachers has released a book!

"Relax, It's Just English" is for upper-intermediate learners who want to take some of the stress out of speaking. If you think you worry too much about finding the perfect word or grammar form, it might be for you!

And as always, ELI offers a wide variety of evening and intensive courses to help you stay in practice and improve your English skills.

Relax, It's Just English

04/12/2022

"It's said that the American accent is closer to Shakespearean English than modern day [British] English."

Who knew?!

An interesting and surprising overview of some of the differences between American and British English.

Is the future of the English language...American?

03/01/2022

Oxford's Word of the Year 2020 was "unprecedented", and for 2021 it's "vax". Here's hoping 2022's word is something like "normalcy".... ;-)

The Oxford Languages 2021 Word of the Year. Our team of expert lexicographers continually monitor and analyse language developments, in a year that saw technological innovation influence the way we communicate in our day to day lives.

01/09/2021

It's important to be courteous and professional in an email, but some phrases can be too much....

Stop wasting your time and everyone else's--ditch these 10 common but annoying email phrases.

15/04/2021

Laut Google Reviews:

"Ich konnte sehr viel für mich mitnehmen, ob Grammatik oder das freie Sprechen. Empfehle ich jedem, der sein Englisch verbessern möchte." -Anke N.

"Seit mehreren Jahren besuche ich dieses Institut und bin jedesmal über die Fachkompetenz der Lehrkräfte erstaunt." -Martin G.

"Innerhalb der zwei Wochen ist mein Englisch merklich besser geworden! Die Lehrkräfte sind super, kompetent und freundlich." -Mark K.

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04/02/2021

Wann, wenn nicht jetzt?!

Hast du gerade viel Zeit und überlegst wie du diese sinnvoll nutzen kannst? Hast du Lust, dich mit anderen Leuten virtuell auszutauschen und deine Englischkenntnisse aufzufrischen? Jetzt ist die beste Zeit dafür!

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04/01/2021

The people at dictionary.com chose "pandemic" for their Word of the Year 2020, but users of the website went with "unprecedented". In a year in which a hundred crazy things seemed to happen every single day, "unprecedented" seems like the better choice. (It's also a more useful word!)

What's your Word of the Year for 2020?

'Unprecedented' received the most user submissions for the site's People's Choice 2020 Word of the Year