UTA English Language Institute

Preparing for IELTS, TOEFL, or university study in English?

Join the UTA English Language Institute this summer for an intensive academic English experience on the UTA campus.

✔ 20 hours/week
✔ University campus experience
✔ Academic English support
✔ June 1 start date

Apply today:

eli.uta.edu

We’ve added something new outside the ELI offices in University Hall! 👀

Stop by our new bulletin board to learn more about our programs, upcoming sessions, and opportunities. Whether you're just curious or ready to apply, we’d love to connect!

🎓 At the ELI, we’re always looking for ways to support students on their path to college.

This summer, we’re offering a limited number of $1,500 scholarships for multilingual high school seniors who want to strengthen their academic English before starting university.

Apply Here: tinyurl.com/LEAP-UTA

📌 Applications are reviewed as they are received
📌 Limited scholarships available

If you know a student who could benefit, please share this opportunity!

Fill | UTA LEAP Scholarship Application: Summer 2026 Apply to get $1,500 off your Summer 2026 tuition at the English Language Institute at the University of Texas at Arlington!

Our Listening & Speaking classes regularly invite guest speakers so students can experience different voices, accents, and communication styles. But recently, students got to meet someone very special to the ELI community!

Dr. Cynthia Kilpatrick, the ELI’s long-time former director, returned to visit our students and share some of her best advice for becoming successful English learners. As someone who helped shape the ELI for many years, it was a meaningful full-circle moment to have her back in the classroom connecting with the next generation of students.

Thank you, Dr. K, for continuing to be part of the ELI story! 🧡💙

Not every day you get cookies AND a conversation with a university president! 🍪

Our ELI students joined the campus community at "Cookies with Cowley", where they had the chance to meet Dr. Cowley in person as she engaged in a Q&A with UTA students.

At the ELI, we believe learning happens both inside and outside the classroom, and we make it a priority to help our students feel like true Mavericks. 🧡💙

Spring has officially arrived at the ELI! 🌸🐣

Last week, our students put their egg-hunting skills to the test, searching high and low for hidden Easter eggs. After the hunt, everyone enjoyed picking out some well-earned sweet treats from the Easter basket.

Lots of smiles, lots of candy, and lots of fun!

Learning together ✨️

📣 Applications Are Open!

Join the UTA English Language Institute and strengthen your academic English skills.

Summer Session (8 weeks): June 1 – July 23
Fall Session (16 weeks): August 17 – December 9

Small classes • Experienced instructors • University campus experience

🔗 Learn more & apply:
https://eli.uta.edu/eap/

Happy Lunar New Year! 🧧✨

At the ELI, we believe intercultural learning goes both ways. It’s not just about helping students understand life in the U.S. We also learn from our students and celebrate the rich cultures they bring to our classrooms.

In our Listening & Speaking class, students gave presentations about their home cultures. Two of our Vietnamese students wore beautiful Ao Dai dresses and taught us how to make Bánh Tét, a traditional Lunar New Year dish that takes more than 12 hours to prepare!

We are so grateful for the opportunity to learn from our students every day. 🌏❤️

What’s *your* favorite English word?

At a recent ELI-hosted table at Global Grounds, defenestrate, squirrel, and selflessness all made the list!

We love this weekly Office of Global Engagement event, where students can practice English, meet new people, and enjoy great conversation.

Stop by Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. in the Palo Duro Lounge for free chai, coffee, and snacks!