Academic Requirements Subjects   English Evaluation Test   Projects & Programs Singapore-MIT Alliance Summer Program in Academic and Professional English Useful ELS Links @ MIT The Language Learning and Resource Center The Writing and Communication Center The Language Conversation Exchange Other English language (non-MIT) Private study with a tutor Useful FL&L Links

The ELS program is a regular academic program and is open only to matriculating MIT students. Our grade- and credit-bearing classes meet according to the MIT academic calendar and involve homework and exams. Our curriculum is designed for non-native English speakers to foster effective communication in a variety of academic and professional contexts. Any bilingual/ESL undergraduate or graduate student earning a degree at MIT can register for an ELS subject. Students from outside the MIT community are NOT accepted in the ELS program. See the link to the left for ESL programs in the metro-Boston area. International non-student members of the MIT community (e.g., visiting scholars and postdoctoral fellows) can occasionally attend one of the ELS subjects in the spring semester, depending on the following factors: 1. Space is available in the desired subject. All ELS classes have enrollment limits. 2. There is an appropriate match between the level of the subject and the visiting scholar’s English ability and needs. 3. A fee of $550.00 is paid. 4. The visiting scholar attends regularly throughout the semester. See the link to the left for resources at MIT for language study and for ESL programs in the metro-Boston area.

Faculty and Academic Staff

Patricia Brennecke
Jane Dunphy
A. C. Kemp
Gennell Lockwood