Virginia Tech's English Language Institute (ELI) will offer a non-credit, intermediate- to high-intermediate reading and writing class for Roanoke area English-as-a second language students who plan to start academic or professional study. This course, the first scheduled by ELI in Roanoke, will be held from March 15 to May 7 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Course goals are to help students achieve increased reading speed and comprehension; improve their ability to write clearly in a variety of academic and professional styles; learn new vocabulary words; and gain a better understanding of American culture.

This non-credit class will meet at the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center on the seventh floor of the Roanoke Higher Education Center, 108 North Jefferson Street. Registration and placement testing will be held on March 15. Tuition, due at registration, is $360 and includes textbooks. Enrollment is limited to 12 qualified students.

Virginia Tech's English Language Institute, located at 840 University City Boulevard in Blacksburg, is one of 38 programs in the nation fully accredited by the national Commission on English Language Program Accreditation. The ELI has offered English language classes to prospective graduate and undergraduate students, community residents, and tourists since 1993, creating opportunities to meet personal and professional goals.

For information and pre-registration, call Judy Snoke at 540/231-6963.

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