I’m sorry this blog has not been updated in a while. There has just been so much going on in IELI, I haven’t had time to write! We finished up our Spring 2 term and mini-term recently. New Summer term students arrived for registration and orientation this week, and classes begin next week. Whew! We [...]
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Ranch Day was a great success! We had perfect weather for a fun day in the sun playing soccer, volleyball, and games. We flew kites, got lost in a giant wooden maze, ate barbecue brisket, and danced to songs from around the world. Teachers and students brought their children and pets, and we all got [...]
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I’ve neglected this little blog! There’s always something going on in IELI to keep me (and the students) busy. We welcomed 96 new students for our Spring 2 term! I think the new students are settled in and starting to feel at home here in Denton. That’s my hope at least! We have our PALs [...]
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This is our school!
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Maybe you’ve heard, but North Texas has had some cold weather recently! UNT and IELI were closed due to ice and snow from Feb. 1 -4 and on Feb. 9. I have lived in Texas for most of my life, and school has never been closed for 5 days before in one winter! Since IELI [...]
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Students have returned to UNT’s campus, which means it’s time for me to return to our blog. I was busy last week running orientation and helping new students getting settled in Denton. We took 30 new students shopping at Walmart and also went to a UNT basketball game for fun one night. The men and [...]
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The new IELI Star magazine is out! You can read it here. Thanks to all of the students and teachers who contributed to the magazine. It turned out great! Check out the last page to read some stories about successful IELI alumni. If you graduated from IELI and would like to share your story, you [...]
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Here’s a video showing some of the activities we had in IELI this semester. We played it during the IELI graduation ceremony last week. Enjoy!\
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Congratulations to our 33 Fall 2 graduates! The graduation ceremony was on Friday. We heard great music from some of our students, as well as speeches from a Level 6 IELI graduate and a graduate of IELI’s unique Graduate Preparation Course. Here’s the speech given by Mohammed Al-Sadah, the Level 6 graduate. He did a [...]
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IELI students can participate in the Conversation Partner Program to help them get speaking practice outside of class and make an American friend. We had a big party on Monday this week to start off the Conversation Partner Program for the semester. The UNT student newspaper, The North Texas Daily, came to our party and [...]
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