ELP News

The University of Pennsylvania English Language Programs (ELP) is proud to deepen our valued partnership with Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE).

The Penn Global Learners Program, taught by English Language Programs instructors, offered learners from Afghanistan and Ukraine, English through content courses—"and provided some normalcy and hope in the process."

As of the end of February 2023, the English for Career Development (ECD) Coursera MOOC created by Penn English Language Programs had enrolled over 2 million learners worldwide.

The ELP is excited to announce that Jessica Keating Whitney is our new Student Services and Programs Manager.

Thank you for a fantastic Fall 2 Session! We started the session with a Beginning of Session Party.

Banco Santander is once more granting 1,000 "Santander Languages - English to boost your career 2022 Scholarships" to the English Language Programs at the University of Pennsylvania...

What a wonderful Fall 1 Session! With the season changing, this session has become even more memorable. 

Language Specialist María Paredes Fernández participated in the 2022 Berlin Marathon where she finished the 42.2km (26.2 miles) race in 3:18:37.

The KAUST Gifted Student Program Communications team recently prepared an article for the KGSP website highlighting the university acceptances of its Foundation Year students. 

On Tuesday, July 26, the ELP, LPS, and other friends and associates gathered at the University of Pennsylvania to celebrate the life of James Riedel who passed away on May 25, 2022 after a long illness. 

Thank you for a great Summer 1 session! We had so much fun going on excursions and doing activities in the Student Center.

The spring session began with a bang with our beginning of session breakfast. After the breakfast students embarked on a guided tour of the library.

Hello, my name is Evelyn Martinez, and I am a Program Assistant at the ELP Student Center. On March 26th,  we were able to take the ELP to Washington, D.C. 

Congratulations to all of the ELP students who were accepted to university degree programs for fall 2022! 

Despite in-person learning being delayed and some chilly weather, we had fun!

The ELP staff and students had a great time during our Fall 2 weekly activities.

Banco Santander is giving 1,000 Santander Languages Scholarships | English to boost your career - University of Pennsylvania scholarships to help students tighten their command of professional English.

The 2020 Election in the United States began on the traditional first Tuesday of November, November 3rd, but many U.S. Citizens began voting weeks or months before this date.

Banco Santander, in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania, has launched 500 Santander Language Scholarships | English for Professional Development – University of Pennsylvania.

On Monday, August 31st, English for Career Development (ECD), an ELP MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), reached over 1 million learners since its inception in 2016. 

On Friday, July 24th and Thursday, July 30th, the English Language Programs (ELP) conducted demo English lessons for both current and prospective students. 

PechaKucha, which is Japanese for “chit chat,” is a storytelling format where a presenter shows 20 slides for 20 seconds of commentary each, totaling 6 minutes and 40 seconds, on any topic. 

This year, Juneteenth (June 19th, 2020) marks the 155th anniversary of the date when enslaved people in Texas finally received word that President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

On Friday, June 12th, the English Language Programs held a virtual End of Session party, serving as a celebration of the end of the Summer 1 2020 session, and as a farewell for those students moving on to the rest of their academic journey. 

This summer, Penn’s English Language Programs, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, will be providing three new courses for international undergraduate students and professionals around the world.

During the spring and summer of 2018, Penn’s English Language Programs designed and delivered an online course titled “English for Journalism” for over 130 journalists in Kazakhstan.

Students in this session had a chance to be a part of Philadelphia history! After 58 years, the local American football team, the Eagles, won the Super Bowl, the sport’s national championship game. 

Moldovan non-profit Academy for Innovation and Change through Education (AICE) launched The English for Media Literacy Project earlier this year. 

Conversation Partners is an initiative of Penn’s English Language Programs that pairs ELP participants with Penn students who want to learn a new language.

Penn’s English Language Programs has reached over a quarter of a million learners around the world through its Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).