Eve Nora Litt

Language Specialist

What Eve Nora Litt does: She is an instructor across ELP programs and an advisor for students who are preparing for US university degree programs. Eve serves on the Online Learning and Instructional Technology Committee. Eve has worked on numerous online programs including “English for Journalism” hosted on Coursera as well as “English for Professional Development” and the ELP YouTube series dedicated to Duolingo English Test readiness. She also serves as a rater for the Interactive Performance Test for International Teaching Assistants and conducts oral proficiency interviews for the incoming J-1 scholars at Penn.

Experience: She joined the ELP as a lecturer in 2011, became a language specialist in 2015, and moved into the University Connection language specialist role in 2023. In addition to her work at ELP, she mentors TESOL MSEd candidates at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Before coming to ELP, Eve worked as an instructor at the Drexel University English Language Center where she primarily taught in their academic preparation programs as well as the First Year Writing Program. She has also worked for Temple University as an adjunct instructor and for the School District of Philadelphia as an elementary ESL teacher. Before teaching, she worked as an administrator for the Center for Health Equality at the Drexel University School of Public Health where she coordinated professional development opportunities for public health workers and graduate students.

Travels: Traveling and language learning are her passions. Eve studied at the Lebanese American University in Beirut in their intensive Arabic program and has conducted teacher trainings, taught, or presented at conferences in Kazakhstan, Japan, and Canada. She has traveled extensively in North America, Europe, and Central Asia.

Education:

  • MSEd in TESOL, University of Pennsylvania
  • MSEd in elementary education, University of Pennsylvania
  • BA in political science, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Talk to Eve about: Applying to US colleges including essays and school lists. Also talk to her about assessment. Eve is a certified rater for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and the Oral Proficiency Interview (ACTFL OPI).