English as a Second Language

In Italy, an Italian airplane pilot on an international flight talks to the air traffic controller in Rome in English. In Shanghai, the German and Chinese managers of a Volkswagen plant discuss production plans in English. World wide, over 80% of the data stored on computers is stored in English.

The English language has grown well beyond the borders of monolingual English-speaking countries. Users of English as a second or additional language currently far outnumber those who speak English as their first or primary language. To accommodate both those who study English as a Second Language, such as matriculated international and immigrant students at the University of Tennessee, and those who wish to teach English as a Second/Foreign Language, the English Department offers classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

For information on English language courses for non-UT students, see information about the English Language Institute at http://www.outreach.utk.edu/ELI/.

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Information

Dr. Ilona Leki, Director
301 McClung Tower
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0430

E-mail: leki@utk.edu