Cali Pettijohn’s advanced listening class visited a local organization with a global reach. Students completed their English Language Institute course by touring the Askinosie Chocolate factory. The 8-week course included intensive and extensive listening skills. Intensive skills include noticing grammar, expressions, reduced sounds, and vocabulary. … [Read more...] about ELI students tour the chocolate factory
The ELI Special Programs is honored to announce the completion of the English and Leadership Immersion Program - Winter 2020. This amazing group of participants spent 4 weeks on the Missouri State University campus learning English, sharing their culture, knowing local and international students, and discovering the wonders that Springfield, MO has to offer. 37 … [Read more...] about English and Leadership Immersion Program – Winter 2020 Completion
Anastasiya Gulak is a Missouri State alumna currently working in Washington, D.C. She became a Bear in the Fall of 2010. Becoming a Bear after completing high school in Missouri Anastasiya was born in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. She and her family moved to Springfield, Missouri when she was a child. She grew up in a multilingual community and studied English as a Second Language … [Read more...] about From Missouri State to a Career in D.C.: Anastasiya Gulak’s Journey to Look Back!
Written by Boni Brown Introduction to Batool! Batool Alzubi grew up in Jordan, along with two brothers and a sister. Batool moved to The United States and started her first year of college at Missouri State in 2015. She explored some different majors before settling on creative writing her sophomore year. Discovering MSU Batool’s father spent a lot of time looking … [Read more...] about Student Spotlight: Batool Alzubi
Kafayat Yusuf is an international graduate student from Nigeria. She is pursuing her master's in biology. Since she arrived in Springfield in 2018, her ultimate goal became has been to find a new drug to heal cancer. She plans to build her career as an independent researcher to answer questions. From Ilorin, Nigeria to Springfield, Missouri Kafayat completed her … [Read more...] about Nigerian student builds success to represent Missouri State on a national stage