ESL Institute

Offering year-round English immersion classes to non-native English speakers.
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Our Mission

University of Wisconsin-Stout's ESL Institute (ESLI) supports the mission of the UW-Stout and its Office of International Education to internationalize and diversify our campus. The ESLI does so primarily by providing quality English as a Second Language classes to college-ready students. The ESLI also provides academic support, as well as opportunities for community interaction and campus engagement, to facilitate ESL student success.

ESL Academic Program

Join our ESL Program to prepare for academic studies at the university level.

U.S. Culture & Language Program

Summers and winters in the Midwest are breathtakingly beautiful and full of new experiences.

Global vision, local design: UW-Stout students transform public spaces with murals Featured Image

Global vision, local design: UW-Stout students transform public spaces with murals

Art installations in Italy, Minnesota bring communities together
Singing in Scandinavia: UW-Stout’s Chamber Choir tours Sweden Featured Image

Singing in Scandinavia: UW-Stout’s Chamber Choir tours Sweden

Students gain ‘confidence to go global’ to join international community
PHOTO ESSAY: A City Built of Art Featured Image

PHOTO ESSAY: A City Built of Art

Discover the far side of Chicago’s history with students in a comics course