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A BRIEF HISTORY OF I.T.I LANGUAGE CENTER* The establishment of a language center of Institut Teknologi Indonesia (ITI) started with the assistance given by government of Banten Province in realization of an English language laboratory. The two founders of English Language Center (ELC), its first official name, Dra. ES…Continue reading “About”

C.I.E Class of I.T.I

Schedule for Mid Term Test of 1st Semester 2019/20

15 Oct 2019October 15, 2019

/// Dear students, Please find below your schedule for Mid Term Test (UTS) of 1st Semester 2019/2020. Please note, you are only allowed to have absence of 3 times at…

C.I.E. Level 1 Supplement

Lesson 1 – Understand Phone Conversations in English

/// Today we're going to deal with talking on the phone and trying to understand what they are saying. We're going to ask them to raise their voices, to…

C.I.E. Level 1 Supplement

Lesson 2 – Using English at The Bank

/// Welcome to this lesson on "Bank Vocabulary". Today, we're going to talk about going to the bank, and the different things you can do, and the different verbs…

C.I.E. Level 2 Supplement

Lesson 1 – 23 Jobs Of The Future (and Jobs That Have No Future)

/// Today we're going to talk about professions that are gonna be in high demand in five and ten years. There are also some professions that have no future…

C.I.E. Level 2 Supplement

Lesson 2 – Talking about Movies in English

12 Oct 2019October 12, 2019

/// Today's lesson is about movies. Everybody loves movies. There are lots of words that have to do with movies that you might not be familiar with. But they're…

C.I.E. Level 2 Supplement

Lesson 3 – How to Write a Perfect Cover Letter in 6 Steps (with Example)

/// If there is something you can do to increase your chances of getting that dream job by about 90%, you would pay attention, wouldn't you? Well there is…

Language and History

The History of English – An Overview

/// Here is the introduction of development of English language for those students with little or no background in linguistics. The development of English can be subdivided into five…

Learn British Accents and Dialects – Cockney, RP, Northern, and More!

/// The difference between an accent & a dialect is an accent has something to do with pronunciation. It is how you pronounce the word. On the other hand,…

How Domino’s Is Winning The Pizza Wars

/// For decades, pizza and Chinese food were basically the only meals available for delivery. But that's changing now. Uber Eats, GrubHub and other third-party delivery services mean that…

Language and Culture

Seeing the Funny Side of the German Language

/// False friends, ridiculous grammar and never-ending nouns. German is by no means an easy language, but it has its funny side too, as we find out in this…

Learn English Through Story – The House On The Hill by Elizabeth Laird

25 Sep 2019September 27, 2019

/// The House on The Hill by Elizabeth Laird: Part One. It was a beautiful summer evening. Paul was happy. No more exams. College was finished now. He needed…

What Do These TV and Movie Phrases Mean?

25 Sep 2019September 25, 2019

/// If you watch TV and movies in English, you'll probably see a lot of new words and expressions that might not come up in your regular English study.…

Language and Technology

How Do Computers Translate Human Language?

23 Sep 2019September 23, 2019

/// Is a universal translator possible in real life? We have already had many programs that claim to be able to take a word, sentence, or entire book in…

Language and Science

The Neuroscience of Language

/// Introduction Language is a pretty key part of what it means to be human. We’re really social, so we use language to communicate and connect with our fellow…

How to Stop Translating in Your Head and Start Thinking in English Like a Native

20 Sep 2019September 20, 2019

/// Think in English. Stop translating in your head and speak fluent, natural English without hesitation. In conversations and other situations where you need to be able to process…