Skip to main content

ELP Online Registration

Fall Quarter 2026 Information on Services

Our services are exclusively for international students and scholars currently enrolled or employed at Northwestern University. For resources for the general public, please see our English Learner Resources page.

  • Instructional Modality -> Instructional modality for all ELP services offered in Fall Quarter 2026 are as follows:
    • Group Classes (LING 380) will be held in-person during Fall Quarter 2026.
    • Individual Instruction (LING 482) will be held remotely during Fall Quarter 2026.
    • Supported Online Speech & Language Training (LING 483) will be held remotely during Fall Quarter 2026.
    • Additional ELP Services (Office Hours, Livestream Listening events, Language Table sessions, Instruction & Practice Small Groups) will be held remotely during Fall Quarter 2026 unless otherwise noted.
  • Registration for all ELP services for Fall Quarter 2026 will begin on Monday, September 21, 2026 for PhD/MFA/TGS Masters students and Postdoctoral Fellows.
    • Registration ELP services are provided according to the following prioritized registration groups: 1) PhD/MFA students, 2) Postdocs, and 3) TGS Masters students.
  • Registration for Northwestern Affiliates begins the week of September 28, 2026.
    • Northwestern Affiliates are defined as any member of the Northwestern University community who is not a PhD, MFA, TGS Masters student, or Postdoctoral Fellow
See table below for all registration categories and dates.

Registration Links

Links for Services

LING  380-20 Spoken English for Nonnative Speakers of English: "Listening Strategies for Academic and Research Settings"

* Group Class, In-Person on the Evanston campus *
<REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS STARTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 AT 10:00 AM CST (GMT -5)>

Course registration via ELP Registration system.  

Course Description:

"This course develops listening skills for academic and professional contexts, with secondary applications to everyday communication. Students will practice understanding different varieties of spoken English, including rapid, reduced, accented, and multi-speaker speech, as well as speech in noisy environments. Emphasis is placed on strategy-based listening, managing challenging situations, and building confidence in academic and professional environments such as lectures, seminars, conferences, and Q&A sessions."

LING  482-0 (multiple sections) Individual Speech and Language Instruction for Nonnative Speakers of English:

* Remote via Northwestern ZOOM, session times vary *
<REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS STARTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 AT 10:00 AM CST (GMT -5)>

Course registration via ELP Registration system.  Note - Registration for this service is a 2-step process. Follow-up is required to complete the registration process for this service.

LING  483-20 Supported Online Speech & Language Training for Nonnative Speakers of English

* Asynchronous (work on your own time, meeting weekly requirements) *
<REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS STARTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 AT 10:00 AM CST (GMT -5)>

Course registration via ELP Registration system

Instruction & Practice Small Group

* Remote via Northwestern ZOOM, sessions begin in Week 2 of Fall Quarter 2026 *

<REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS STARTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 AT 10:00 AM CST (GMT -5)>

Small group registration via Google form

 

 

FALL QUARTER 2026 REGISTRATION DATES

Registration dates and deadlines
Registration Period Dates ELP Service Registration Group
Group 1 -  Fall Quarter 2026 Registration 9/21/26 - 9/25/26

Group Class - "Listening Strategies for Academic and Research Settings" (LING 380-20)

Individual Instruction (LING 482)

Supported Online Speech & Language Training (LING 483)

Instruction & Practice Small Group

 PhD/MFA/TGS Masters students & Postdoctoral Fellows
Group 2 -  Fall Quarter 2026 Registration 9/28/26 - 10/2/26

Supported Online Speech & Language Training (LING 483) 

Instruction & Practice Small Group

 Northwestern Affiliates

 

* Registration for Individual Instruction (LING 482) are provided according to the following prioritized registration groups: 1) PhD/MFA students, 2) Postdocs, and 3) TGS Masters students.