About Us

Welcome! Whether as part of your admission to the University of Maryland, or just for studying English in one of our programs, we are eager to provide language support to you. MEI has been serving multilingual learners of English on the UMD campus for over 40 years, both in part-time and full-time courses, as well as special programs, teacher training, and language assessment. Wherever you are on your English language journey, it is a privilege that you would consider making MEI part of it. Please contact us with any specific questions you may have. 

Dr. Jonathan Malone — Interim Director
MEI Mission

The mission of Maryland English Institute (MEI) is to provide English language instruction and assessment at the postsecondary level for speakers of other languages who wish to learn English for academic, professional, or personal reasons. MEI fulfills its mission by providing:

  • part-time courses for matriculated University of Maryland students
  • a full-time, multi-level Intensive English program
  • courses for international teaching assistants
  • assessment of oral communication skills of international teaching assistants
  • custom-designed programs for UMD constituents and external organizations

MEI offers rigorous courses of study while providing a positive and supportive learning community and promoting cross-cultural understanding.

IEP Mission

The mission of the Intensive English Program (IEP) of Maryland English Institute is to offer international students high-quality, multi-level academic English language instruction, cultural orientation, and preparation for academic study at the University of Maryland and other universities in the United States. Students who want to study English for professional or personal reasons are also welcome to enroll.
Revised February 2018

What We Do

We teach English to speakers of other languages. Many of our students want to succeed in an American college. Some of our students want better jobs at home. Some of our students just want to learn English.

We also do English language testing for the university. We help students prepare to be International Teaching Assistants.  We help university students get ready for full-time study. We help graduate students learn to write better.

Every year, students from more than 50 countries come to study with us. We have been teaching English since 1980. We hope you choose to study at MEI.

Where We Are

Our office is located on the third floor of Susquehanna Hall on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park, in room 3117.

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