In countries like New Zealand, ELCs accounted for one-fifth of the $1.1 billion (NZ) in revenue (2001).
Steadily, many ELIs have grown in recent years to support institutional missions for increased efforts for internationalization as well as revenue generation.
[2] Increasingly, ELIs have grown to provide a variety of program and service offerings including: To meet the traditional needs of English language learners, many ELIs have adopted or partnered with international student services on their campus to provide sociocultural integration, language acquisition, academic and career preparedness, and immigration support.
ELIs consist of a variety of staff representing a variety of areas within their department,[3] including: Many ELIs and ELCs belong to accreditation bodies that serve to maintain quality assurance of language programs offered.
[7] Accreditation bodies frequently work to assess more than just curriculum in the programs, but in the case of Languages Canada, also examines quality in areas related to student services, teaching staff, marketing and promotion, administration, and student admissions processes.