Intensive English Language Program Details

Intensive English Language in the Globalized World

Students will find themselves in classrooms with students from around the world and will exchange ideas from their cultural perspectives.

IEP offers a rigorous and challenging curriculum. Students should expect 1-3 hours of homework each day.

Mornings – Intensive English Study

Each morning students attend courses focused on intensive English language study – speaking, writing, pronunciation, and grammar. In small groups, students will:

Develop higher-level language skills
Fine-tune their English grammar
Focus on written and verbal expression in an academic context
Improve their pronunciation
Engage in discussions which explore cultural and social similarities and differences

Afternoon Electives– Choose courses focused on a global or American experience topic.

During the 4-week program, students select two 2-week pre-college courses - one from session "2A" and one from session "2B":

Session 2A Course Choices

session_dates	course_code	course_title	last_name	meeting_time
2A: June 29-July 10	EL814-2A	ESL*: English as a Second Language (section 1)	staff	M-F 12:45P-3:35P
2A: June 29-July 10	CL903-2A	Word Etymologies: The Greek and Latin Roots of English	McGill	M-F 12:45P-3:35P
2A: June 29-July 10	EC913-2A	Economic Growth and Development	Ertan	M-F 12:45P-3:35P
2A: June 29-July 10	HA903-2A	Snapshots and Snap Judgments: A History of Photographic Portraiture	Harris	M-F 12:45P-3:35P
2A: June 29-July 10	MU903-2A	Politics, Poetry and Music	Reeder	M-F 12:45P-3:35P

Session 2B Course Choices

session_dates	course_code	course_title	last_name	meeting_time
2B: July 13-July 24	EL814-2B	ESL*: English as a Second Language (section 2)	staff	M-F 12:45P-3:35P
2B: July 13-July 24	AN905-2B	Global Development	Fehrer	M-F 12:45P-3:35P
2B: July 13-July 24	EL911-2B	Modern & Contemporary International Short Fiction	Bredie	M-F 12:45P-3:35P
2B: July 13-July 24	EL918-2B	The Art of Reading/Writing: Contemporary Literature from the Inside Out	Edgerton	M-F 12:45P-3:35P
2B: July 13-July 24	HI915-2B	Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll?: Understanding the 1960s	Seidman	M-F 12:45P-3:35P

*ESL courses meet for 3 hours each day and use topics of global importance to help students improve their speaking, reading, writing and listening skills in English. Students can choose this course for one or both of the two-week options within their 4-week program.

Late Afternoon Course (optional): iBT TOEFL Preparation

At no additional cost, students may choose to add an internet-based TOEFL Preparation course to their academic schedule. Students in this class review the grammar, listening, and reading-comprehension skills associated with the TOEFL test. You will also consider test-taking strategies and practice with both the computer and paper-based forms of the test. At the end of the course, you will take a practice computer-based test to evaluate your level. This course is appropriate for students at all proficiency levels. This course meets 4 hours each week for 4 weeks.