ESL Program
Leadership
Lisa Fischer, Ph.D.
Academic Director
Lisieux Huelman, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Pathway Programs
Matthew Ryan, M.A.
Academic English Coordinator
Tim Hercules, J.D., M.I.B.
Executive Director
Mission Statement
Saint Louis University's English as a Second Language program is motivated by the knowledge that SLU is enriched by the global perspectives and cross-cultural exchanges that international students make possible. The mission of the program is to prepare academically talented English language learners for successful careers as undergraduate and graduate students at Saint Louis University through our commitment to excellence in teaching, service and learning.
Our academic English and pathway programs integrate language study, academic skills and cultural awareness, and they foster in students the intellectual curiosity that leads to recognition of a higher purpose to which we all contribute. We embrace and enact the Jesuit tradition of Saint Louis University by uniting the pursuit of individual academic excellence with our dedication to developing a community of men and women for others.
Academic English
Academic English is designed for students who do not meet the English language entry requirements for an undergraduate or graduate pathway program. Upon successful completion of Academic English, students may progress to an undergraduate or graduate pathway program.
Pathway Programs
Undergraduate International Year One and graduate pathway programs are ideal for international students who need additional English language and academic preparation before continuing to a degree program at Saint Louis University. The pathway programs combine intensive language study, academic skills development and credit-bearing coursework in a customized curriculum designed to move students successfully into their undergraduate or graduate degree program.
English for International Students
The ESL Program offers English composition, rhetoric, and literature classes for international students. These courses are cross-listed with their counterparts in the English department.
EAP 1500 College Composition for International Students (3 cr) equivalent to ENGL 1500 The Process of Composition (3 cr)
EAP 1900 Rhetoric & Research Strategies (3 cr) equivalent to ENGL 1900 Advanced Strategies of Rhetoric and Research (3 cr)
EAP 2850 Nation, Identity and Literature (3 cr) equivalent to ENGL 2850 Nation, Identity and Literature (3 cr)
- Academic English
- Undergraduate International Year One Programs
- Aeronautics Undergraduate Pathway
- Aerospace Engineering Undergraduate Pathway
- Arts Undergraduate Pathway
- Business Undergraduate Pathway
- Computer Science Undergraduate Pathway
- Engineering Undergraduate Pathway
- General Studies Undergraduate Pathway
- Health Information Management Undergraduate Pathway
- Mathematics and Statistics Undergraduate Pathway
- Public Health Undergraduate Pathway
- Science Undergraduate Pathway
- Graduate Pathways
- Analytics Graduate Pathway
- Applied Financial Economics Graduate Pathway
- Artificial Intelligence Graduate Pathway
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Pathway
- Business Administration Graduate Pathway
- Chemistry Graduate Pathway
- Computer Science Graduate Pathway
- Cybersecurity Graduate Pathway
- Engineering Graduate Pathway
- Health Data Science Graduate Pathway
- Information Systems Graduate Pathway
- Law (JD) Graduate Pathway
- Law (LLM) Graduate Pathway
- Leadership & Organizational Development Graduate Pathway
- Mathematics Graduate Pathway
- Nutrition and Dietetics Graduate Pathway
- Professional Studies Graduate Pathway
- Project Management Graduate Pathway
- Public Health Graduate Pathway
- Software Engineering Graduate Pathway
- Strategic Intelligence Graduate Pathway
- Supply Chain Management Graduate Pathway
- Urban Planning and Development Graduate Pathway
Jerome Bollato, Ed.D.
Elizabeth Burke, M.A.
Jerry Edris, M.A.T.
Lisa Fischer, Ph.D.
Lisieux Huelman, Ph.D.
Chia-Hui Liu, M.A.
Ann Meechai, Ph.D.
Megan O'Connell, M.A.
Matthew Ryan, M.A.
Victoria Walls, M.F.A.
Academic English and Pathway Program Student Handbook
The ESL Program Student Handbook contains information about continuation, progression, and matriculation as well as information about the curriculum, advising, and academic support for students enrolled in the Academic English or Pathway Programs.
AEP 0100 - Writing and Grammar Level 1: Beginner
Credit(s): 4 Credits
This beginner-level course helps students build foundational grammar and writing skills by using the academic writing process to produce sentences and basic paragraphs of 100-200 words. Students study the highest-frequency grammatical items beginning with parts of speech, simple present and past verbs, and imperatives. Students learn strategies for noticing their grammar errors. Proficiency level: beginner. Offered fall, spring and summer.
AEP 0120 - Reading and Vocabulary Level 1: Beginner
Credit(s): 4 Credits
This course builds students’ reading and vocabulary skills by developing strategies necessary for comprehending of beginner-level academic texts. Students develop a working vocabulary of high-frequency English words and learn to skim, scan, annotate, determine the topic, and identify main ideas. Proficiency level: beginner. Offered fall, spring and summer.
AEP 0130 - Listening and Speaking Level 1: Beginner
Credit(s): 4 Credits
This course builds students’ speaking and listening skills by working on beginner-level listening comprehension, pronunciation, and conversation skills. Students learn high-frequency vocabulary to build a functional language repertoire that allows them to comprehend basic English words and phrases and to speak in simple phrases using common expressions. Students learn note-taking techniques to help them focus their listening and recall course content more accurately. Proficiency level: beginner. Offered fall, spring and summer.
AEP 0200 - Writing and Grammar Level 2: High Beginner
Credit(s): 4 Credits
This high beginner-level course improves students writing and grammar skills by using the academic writing process to produce sentences, paragraphs, and short essays of 250-500 words. Students learn about different types of academic writing tasks and begin using teacher-selected sources to support their ideas. Students build their fluency with high-frequency grammatical items like imperatives, simple present and past verbs, and past participles. Students develop awareness of their own grammar errors. Proficiency level: high beginner.
AEP 0220 - Reading and Vocabulary Level 2: High Beginner
Credit(s): 4 Credits
This course develops students reading and vocabulary skills by focusing on strategies necessary for comprehending high beginner-level academic texts. Students build a working academic vocabulary and learn to skim, scan, determine the topic, identify main ideas and supporting details, annotate, and apply critical reading and thinking skills. Proficiency level: high beginner.
AEP 0230 - Listening and Speaking Level 2: High Beginner
Credit(s): 4 Credits
This course improves students speaking and listening skills by working on high beginner-level listening comprehension, pronunciation, and discussion skills. Students apply high-frequency academic vocabulary to improve oral communication skills in a range of informal academic settings. Students build note-taking strategies that promote listening and recall in their language classes. Proficiency level: high beginner.
AEP 0250 - English through Service Level 2: High Beginner
Credit(s): 1 Credit
This course engages international students in service learning as part of the mission of Saint Louis University and fosters a consciousness social justice. Students participate in organized service activities and discuss and reflect upon their experiences in class. Proficiency level: high beginner.
AEP 0300 - Writing and Grammar Level 3: Intermediate
Credit(s): 4 Credits
This intermediate-level course emphasizes writing as a multi-step process that leads to the completion of thesis-driven academic essays of 750 words. Students practice writing in different modes and incorporating evidence from teacher-selected sources to support their thesis. This includes understanding the academic writing process and composing in various rhetorical modes. Students will be introduced to academic research, synthesizing materials from various sources, and proficiency in MLA format. This course aims to improve students’ level of grammar from the intermediate to the high-intermediate level of targeted grammar points. Students review high-frequency forms and learn strategies for coping with low-frequency items.
AEP 0310 - Exploring Cultures Level 3: Intermediate
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This intermediate-level course explores American customs, culture, and history and prepares students to participate in American university-level courses. Course topics also serve as a theme used to develop language skills in other Level 3 courses. Students learn to think critically, communicate clearly in speech and writing, and listen and take notes during lectures.
AEP 0320 - Reading and Vocabulary Level 3: Intermediate
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This intermediate-level course aims to improve students’ application of reading and vocabulary strategies that aid in comprehension of intermediate to high-intermediate level texts. These skills include skimming, scanning, predicting content, identifying main ideas and supporting details, recognizing patterns of organization, annotating and note-taking, and applying critical reading and thinking skills.
AEP 0330 - Listening and Speaking Level 3
Credit(s): 4 Credits
This intermediate-level course improves students’ academic speaking and listening skills by working on intermediate-level listening comprehension, pronunciation, discussion, and presentation skills. Students practice these skills using vocabulary and themes from other Level 3 courses. Students develop note-taking strategies that promote listening and recall in lecture- and discussion-based classes.
AEP 0350 - English through Service Level 3: Intermediate
Credit(s): 1 Credit
This intermediate-level course engages international students in service learning as part of the mission of Saint Louis University and fosters a consciousness of social justice. Students participate in a minimum of 15 hours of organized service activities and discuss and reflect upon their experiences in class.
AEP 0400 - Writing and Grammar Level 4: High Intermediate
Credit(s): 4 Credits
This high intermediate-level course emphasizes writing as a multi-step process leading to the completion of thesis-driven academic essays of 1000 words. Paragraphs, summaries, and essays are written in response to readings and discussions. Students select and write in a genre that is appropriate to the task and incorporate evidence from sources to support their arguments. This course aims to improve students’ level of grammar from the high-intermediate to the low-advanced level of targeted grammar points. Students review high-frequency forms and develop strategies for learning lower-frequency items. Students practice self-editing techniques, developing an awareness of their own grammar errors. Offered fall, spring and summer. Prerequisite: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 3 or equivalent.
AEP 0410 - Contemporary Issues Level 4: High Intermediate
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This course explores contemporary issues from local, national, and global perspectives and prepares students to become active participants in American university-level courses. Students reflect on their roles and challenges as international students studying in the United States. Course topics also serve as themes used to develop language skills in the other Level 4 courses. Students learn to think critically, communicate effectively in speech and writing, and listen and take notes during lectures. Through course readings, research, writing and oral presentations and discussions, students further develop their academic and language skills necessary for university success. Offered fall, spring and summer. Prerequisite: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 3 or equivalent.
AEP 0420 - Reading and Vocabulary Level 4: High Intermediate
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This course refines students’ application of critical reading skills and vocabulary strategies that aid in comprehension of high-intermediate texts. Students will identify main ideas and supporting details to understand text structures. Students will apply critical thinking skills to make inferences and evaluate arguments. Students will also annotate and summarize texts and will apply note-taking strategies to high-intermediate level texts. Offered fall, spring and summer. Prerequisite: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 3 or equivalent.
AEP 0430 - Listening & Speaking Level 4: High Intermediate
Credit(s): 4 Credits
This high-intermediate level course refines the skills and strategies students needed to deliver academic presentations and participate in university-level courses. Students learn techniques for organizing and delivering a variety of presentations using academic vocabulary and themes from other Level 4 courses and also develop note-taking strategies that promote active listening and recall in lecture- and discussion-based classes. Students listen to and speak about common Level 4 themes in informal classroom discussions. Students will also participate in a conversation partnership with domestic students, implementing self-guided strategies for improving their communication skills. Prerequisite: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 3 or equivalent.
AEP 0450 - English through Service Level 4: High Intermediate
Credit(s): 1 Credit
This course engages international students in service learning as part of the mission of Saint Louis University and fosters a consciousness social justice. Students participate in organized service activities and discuss and reflect upon their experiences in class. Offered fall, spring and summer. Prerequisite: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 3 or equivalent.
AEP 0500 - Writing and Grammar Level 5: Low Advanced
Credit(s): 4 Credits
This course builds graduate students’ mastery of the writing and research skills and grammar and mechanical skills necessary for success in graduate school. Students build strategies for applying field-specific vocabulary, selecting and documenting effective research sources, and presenting ideas in a variety of forms and grammatical structures. Students will engage in peer editing and self-evaluation. Prerequisite: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 4 or equivalent.
AEP 0510 - Intercultural Communication Level 5: Low Advanced
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This course prepares students to become active members of American graduate-level courses by exploring the differing cultural contexts that influence individual communication. Through readings and discussions of communicative theories and case studies, students will understand how cultural similarities and differences can affect individual interactions. Students will apply critical thinking skills, communicate precise meaning in speech and writing, and develop note-taking skills. Through course readings, research, writing and oral presentations and discussions, students further develop their academic and language skills necessary for university success at the graduate level. Prerequisite: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 4 or equivalent.
AEP 0520 - Reading and Vocabulary Level 5: Low Advanced
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This course focuses on improving students’ mastery of the reading and critical inquiry skills necessary for success in graduate school. These skills include identifying and summarizing main ideas and supporting details, recognizing patterns of cohesion, understanding implications and inferences, evaluating sources and arguments, synthesizing information, and applying field-specific vocabulary. Through academic readings, students will learn in-depth methods of applying reading concepts and critical thinking skills to graduate-level texts. Prerequisite: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 4 or equivalent.
AEP 0530 - Listening and Speaking Level 5: Low Advanced
Credit(s): 4 Credits
This course refines students’ mastery of oral communication skills required at the graduate level. Students learn techniques for organizing and delivering a variety of presentations using academic vocabulary and themes from other Level 5 courses. Students also develop note-taking strategies that promote active listening and recall. Students apply verbal, non-verbal, visual, and organizational techniques to a variety of discourse situations including class discussions, in-class presentations, and conference presentations. Prerequisite: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 4 or equivalent.
AEP 0930 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 1-4 Credits (Repeatable up to 4 credits)
Special Topics.
EAP 1000 - Academic Writing and Editing Skills I
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This class is for international students who need to develop their writing and grammar skills from the intermediate high to advanced low level. Prerequisite: SLUWE score 3+.
EAP 1010 - Pathway Recitation Lab I
Credit(s): 1 Credit (Repeatable for credit)
This recitation lab is for international students who are enrolled in a humanities class that is part of the Pathway curriculum. The recitation and discussion activities help make the content and types of assignments more accessible for international students.
EAP 1020 - Academic Reading and Study Skills I
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This class is for international students who need to develop their reading skills from the intermediate high to advanced low level. Students will be preparing for intensive and extensive reading in social sciences and core curriculum classes in their university programs. This course also has a service learning component.
EAP 1030 - Academic Presentations and Speaking Skills
Credit(s): 1 Credit
The academic speaking skills class is designed to develop skills and strategies necessary for giving effective academic presentations in university-level courses. Prerequisite: TOEFL 510, Oral Evaluation 3+ and SLUWE score 3+.
EAP 1200 - Academic Writing and Editing Skills II
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This class is for international students who need to develop their writing and grammar skills from the advanced low to advanced level. Prerequisite: SLUWE score 4- or Acad. Writing and Editing Skills I.
EAP 1210 - Pathway Recitation Lab II
Credit(s): 1 Credit (Repeatable for credit)
This recitation lab is for international students who are enrolled in a humanities class in their second semester in the Pathway curriculum. The recitation and discussion activities help make the content and types of assignments more accessible for international students.
EAP 1215 - Recitation: Business
Credit(s): 1 Credit (Repeatable for credit)
This recitation section helps clarify and develop a better understanding of course topics and types of assignments in BIZ 1000. Co-requirement: BIZ 1000 .
Corequisite(s): BIZ 1000
EAP 1220 - Academic Reading and Study Skills II
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This class is for international students who need to develop their reading skills from the intermediate high to advanced low level. Students will be preparing for intensive and extensive reading in social sciences and core curriculum classes in their university programs. This course also has a service learning component.
EAP 1300 - College Reading & Study Skills
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This course is for international students whose assessment scores indicate a need for review and improvement of reading skills. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary expansion, improved reading comprehension and fluency, and critical thinking skills. Prerequisite: 535 PBT TOEFL.
EAP 1400 - Writing and Grammar Strategies
Credit(s): 3 Credits
Academic English skills, with an emphasis on writing and grammar. Prerequisites: 510 PBT TOEFL; and minimum 4- SLUWE score.
EAP 1500 - College Composition for International Students
Credit(s): 3 Credits
Course to improve proficiency in written expression. Intensive practice in paragraph and expository essay writing; study of rhetorical principles and techniques, including cross-cultural comparisons of rhetorical patterns. Equivalent to ENGL-1500. 0 SLUWE score. (Offered every Fall and Spring)
Prerequisite(s): (EAP 1400 with a grade of C or higher, ACT English with a minimum score of 20, or SAT Verbal with a minimum score of 500)
EAP 1900 - Rhetoric & Research Strategies
Credit(s): 3 Credits
Course designed to develop foreign students' skills in expository writing, and the ability to read and analyze expository essays. Study of principles and techniques of argumentation and persuasion through analysis of assigned readings; writing of organized essays and writing of research paper using appropriate methodology. Prerequisite(s): EAP-1500.
Prerequisite(s): (EAP 1500 with a grade of C or higher, ACT English with a minimum score of 25, or SAT Verbal with a minimum score of 600)
EAP 1930 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 1-3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
EAP 2850 - Nation, Identity and Literature
Credit(s): 3 Credits
Introduction to literary techniques: short story, essay, poetry, novel forms; cross-cultural interpretation of values and lifestyles.
EAP 2930 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 1-3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
EAP 2980 - Independent Study
Credit(s): 1 or 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
EAP 3930 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 1-3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
EAP 3980 - Independent Study
Credit(s): 1 or 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
EAP 4010 - Recitation for the Pro-Seminar in U.S. Legal Studies
Credit(s): 1 Credit (Repeatable for credit)
EAP 4100 - Introduction to Reading and Writing for International Graduate Students I
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This course is designed to improve international graduate students' English proficiency in reading and writing. Students read and discuss a variety of texts from different fields, and students summarize and critique these texts in writing, employing appropriate organizational and grammatical structures to convey their thoughts while adhering to academic integrity.
Prerequisite(s): EAP 3000 with a grade of C or higher
EAP 4150 - Listening and Speaking for International Graduate Students I
Credit(s): 2 Credits
This course is designed to improve international graduate students' English proficiency in listening and speaking as it relates to cross-cultural interaction. Through authentic speech, students learn strategies to understand lectures, take notes, and orally summarize and discuss academic topics. Students also give and evaluate an oral presentation. (Offered every Fall, Spring and Summer)
Prerequisite(s): (EAP 3030 with a grade of C or higher or SLU Writing Exam with a minimum score of 4-)
EAP 4200 - Advanced Reading and Writing as Researchers for International Graduate Students
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This course will build on graduate-level reading and writing skills from EAP 4100 with an emphasis on the student’s specific field of study. Assignments are designed to deepen critical thinking skills and information analysis.
EAP 4250 - Advanced Listening and Speaking for International Graduate Students II
Credit(s): 2 Credits
This course is designed to extend international graduate students’ English proficiency in listening and speaking related to discipline-specific discourse. Students will focus on aurally comprehending advanced discourse through lectures and presentations. The course will encourage oral skills needed for discipline-specific tasks and will emphasize discussion, presentations, and peer feedback. (Offered every Fall, Spring and Summer)
Prerequisite(s): (EAP 4000 with a grade of C or higher or SLU Writing Exam with a minimum score of 4)
EAP 4500 - Composition & Research Writing for International Graduate Students
Credit(s): 3 Credits
Study of U.S. research skills: assessing research topics, incorporating and organizing material, using required citation formats and recognizing different types of papers. Students proceed from shorter essays to a longer research paper. Regular individual conferences.
EAP 4700 - Test Preparation for International Graduate Students
Credit(s): 1 Credit
This course is designed to prepare students to take the GRE or GMAT with a focus on verbal and quantitative reasoning. Students will learn the test format, test-taking strategies, and will increase their GRE/GMAT vocabulary base. Students will also reflect on their strengths and needs as test-takers.
EAP 4900 - Research Paper Writing for International Students
Credit(s): 1 Credit
Students will practice library research skills, note-taking techniques, and citation formats in order to write an argumentative research paper appropriate for a U.S. graduate school.
EAP 4930 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 1-4 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
EAP 4980 - Independent Study
Credit(s): 1 or 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
IEP 0105 - Writing and Grammar: Beginner
Credit(s): 1-4 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
This beginner-level course helps students build foundational grammar and writing skills by using the academic writing process to produce sentences and basic paragraphs of 100-200 words. Students study the highest-frequency grammatical items beginning with parts of speech, simple present and past verbs, and imperatives. Students learn strategies for noticing their grammar errors.
IEP 0125 - Reading and Vocabulary: Beginner
Credit(s): 1-4 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
This course builds students’ reading and vocabulary skills by developing strategies necessary for comprehending of beginner-level academic texts. Students develop a working vocabulary of high-frequency English words and learn to skim, scan, annotate, determine the topic, and identify main ideas.
IEP 0135 - Listening and Speaking: Beginner
Credit(s): 1-4 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
This course builds students’ speaking and listening skills by working on beginner-level listening comprehension, pronunciation, and conversation skills. Students learn high-frequency vocabulary to build a functional language repertoire that allows them to comprehend basic English words and phrases and to speak in simple phrases using common expressions. Students learn note-taking techniques to help them focus their listening and recall course content more accurately.
IEP 0205 - Writing and Grammar: High Beginner
Credit(s): 1-4 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
This high beginner-level course improves students writing and grammar skills by using the academic writing process to produce sentences, paragraphs, and short essays of 250-500 words. Students learn about different types of academic writing tasks and begin using teacher-selected sources to support their ideas. Students build their fluency with high-frequency grammatical items like imperatives, simple present and past verbs, and past participles. Students develop awareness of their own grammar errors.
IEP 0225 - Reading and Vocabulary: High Beginner
Credit(s): 1-4 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
This course develops students reading and vocabulary skills by focusing on strategies necessary for comprehending high beginner-level academic texts. Students build a working academic vocabulary and learn to skim, scan, determine the topic, identify main ideas and supporting details, annotate, and apply critical reading and thinking skills.
IEP 0235 - Listening and Speaking: High Beginner
Credit(s): 1-4 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
This course improves students speaking and listening skills by working on high beginner-level listening comprehension, pronunciation, and discussion skills. Students apply high-frequency academic vocabulary to improve oral communication skills in a range of informal academic settings. Students build note-taking strategies that promote listening and recall in their language classes.
IEP 0305 - Writing and Grammar: Intermediate
Credit(s): 1-4 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
This intermediate-level course emphasizes writing as a multi-step process that leads to the completion of thesis-driven academic essays of 750 words. Students practice writing in different modes and incorporating evidence from teacher-selected sources to support their thesis. This includes understanding the academic writing process and composing in various rhetorical modes. Students will be introduced to academic research, synthesizing materials from various sources, and proficiency in MLA format. This course aims to improve students’ level of grammar from the intermediate to the high-intermediate level of targeted grammar points. Students review high-frequency forms and learn strategies for coping with low-frequency items.
IEP 0315 - Exploring Cultures: Intermediate
Credit(s): 1-3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
This intermediate-level course explores American customs, culture, and history and prepares students to participate in American university-level courses. Course topics also serve as a theme used to develop language skills in other Level 3 courses. Students learn to think critically, communicate clearly in speech and writing, and listen and take notes during lectures.
IEP 0325 - Reading: Intermediate
Credit(s): 1-3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
This intermediate-level course aims to improve students’ application of reading and vocabulary strategies that aid in comprehension of intermediate to high-intermediate level texts. These skills include skimming, scanning, predicting content, identifying main ideas and supporting details, recognizing patterns of organization, annotating and note-taking, and applying critical reading and thinking skills.
IEP 0335 - Listening and Speaking: Intermediate
Credit(s): 1-4 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
This intermediate-level course improves students’ academic speaking and listening skills by working on intermediate-level listening comprehension, pronunciation, discussion, and presentation skills. Students practice these skills using vocabulary and themes from other Level 3 courses. Students develop note-taking strategies that promote listening and recall in lecture- and discussion-based classes.
IEP 0405 - Writing and Grammar Level 4: High Intermediate
Credit(s): 2 Credits
This high intermediate-level course emphasizes writing as a multi-step process leading to the completion of thesis-driven academic essays of 1000 words. Paragraphs, summaries, and essays are written in response to readings and discussions. Students select and write in a genre that is appropriate to the task and incorporate evidence from sources to support their arguments. This course aims to improve students’ level of grammar from the intermediate-high to the advanced-low level of targeted grammar points. Students review high-frequency forms and develop strategies for learning lower-frequency items. Students practice self-editing techniques, developing an awareness of their own grammar errors. Prerequiste: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 3 or equivalent.
IEP 0415 - Contemporary Issues: High Intermediate
Credit(s): 1-3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
This high-intermediate course explores contemporary issues from local, national, and global perspectives and prepares students to become active participants in American university-level courses. Course topics also serve as a theme used to develop language skills in other Level 4 courses. Students learn to think critically, communicate effectively in speech and writing, and listen and take notes during lectures.
IEP 0425 - Reading: High Intermediate
Credit(s): 1-3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
This high-intermediate course refines students’ application of reading and vocabulary strategies that aid in comprehension of high-intermediate texts. These skills include identifying main ideas and supporting details, understanding text structures, making inferences and predictions, identifying and evaluating arguments, using context clues and figurative language, annotating and summarizing, and applying critical reading and thinking skills.
IEP 0435 - Listening & Speaking Level 4: High Intermediate
Credit(s): 2 Credits
This high intermediate-level course refines the skills and strategies students needed to deliver academic presentations and participate in university-level courses. Students learn techniques for organizing and delivering a variety of presentations using academic vocabulary and themes from other Level 4 courses and also develop note-taking strategies that promote active listening and recall in lecture- and discussion-based classes. Students listen to and speak about common Level 4 themes in informal classroom discussions. Students will also participate in a conversation partnership with domestic students, implementing self-guided strategies for improving their communication skills. Prerequiste: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 3 or equivalent.
IEP 0505 - Writing and Grammar Level 5: Low Advanced
Credit(s): 2 Credits
This course builds graduate students’ mastery of the writing and research skills and grammar and mechanical skills necessary for success in graduate school. Students build strategies for applying field-specific vocabulary, selecting and documenting effective research sources, and presenting ideas in a variety of forms and grammatical structures. Students will engage in peer editing and self-evaluation. Prerequisite: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 4 or equivalent.
IEP 0515 - Intercultural Communication Level 5: Low Advanced
Credit(s): 1.5 Credits
This course prepares students to become active members of American graduate-level courses by exploring the differing cultural contexts that influence individual communication. Through readings and discussions of communicative theories and case studies, students will understand how cultural similarities and differences can affect individual interactions. Students will apply critical thinking skills, communicate precise meaning in speech and writing, and develop note-taking skills. Through course readings, research, writing and oral presentations and discussions, students further develop their academic and language skills necessary for university success at the graduate level. Prerequisite: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 4 or equivalent.
IEP 0525 - Reading and Vocabulary Level 5: Low Advanced
Credit(s): 1.5 Credits
This course focuses on improving students’ mastery of the reading and critical inquiry skills necessary for success in graduate school. These skills include identifying and summarizing main ideas and supporting details, recognizing patterns of cohesion, understanding implications and inferences, evaluating sources and arguments, synthesizing information, and applying field-specific vocabulary. Through academic readings, students will learn in-depth methods of applying reading concepts and critical thinking skills to graduate-level texts. Prerequisite: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 4 or equivalent.
IEP 0535 - Listening and Speaking Level 5: Low Advanced
Credit(s): 2 Credits
This course refines students’ mastery of oral communication skills required at the graduate level. Students learn techniques for organizing and delivering a variety of presentations using academic vocabulary and themes from other Level 5 courses. Students also develop note-taking strategies that promote active listening and recall. Students apply verbal, non-verbal, visual, and organizational techniques to a variety of discourse situations including class discussions, in-class presentations, and conference presentations. Prerequisite: 2.50 semester GPA in Level 4 or equivalent.
IEP 1930 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 1-3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)