MORNING PROGRAM
Students who would like to study in the morning, study in a full-time, intensive academic class.
Full-Time Academic Classes:
In the full-time Academic program, students at the high-beginning through advanced levels take classes which focus on writing, reading, grammar and oral skills for a total of 18 Academic hours per week on 4 or 5 mornings. (Note: students may have to attend 1 afternoon elective class per week.)
- Monday-Friday, approximately 8:10 am to 12:00 pm
-18 hours/week for 8 weeks
- Students study four skills: Writing, Reading,
Grammar and Oral Skills
- Levels 2-8 (High-Beginner to Advanced)
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The following are general descriptions of the four different skills that are taught in the academic program. The focus of Individual classes will vary depending on the level of the class and the individual instructor. (Note: Daytime students at levels 4-8 take an elective class in lieu of the oral skills class.):
Reading
Reading classes are designed to improve your reading comprehension by teaching you specific reading techniques. These classes will improve your vocabulary and critical thinking skills. Speed, accuracy, vocabulary building and dictionary usage are also emphasized.
Writing
The focus of these classes is the development and improvement of written English in preparation for college-level writing. Our aim is to help students improve their writing through a process of editing and revising. Students are taught how to identify their own grammar mistakes.
Grammar
The focus of the grammar classes is to introduce students to new grammatical rules in English and to review grammatical structures that have been learned previously. Students are taught to apply these rules both in written form and in conversational English.
Oral Skills
From simple speaking skills to conversational and academic contexts, these classes may include: guided discussion, debates, and practice in expressing opinion. Conversational fluency is emphasized and both audio and video materials are used to help students communicate their ideas in English.
Oral Skills Elective Classes
The following are descriptions of some of the oral skills electives classes which are offered as part of the full-time academic program. Note: Elective class offerings change every term and are restricted to certain levels, so not every course described below is offered at all times:
LISTENING AND CONVERSATION THROUGH FILM
This is a course to improve your listening comprehension and speaking skills. In class you will do a detailed study of a feature film, scene by scene, and practice conversation through film-related activities, such as role-play and discussion, designed to improve your vocabulary, pronunciation, and use of colloquial language.
PRONUNCIATION PLUS
In this elective, we will practice the rhythm, stress and intonation to make your English easier to understand, as well as to help you understand native speakers more easily. In addition, we will explore all the vowel sounds and problematic consonant sounds, as necessary. Typical classroom activities will include recitations, role plays, dictation and pronunciation-related grammar and conversation practice. We will also examine differences in "accents," such as the differences between British and American English, etc. Your pronunciation, "hearing" and general English skills will be noticeably enhanced as a result of taking this course!
TOEFL iBT: SPEAKING AND READING
In this elective, students will concentrate on the new speaking section of the TOEFL iBT as well as on the new reading section of the test. Through the taking of practice TOEFL exams, students will learn to integrate the skills necessary for the new exam and for the real world. The textbook (which students must buy for the course) comes with a CD-ROM which can be used for more practice on their own.
AMERICAN CULTURE THROUGH ITS TELEVISION
In this elective we will focus on watching parts of TV shows, from classic 1950's to present ground-breaking or trendsetting shows. During each class we will view two segments and then discuss the show, the history, the culture, and the American idioms used in the show. We will work on building vocabulary skills, with close attention to idioms, as well as appreciating the cultural phenomenon of American television.
ACCENT REDUCTION
Accent Reduction includes a study of the organs of speech, individual sounds, and the intonation system of English. You will develop an awareness of the sound system of English, and how to listen for and reproduce target sounds.
TOEFL iBT: LISTENING AND NOTE-TAKING SKILLS
In this elective, students will work on developing and improving their listening, and note-taking skills through academic lectures. These skills are essential not only in order to do well on the Next Generation TOEFL, but also will help all university-bound students improve their ability to comprehend and absorb college level lectures.
HOT TOPICS
In this elective, we will examine a wide variety of newsworthy and controversial issues as reflected on TV and in newspapers, magazines, advertising and fiction. This is a stimulating way to build vocabulary and idioms and to become connected to American culture. Your speaking confidence will improve through debates, conversation circles and role-plays.
MAKING THE NEWS
In this class we will plan, organize, write, edit and publish an edition of the IELI student newsletter on the new IELI website. We will focus on helpful news reporting skills such as outlining and prioritizing information, making a strong argument, analyzing a subject in discussion groups and composing a news story and an editorial.
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