Afternoon Electives
Elective courses are offered in addition to regular intensive English classes. They provide instruction in topics which are often of great interest to international students. There is an additional fee for these courses.
Elective Course Dates
|
Session |
Start Date |
End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2008 | 02/04/08 | 03/06/08 |
| Spring 2008 | 03/31/08 | 05/01/08 |
| Summer 2008 | 07/07/08 | 08/07/08 |
| Fall 2008 | 09/15/08 | 10/16/08 |
| Fall 2008 | 10/27/08 | 12/01/08 |
Course Registration Form & Fees (.pdf)
Language Skills Enrichment
Conversation & Pronunciation Skills I & II (25 hours)
For students who want to improve their pronunciation and conversational English. Approximately half the course is spent on conversation skills and the other half on pronunciation. Course goals are to improve fluency and speaking competence by learning the vocabulary, expressions, and grammatical forms needed for everyday social communication. Pronunciation will be improved by focusing on vowel and consonant sounds and rhythm, stress, and intonation. Class I is for high-beginning and low-intermediate level students; Class II is for intermediate and high-intermediate level students.
Test Preparation
TOEFL Preparation (35 hours)
For students who are required to take the TOEFL for university admission. Focus: the iBT (Internet-based TOEFL) and the Paper-based Institutional TOEFL and its components. Course goals: 1) to provide extensive practice in listening, speaking and writing skills for the iBT, 2) offer systematic analysis of each of the skill areas of the test and 3) teach successful test-taking strategies designed to improve TOEFL scores. TOEFL computer study programs are available.
TIEP Elective Course Reduced Fee Policy
Currently enrolled TIEP students may take one Elective Course per semester at half-cost (50%) if they have completed 15 weeks of TIEP classes:
- as full-time students during those weeks
- with 90-100% final attendance during those weeks
- with final grades of A, B, or C (no Ds or Fs) during those weeks
