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English as a Second Language
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The Evening Program will be held
either Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays |
| Schedule: | The 9-week evening program is offered 5 times per year. |
| Dates: | February 4 -- April 2,
2008 |
| Days: | Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays |
| Times: | 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. |
| Contact: | Laurie Fuhrmann, Admissions Phone: 302-831-2674; Fax: 302-831-6765 Email: ud-eli@udel.edu |
| Cost: | $530 per session of study |
Placement tests are given on the first Tuesday of each session. Students are required to arrive at 189 West Main Street at 7:00 pm for testing.
Printable Application form (.pdf)
Course Description:
Semi-Intensive Program addresses all language skill areas: grammar, listening, speaking, reading, writing, pronunciation, and vocabulary.
Understanding and Using Written English concentrates on reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary
Understanding and Using Spoken English concentrates on listening, speaking, and pronunciation skills
Levels:
English I* is designed for beginning to high beginning non-native English speakers. The focus of this class is on giving students the basic skills they need to improve the quality of their daily lives in the U.S. Instruction centers on grammar, listening, speaking, reading, writing, pronunciation and vocabulary. Lessons are presented in "real life" contexts such as shopping, writing letters and e-messages, using the telephone and reading schedules, instructions, labels, and advertisements (45 hours).
English II* is designed for low intermediate to intermediate students. This course is designed to help students gain a greater understanding of English grammar and pronunciation as well as to help students improve and apply their listening, reading, and pronunciation skills. Students will work with textbooks and "real life" materials such as newspapers and video clips (45 hours).
English III* is designed for high intermediate to advanced students. Students study and apply rules of English pronunciation and English grammar as they explore various topics such as cultural differences, the environment and the family. Students work on improving reading, conversation, grammar, writing, listening comprehension and vocabulary while working with textbooks, articles from newspapers, audiocassettes and videocassettes (45 hours).
*A minimum enrollment of five students is required for each course to be offered.
Au Pair Program Requirements. In addition to registering for English I, II or III classes (as described above), au pair students must also register for a 35 hour independent study project. As part of their independent study, au pairs enrolled in the Evening Classes work with their instructor to develop a proposal to address one of four topics: American film, Broadway, American Cuisine, and American Culture. The project must involve outside research, participation in community functions (such as film festivals, theatre productions, county fairs, or craft fairs), and a presentation to the Evening Class on some aspect of the study. Independent projects may require the student to create, conduct, and analyze surveys of Americans as part of their research. Independent studies require au pairs to devote a minimum of 4 hours per week to the project, in addition to any homework assigned as part of the English I, II, or III class.
