Central Washington University

OUR PROGRAM HAS FIVE LEVELS Most students enter our program at Level 2 or higher. Level 5 is our highest level. You will have opportunities to develop your reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in each course and at each level. Teachers often take students on field trips or create out-of-the class opportunities and assignments. FOUR KINDS OF CLASSES For each level, we have an Oral Communication class that teaches listening and speaking skills, a Block class which focuses on reading, writing and grammar skills, and an Elective class. The elective classes that students can choose from may include computer classes, TOEFL preparation, TOEIC preparation, advanced reading and research, vocabulary/idioms, speaking workshop, travel, and different kinds of grammar classes. FOR LEVEL FIVE, we offer the visitation class. In this class you attend an undergraduate CWU class as a visitor and you meet once a week with one of the UESL Program's teachers to discuss what you are learning. This helps you prepare for entering an undergraduate program at an American university. Examples of Class Schedules Level 2 students take: Oral Communication 2, Block 2, and Communicative Grammar. Level 3 students take: Oral Communication 3, Block 3, and an elective class. Level 4 students take: Oral Communication 4, Block 4, and an elective class. Level 5 students take: a content-based class (US history, business, US minority groups, for example) with a speaking and listening focus, a content-based class with a reading and writing focus, an elective class and a visitation class. Follow this link to see samples of student work from different classes in UESL program. YOU TAKE A TEST after you arrive at CWU. This test helps us decide what level in our program best suits you. If necessary, you can be placed in different levels for your Oral Communication class and your Block class. YOU CAN CHOOSE To see descriptions of elective classes we have offered in the past two years, click on the word electives.

UESL Program의 선택과정으로 제공. [Elective Classes] Below is a description of all the elective classes we have offered in the past two years and photos from these classes. * Living in the USA This is a class for level 3 and 4 students. In this class you will learn more about American culture and society and about your reactions to living in the United States while improving your listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. This class requires you to be a VERY ACTIVE LEARNER. In addition to using the textbook, you will keep a journal and have discussions with your classmates. You will go on fieldtrips and do "field work", like an anthropologist, to learn more about living in the United States on a personal level. You will learn about America by reading, seeing, doing things, visiting places, asking questions, and by thinking about everything. * Travel In this course we learned about some famous (and maybe not so famous) places in the US, especially Washington State parks. Students taught us about places in the United States they were interested in and the teacher taught us about places in Washington State. In class time: Learned about Parks, Places in the United States, especially the places we would visit on our field trips. Outside of class: Gathered information about the United States and travel destinations. Talked to Americans. Fieldtrips: Went to local and distant places on fieldtrips. On Friday afternoons or on the week-ends. Kept a journal and gathered information, photos, items for our scrapbooks. * Speaking Workshop In this course, students will develop their fluency and accuracy in informal speech. We will also work on pronunciation. The class will include a variety of activities, including role-plays of everday situations and discussions based on current events, cultural topics and films. All students will be active participants and will speak as much as possible in order to improve their speaking skills. * Creative Writing In this course we learn how professional writers use different techniques to write creatively. We will practice these techniques to write our own stories and poems. We will improve our reading, writing, and vocabulary skills. We will also listen to each others' stories and make comments on them. This class is designed for students in levels 3, 4, and 5 because each person can write and share at their own level. * Volunteering in Ellensburg Volunteering (working without pay) is a very important part of American culture. In this class we will learn about volunteering. We will learn why people volunteer, what jobs they do, and how it helps America. Each student will volunteer in Ellensburg at least one hour each week. You may do the same job the whole quarter or you may do different activities. We will be working with Service Learning on campus to place you into "jobs." You will share your experience with the teacher and your classmates in the form of weekly written journals and oral discussions/reports on what has happened. You will complete a final project rather than a final exam. One of our exciting experiences in the fall of 2002 was to create a Japanese Haunted House for Boo Central on Halloween! * Fun with MS Office In "Fun with Microsoft Office", you will be practicing the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing while learning about how to use the computer better. However, we will be focusing our energy on learning how to use Microsoft Office 2001 for the Macintosh, rather than studying English for English's sake. This class is an activity class. Everyday you will learn and practice new things. In this class you will be learning how to operate a Macintosh Computer, and how to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. We will be using the textbook by Dan Henderson and Sandra Soares called Visual Quickstart Guide: Microsoft Office 2001. You will be reading the book, practicing in the computer lab during class time and outside of class (homework), and taking quizzes on the computer and on paper to make sure you understand everything we learn in class. In addition, you will complete small projects using Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. * TOEFL Preparation Develop the skills and strategies needed to be successful in taking the TOEFL, including the computerized TOEFL. * TOEIC Preparation Develop the reading, listening and vocabulary skills needed to be successful in taking the Test of English for International Communication. * Vocabulary and Idioms In this course, students will expand their understanding and use of vocabulary and idioms in all skill areas. * English Through Movies Watching movies is a fun, effective way to improve your English. In this class, we will watch interesting, entertaining American movies, learn how to understand natural spoken English, and practice speaking English by discussing the movies in depth. * History Through Films In this course, we learn about American history through reading, discussion, lectures, and presentations. In addition, we will see how this history is represented in Hollywood movies. * International Business This class is designed to help students understand and communicate in the business world with good skills, cultural sensitivity and confidence. This class will also help enhance students?reading and writing abilities. * Speak Naturally In this course, we will use techniques of acting and theater to improve speaking and pronunciation. Using scenes and scripts from television programs and movies with real actors as models, students will improve the fluency and accent of their spoken English. * Advanced Reading and Research Skills In this course, students will develop their reading, writing, and research skills. The main subject of the course is Anne Frank, the Jewish girl who wrote a famous diary about her experience hiding from the Nazis during World War II. We will read parts of Anne's diary, the play based upon it, articles about Anne Frank, and historical background about World War II. The following academic skills will be practiced: taking notes from lectures, reading college-level texts, writing essay examinations, doing library research and writing a research paper. * In the News In this class, students will read newspaper and magazine articles, watch TV news and programs in order to help achieve their English reading and listening proficiency and acquire English vocabulary words related to news. Of course, students will also be given opportunity to practice writing in English. For example, they will interview people, write news reports, and make an ESL newspaper. By making a newspaper, they will learn the writing process from the brainstorming to editing, the process of making a simple and informal newspaper for ESL students, and the computer skills of Page Maker as well. Finally, they will learn how to give a news report on "TV!"

CWU offers Conditional Admission. If you meet all of CWU's undergraduate admission requirements except the TOEFL score, you may be conditionally admitted. In order to be fully admitted to CWU as an undergraduate, you must enroll in the UESL Program and either: 1) Complete Level 5, the highest level, (minumum of "B+" required in all classes) and receive strong recommendations OR 2) Receive a TOEFL score of 525 on the computer-based TOEFL test After you apply for a specific quarter, the CWU Admissions Office will give you a year in which to meet the language requirement. As soon as the language requirement is met, you will be admitted to CWU.