Iowa City · 미국
The Iowa Intensive English Program (IIEP) at The University of Iowa is dedicated to providing students whose first language is not English with high quality intensive English instruction and a cultural, social, and academic orientation to the United States. The IIEP staff also provide extensive training, mentoring, and supervision to students enrolled in the TESL focus in the Department of Linguistics. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, The University of Iowa Intensive English Program (IIEP) provides intensive English instruction and a cultural, social, and academic orientation to the United States. Instruction emphasizes spoken and written English crucial to college and university study in the U.S. Grammar, writing, reading, listening, comprehension, pronunciation, and conversation skills are taught each day at all levels. Students receive 20 hours of instruction per week in addition to individual work in the language laboratory. Because class size is small (12–15 students per class), each student receives personal attention and encouragement. Our teachers are well.trained and hold advanced degrees in teaching English as a Second Language. All have considerable teaching experience and most have taught outside the United States. Students starting intensive English studies at the beginning level will normally acquire sufficient proficiency to begin academic work after three to four terms in the IIEP. Intermediate students usually require one to two terms, and advanced students normally require one term. The duration of intensive English study required for an individual student varies depending on personal motivation, level of proficiency, and aptitude. At the end of the program, the IIEP issues a Certificate of Completion to students who have attended class regularly and have received passing grades.
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중부의 중심에 위치하며, 안전하고, 친절하고, 시카고와 다른 주요 도시에 근접해 있습니다.
공식 토플 시험 센터
| 과정명 | 구분 | 대상 | 학비 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intensive English Program | 주당레슨 : 20시간, 한반명수 : 12-15명 |
Intensive English Program The Iowa Intensive English Program offers four courses: Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Communication Skills. See course descriptions below. Students on F-1 visas must take all four classes. Course Placement Upon registering in the IIEP, students are given a placement exam to determine their proficiency in English. Assignments to levels of instruction are based upon the results of this exam. The IIEP placement test has three parts: • a 10-minute oral interview with two ESL teachers • a 30-minute writing sample • a multiple-choice reading test. It has 44 items and takes 50 minutes. You will receive your placement results when you receive your class schedule, two days after you take the test. Based on the results of the test, you will be placed in the appropriate level for each of your classes. If you think that your placement in any class is not correct, you should tell your teacher. Your teacher will assess your performance in class. In one week, the director and the teachers will meet to discuss student placements and make changes. You will be notified by either your teacher or the director the day following the meeting. Progress from Level to Level Continuing students do not take a placement exam at the start of the semester. Continuing students will move to the next level if they: • Score 75% or higher on their final assessment (exam) in each of their classes and • Earn course grades of at least C+ in each class. Continuing students will be registered for the next semester within a week of completing the current semester. Once you are registered, you are responsible for all tuition and fees. Completion of the Program If you are placed in the advanced level, you will be preparing to begin your academic program. Students who have applied to The University of Iowa as undergraduates and who are academically admissible (needing only to submit the required TOEFL score) will be recommended to begin their academic program if: • their TOEFL score is close to 80 iBT with no sub-score below 17 (530 PBT) • they have successfully completed the advanced level (with grades of A and B) Graduate admission requirements and decisions are made by individual departments. The ESL Programs Director is happy to write letters evaluating students' English language proficiency and making recommendations regarding readiness for academic work. While the duration of intensive English study required for an individual student varies depending on personal motivation, level of proficiency, and aptitude, we estimate the following IIEP completion timeline: • Students starting intensive English studies at the beginning level will typically acquire sufficient proficiency to begin academic work after three to four terms in the IIEP. • Intermediate students usually require two to three terms. • Advanced students normally require one term. At the end of the program, the IIEP issues a Certificate of Completion to students who have attended 95% of their classes and have received passing grades. Course Descriptions [Communication Skills] This course provides a link between the classroom and the community. The course focuses on three areas: aural comprehension; spoken English; and American attitudes, values, and customs. The first two areas provide practice in giving and receiving information. The addition of the third area is based on the belief that students learn a language more quickly in a comfortable, familiar environment. Through interviews with Americans and discussions in class, students begin to understand and accept cultural differences and to have positive feelings toward American culture. [Reading] The IIEP reading curriculum is designed to be comprehensive and to help students become effective readers. To this end, students are taught a variety of skills and are given an opportunity to practice many strategies while reading different kinds of written material (newspapers, magazines, schedules, documents, textbooks, correspondence, literature, etc.). Learning by doing is emphasized, and an eclectic teaching approach is employed. [Grammar] The emphasis in grammar class is on the correct use of the grammatical structures of English. Students learn the grammar in a systematic and logical way and then practice extensively to meet the goal of communicative competence in English. [Writing] In the writing course, students do personal and academic writing. Throughout the semester, students have a chance to experiment with a variety of forms of writing, from journal entries and letters to critiques, essay examinations, and short papers that involve use of the library. Students read and respond to each other's writing, and in the process become more aware of their own strengths and weaknesses as writers. They learn to revise and edit their papers as they learn how to express their ideas as clearly as they can. Classes are 50 or 75 minutes long. Students receive official grades (A-F) for each of their courses. These grades are recorded on an official University of Iowa transcript. TOEFL All IIEP students are given the opportunity to take an institutional (paper-based) TOEFL at the end of the semester. (The cost of the test is included in the IIEP tuition.) Some students use this score to assess their progress; some use it to begin their degree program at The University of Iowa. The results of the Iowa institutional TOEFL are accepted only at The University of Iowa. The IIEP does not regard TOEFL scores as the goal of language instruction. Therefore, the curriculum of the IIEP concentrates on the students' total language development, the best way to achieve good results on the TOEFL.
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