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Summer Institute in English:
The English Language Program

July 7 - August 8, 2008

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina USA

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About the Program:

The Summer Institute in English, part of the English as a Second Language program at North Carolina State University, is designed for students, business people and professionals pursuing more advanced proficiency in English.

The Institute provides intensive communicative instruction and practice in the use of American English. The Institute emphasizes cross-cultural communication skills and speaking, listening, pronunciation, reading and writing. In addition to classroom instruction, a computerized language laboratory is available for student use and as a supplement to classroom instruction.

Besides intensive class work on language and culture, the Institute provides a regular nonacademic evening program and social events to help students adjust to the area and to provide opportunities to practice English skills.

Dates:

The Institute offers five weeks of intensive instruction in July and August. The residence hall will be open on two days prior to the beginning of the Institute. Students are encouraged to arrive and check in on that date in order to unpack and have a day of rest before proficiency testing begins on the first day.

Courses of Instruction:

Students at similar levels of proficiency are grouped into small classes for instruction in conversation and speaking, listening comprehension, reading, writing, pronunciation, and grammar. Classes are held 23 hours per week. Students are encouraged to use the language laboratory to complement course work.

In addition to regular courses, a variety of elective courses are also offered, including:

• TOEFL Preparation
• Pronunciation
• Vocabulary Development
• Business Writing
• American Short Stories
• English & Computers
• Culture Through Films
• Presentation Skills
• Idiomatic U.S. English

Testing:

Proficiency tests are given at the beginning of the Institute to place students in appropriate classes at the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels.

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is included in the course fee. All participants are eligible to take the TOEFL at the end of the program. The scores are valid only for North Carolina State University.

Important Note: Although all classroom work is conducted on the NC State University campus, attendance at the Institute does not carry academic credit.