Special
Programs
Special Programs for 2007:
Aichi Shukutoku - West Virginia University Fall 2007
Special Programs for 2006:
Aichi Shukutoku - West Virginia University Summer 2006 Communications
Department Special Program
Aichi
Shukutoku - West Virginia University Summer 2006 Center for International
Programs Special Program
WVU - University of
Guanajuato Faculty Exchange Graduation
Athlete Brand - WVU Coach Beilein Basketball Camp Program
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Dong-A University Summer
2006 Special Program
Special Programs for 2005:
Aichi Shukutoku - West Virginia University Spring 2005 Program
Aichi
Shukutoku University Summer 2005 Communications Department Special Program
Aichi Shukutoku University Center for International Programs Summer 2005
Special Program
West Virginia University - University of Guanajuato Faculty Exchange
Program
University of Guanajuato,
Mexico Faculty Exchange Graduation 2005
Now in its third year of operation, the Faculty Exchange Program focuses
on improving the language skills of the participants. Each June, four or
five faculty and staff from West Virginia University attend the Escuela de
Idiomas at the University of Guanajuato in Mexico to improve their Spanish
skills. In July, a similar number of participants from the University of
Gunajuato spend a month in the Intensive English Program at WVU to sharpen
their English language skills. The exchange experience includes a homestay
and a range of extracurricular activities. This popular language exchange
program has strengthened the institutional links between these two
universities and has fostered the growth of many intercultural friendships.
Kinjo
Gakuin University - West Virginia University 2005 Program
The Japan College
of Foreign Languages
The
Athlete Brand-West Virginia University Athletic Training/Intensive English Program
Special Program
Beginning in March of 2005, students from Japan
who have already graduated from a two-year college with a specialty in Athletic
Training, are coming to Morgantown for a two-week introduction to the Intensive
English Program and the Athletic Training Department at WVU. Students are staying
with a host family, taking English classes in the IEP, observing Athletic Training
courses at WVU coliseum, and participating in a practicum in the Athletic Training
rooms. Ideally, after this two week orientation, students will be returning to
WVU as regular university students, after first achieving the required TOEFL score
through the IEP
Special Programs
The Intensive English program has been involved for many years in developing special
programs for groups of participants with special interests and needs. Because
of the rich resources available here at West Virginia University, as well as the
willingness of many departments on campus to collaborate with us in offering programs
to international students, we feel confident that we can tailor specialized programs
for almost any group's interests, during any part of the year, and at the beginning,
intermediate, or advanced levels.
Those who complete a special program will be awarded certificates of completion
from the Intensive English Program at West Virginia University. In addition, each
participant will receive detailed individual evaluations of their progress in
the acquisition of English language skills.
Past Programs: The following special programs have been administered in the
past:
Programs for Youth: Language Immersion Camps for High School Students
- For several years, high school students from Latin America participated in
structured English classes in the morning and recreational activities and conversation
classes in the afternoon. Volunteers from the community and the state helped participants
practice their English in a social setting.
Chinese Business Executive Program - For more than four years, visiting
executives from Tianjin and Shanghai have undertaken a special program to develop
their English proficiency, while attending courses in the College of Business
and Economics. Their English courses have included one-on-one tutoring, American
Culture, Communication Skills, Pronunciation, and Business English.
Korean English Teachers' Professional Development Program - For
two consecutive years this month-long program assisted in the professional development
of groups of forty high school and middle school teachers from Korea.
Thai Scholars' Program - For several summers, Thai scholarship students
took academic English courses in a six-week program before transferring to other
universities to begin their graduate programs.
Latin American Executives and Professionals Program - This four-week
summer Business English program focused on teaching English to professionals and
executives from Central and South America. The program integrated English courses
with presentations by guest speakers from the College of Business and Economics.
Participants also had opportunities for interacting with the local business community.
Middle Eastern Women's Program - This integrated skills class is
multi-level and individualized. The women work individually with their teachers
on reading and writing, but practice listening, speaking, and pronunciation together.
The content of the course includes special work on practical concerns about life
in Morgantown.
ESL Literacy Tutor Training - Eighteen-hour workshops are given
to prepare community members to become literacy tutors for ESL learners.
Intercultural Awareness Workshops - For those who work in an intercultural
environment, these special workshops of varying length provide tools to increase
intercultural communication competence.
Aichi Shukutoku University Fall and Spring Programs - The IEP has
had, for several years, a special partnership with Aichi Shukutoku University
in Japan. Each semester, the IEP has hosted 20-40 ASU students four four or five
week programs.
Kansai Gaidai University Semester Program - Another of the IEP's
special partners, Japan's Kansai Gaidi University sends 12-15 students each year
to spend the fall semester taking courses in the IEP
Japan College of Foreign Languages - Each summer, 6-12 students
from Japan College of Foreign Languages study English in the IEP before transferring
into West Virginia University to complete their degree programs.
Other programs can be arranged as required.
To
request more information about our special programs, please contact Helen Huntly,
IEP Director, at hhuntley@mail.wvu.edu or write her at the following address:
Intensive English Program
P.O. Box 6279 Eiesland Hall
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6297
Telephone: (304)
293-3604
Fax: (304)293-8642
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