* It is possible to join a course after it has already started.
** Depending on the course; see information below.
Courses
English for Academic and Professional Purposes
This course offers 8 hours of instruction per week on the advanced level of English proficiency. It focuses on developing students’ abilities to read and write academic and professional texts in English, but students will also practice their listening and speaking skills.
- Course Dates
- Spring I: January 8 – February 27
- Spring II: March 18 – May 9
- Class days and times (in Spring):
- Mondays, 10:00am – 12:45pm (in-person); 15 min break
- Wednesdays, 5:30 – 7:20pm (on Zoom); 10 min break
- Saturdays, 10:00am – 12:45pm (in-person); 15 min break
- Classroom: UGA Gwinnett Campus, Room 134
If there is sufficient demand, the course or additional sections of the course could be offered at different days and times in the future.
The course content includes:
- Academic reading
- Practice academic reading strategies
- Read research literature in students’ specific fields of study
- Learn about general & field-specific structure, reading & interpretation approaches, etc.
- Academic writing
- Learn how to write an application for Graduate School including Statement of Purpose and CV/resume
- Practice how to plan, structure, and write seminar papers, a thesis, a dissertation, and research articles (Funnel: general-to-specific organization, IMRD structure, etc.)
- Practice the use of grammar for academic writing (preferred sentence structure, logical constructions, etc.)
- Learn how to use appropriate academic language and style (language of critique, strength of claim, flow, word choice, etc.)
- Academic integrity
- Practice correct use of primary and secondary sources (citation, paraphrasing, bibliography, field-specific citation & formatting styles)
- Learn about the standards of academic research
- Practice identifying and avoiding plagiarism and unauthorized assistance
English for Everyday Use
IMPORTANT: This course will only be offered if a sufficient number of students apply.
This course offers 8 hours of instruction per week on the high-beginner to intermediate level of English proficiency and is taught online. It focuses on developing students’ abilities to listen to and understand spoken English and speak, read, and write in English in everyday social and work situations.
- Course Dates
- Spring: February 5 – May 9
- Because the course is longer than 7.5 weeks, the tuition cost will be calculated accordingly for 14 weeks of class
- Class days and times (tentative; can be adjusted to students’ needs):
- Mondays through Thursdays, 10:00 – 11:50am (on Zoom); 10 min break
- Classroom: Zoom
If there is sufficient demand, the course or additional sections of the course could be offered at different days and times in the future.
The course content includes:
- Vocabulary and grammar
- Expand vocabulary for various social life and work situations
- Study grammar to express thoughts, ideas, and information on everyday and work-related topics
- Listening and speaking
- Practice listening and speaking abilities in everyday, social life- or work-related conversations
- Practice the use of conversation strategies, such as clarifying a request for information, catching up, apologizing, getting attention, declining politely, etc.
- Practice clear pronunciation with a focus on reductions and stress
- Reading and writing
- Read non-academic texts for general understanding, vocabulary reinforcement, identification of main ideas and supporting details, and understanding from context
- Practice the writing of short texts of daily communication, such as text messages and emails
- Write 1-2 paragraph compositions to express thoughts and opinions on various everyday topics and to practice and demonstrate understanding of vocabulary, grammatical structures, and basic writing skills, such as parallel structure, avoidance of run-on sentences and fragments, creating topic sentences, and providing supporting details
TOEFL Preparation Course
IMPORTANT: This course will only be offered if a sufficient number of students apply.
This course offers 8 hours of instruction per week on the intermediate to advanced level of English proficiency and is taught in-person and online (hybrid). It focuses on developing students’ abilities to read, listen, speak, and write in English with the specific focus on preparing students to pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
- Course Dates
- Spring: February 5 – May 9
- Because the course is longer than 7.5 weeks, the tuition cost will be calculated accordingly for 14 weeks of class
- Class days and times (tentative; can be adjusted according to students’ needs):
- Mondays, 5:00 – 6:50pm (in-person); 10 min break
- Tuesdays, 5:00 – 6:50pm (on Zoom); 10 min break
- Wednesdays, 5:00 – 6:50pm (on Zoom); 10 min break
- Thursdays, 2:00 – 3:50pm (in-person); 10 min break
- Classroom: UGA Gwinnett Campus & Zoom
The course could be offered entirely online if they majority of students prefer.
The course content includes:
- Reading:
- Reading longer passages of complex texts in a short time frame
- Answering overall and detail-questions about the texts
- Listening
- Listening to lectures, discussions, conversations
- Answering questions about the audio
- Practicing effective note-taking
- Speaking
- Practicing fluid, intelligible, sustained, and error-free speech about a variety of topics
- Writing
- Writing short but well-developed and well-organized essays about a variety of topics
- Practicing the use of relevant explanations and detailed support
- Learning how to demonstrate unity, progression, coherence, syntactic variety, and appropriate word choice with minor grammatical errors
- Completing practice activities and exams
In the table below, you can see what courses are offered on a regular basis: