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Center for ESL Update 2013 Dr. Mary Benedetti Director ESL @ UC Center for ESL (CESL) • Serves students who have been admitted into academic programs (and part-time nonmatriculated students); • All courses carry university credit (3 credits pr course); in A&S and CoB, they count as FL credit or free electives; • Students may take 1-12 credits per term; • Visas cannot be issued for full-time study in CESL; • Placement into courses is based on the ESL Placement Test (ENPT), taken by any international student who does not place into ENGL courses on the basis of SAT scores; TOEFL or IELTS scores; • Offers both graduate and undergraduate courses; • Also responsible for administering the Oral English Proficiency Test (OEPT) for International Graduate Assistants. • Communiversity, in collaboration with CESL, also offers several pre-academic ESL courses, including TOEFL preparation, for nonmatriculated students English Language Services (ELS) • Proprietary language school affiliated with UC; • Provides intensive English to non-, pre-, and conditionally-admitted students; • Courses do not carry university credit; • Issues visas specifically for the study of ESL. CESL Undergraduate Writing Courses: Pre-FE • ESL1067 Basic Academic Reading and Writing • ESL1068 Foundations of Academic Reading and Writing for ESL • ESL1069 Success in Undergrad Academic Writing CESL FE-Equiv Courses • ESL 1070 Introduction to English Comp for International Students (equivalent to ENGL 1000/101b) • ESL 1080 English Composition for International Students (equivalent to ENGL 1001/101&112) • ESL 2089 Intermediate Composition for International Students (equivalent to ENGL 2089/289) Undergrad Speaking/Listening Sequence • ESL1071 Basic Oral Communication • ESL1072 Foundations of Academic Oral Communication • ESL1073 Success in Academic Oral Communication • Undergraduate Writing Placement Guide • ESL Placement Test (ENPT); use this score if you have it; • TOEFL writing and speaking subscores • IELTS writing and speaking subscores • If none of the above, contact me at 513604-6021 or [email protected] Undergraduate Writing Placement Guide TOEFL iBT/IELTS SPEAKING Placment 18 ESL 1075 Improving Pronunciation • Based on your communication with the student, you may place into 1075 if the student has – Completed 1071; – Scored a 17 or higher on the TOEFL speaking subscore; or – Scored a 5.0 or higher on the IELTS speaking subscore Students with No Scores • May be coming from ELS, with which we have an agreement to admit without test scores after the student has completed level 12. • May be due to cosmically unknown factors; contact me. Additional Course Options • Note: ESL 1076 (US Communication and Culture I) is required of incoming international freshmen in the Lindner College of Business. Students in other Colleges are permitted to register as well. ESL1077: Strategies for Academic Success • This course is designed to enhance student skills utilizing techniques for effective listening, note-taking strategies, reading, and writing skills for studying. In addition, it will introduce the student to the expectations of the American classroom culture. Questions? • Contact us!