About the Intensive English Program

About the Program

The Intensive English Program (IEP) at Marywood was designed for international students who want to improve their English proficiency for academic purposes, business, communication, careers, and culture.

While enrolled in the IEP students will spend up to 20 hours each week in class. Class work emphasizes English language skills as well as practical information for living and studying in the United States. Marywood faculty is a corps of competent and caring individuals who provide personal attention to their students. Students are welcome to meet with teachers outside of class whenever they have concerns.

Some of the courses offered include:

Listening This course addresses all aspects of listening from sound discrimination to taking notes in a college classroom.

Speaking In this class, the instructor encourages students to communicate their ideas in English in informal discussion groups, role plays, and problem solving situations. Pronunciation, inflection, and intonation are addressed. Students also practice speaking in front of a class.

Reading This course emphasizes vocabulary building, reading comprehension, and reading skills. Students learn reading strategies to help them increase their reading speed and reduce their dependency on dictionaries.

Writing The writing course at Marywood is designed to guide students in expressing their ideas in clear, coherent, concise English. Students will perform guided writing activities at the sentence, paragraph, and research paper levels.

English in the American Media With a teacher as a guide, students explore films, television, and other media formats as sources for learning English and American culture.

Reading/Writing Workshop In a relaxed setting, students create elements of the language, such as menus, directions, TV program highlights, short stories, and soap operas. This class is appropriate for all levels of English proficiency.

American Culture In this fun approach to learning English, students examine cross-cultural situations, United States popular culture, and traditions in America.

Intensive English Program/English As a Second Language Brochure

Intensive English Program/English as a Second Language
Marywood University
2300 Adams Avenue
Scranton, PA 18509-1598 U.S.A.

For more information
Call: (570) 340-6077 or 1-TO-MARYWOOD (1-866-279-9663)
Fax: (570) 961-4776
E-mail: iep@marywood.edu

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