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International
Students, Welcome!
Happy Valentine's
Day from the AU TESOL Program!
AU's TESOL Program
genuinely encourages the participation of international students.
The TESOL faculty, composed of native and non native English
speakers alike, are all professionals with extensive international
experience who understand that the road to better language
learning and cultural understanding is a two-way street. International
students (and the language teachers they become!) enrich our
program, enhance its standing, and allow our domestic students
to learn through their eyes.
To help international
students feel more at home, and to better support their efforts,
the AU TESOL Program supports its students through such services
as:
- free tutoring
for students taking TESL.500, Principles of Linguistics
- final proof reading: non-native students can have a native
speaking Program Assistant look over their assignment drafts
to do a final polishing (getting all those gerund or infinitive
and article choices right is never easy!)
- a peer revision approach to class assignments where you
work with fellow students as partners so that everyone's work
improves
- personal introductions to the TESOL Program and the
campus
- staff from the program will show you around, help
get you settled in, and introduce you to "program culture."
- the one credit course "TESOL Research" will familiarize
you with what's expected of you in TESOL Program reading and
writing assignments, teach you how to participate in class
and give effective presentations, introduce you to footnote
and citation techniques, and help you learn how to have your
work accepted in journals and at conferences.
- second chances on assignments: anyone can make a mistake,
and making mistakes is a part of learning. Do you feel like
you got "off track" on an assignment? Disappointed
you didn't get a higher grade? You can always revise your
assignment and earn a better grade for your effort.
- annual international student focus groups to get your feedback
on how well we're serving your needs
- a Practicum/Student Teaching course explicitly designed
with non-native English speaking students in mind. The current
Practicum Seminar Instructor is a non-native English speaker
with a highly successful TESOL career here in the States.
- help in finding observation sites, teaching placements,
and campus jobs is available through the TESOL Program.
- International
and multilingual students can find support for their studies
through a variety of campus resources, ranging from academic
tutoring to assistance with cultural adjustment. For more
information, go to the Academic Support Center’s Web
page:
www.american.edu/ocl/asc/intnat_students.html
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