Our Approach

Our Approach

The following information applies ONLY to the Language Center students with a TOEFL entry score of 480 or above. Students with a TOEFL score below 480, automatically take all courses in level 1, that is, 20 hours per week.
Each student will follow a schedule of courses which is made to fit his/her academic English needs. This approach has been found to be very effective because each student can focus on those courses which he/she needs to improve on. There are TWELVE Language Center courses which fall into three categories:

• 1- Academic Listening, Speaking and Notetaking 1 (ALS 1001)
• 2- Academic Reading 1 (ARD 1001)
• 3- Academic Writing 1 (AWT 1001)
• 4- Grammar in an Academic Context 1 (GAC 1001)

• 1- Academic Listening, Speaking and Notetaking 2 (ALS 1002)
• 2- Academic Reading 2 (ARD 1002)
• 3- Academic Writing 2 (AWT 1002)
• 4- Grammar in an Academic Context 2 (GAC 1002)

• 1- Academic Listening, Speaking and Notetaking 3 (ALS 1003)
• 2- Academic Reading 3 (ARD 1003)
• 3- Academic Writing 3 (AWT 1003)
• 4- Grammar in an Academic Context 3 (GAC 1003)

All the students coming to the University should have taken the TOEFL. Students have been assigned to courses in level 1, level 2, a combination of both levels, or the super-intensive track according to their TOEFL scores, the Writing Placement Test and Language Center guidelines. Therefore, the courses to which you are assigned correspond to your TOEFL score and other LC criteria.