Intensive English Program: Four Key Language Areas • American Culture Studies • Four Key Areas • Course Descriptions • Course Schedules

Designed to prepare international students on F-1 Visas for success in college-level courses conducted in English, the Intensive English Program combines American cultural studies with the English for Speakers of Other Languages program, or “ESOL.” The ESOL program covers four competency levels of listening/speaking, reading, writing and grammar to improve English skills in preparation for a college degree. Multicultural reading selections, westernized critical thinking, rhetorical modes, process writing, proofreading and oral presentations are addressed in each level. After reaching sufficient English proficiency, students may enroll in other content courses offered at Brookhaven College and other colleges and universities. Your advisor will help you determine how many semesters it will take you to complete the program.

For more information, please contact the Brookhaven College Multicultural Center at 972-860-4845. For International Student Admissions information refer to the Brookhaven College Catalog.

Four Key Language Areas

Through the English for Speakers of Other Languages curriculum, the Intensive English Program offers four key areas of English language instruction:

1. Listening and speaking
• Listening Comprehension
• Oral communication
• Pronunciation
• Idea expression
2. Reading
• Reading comprehension
• Vocabulary development
• Critical thinking skills
• Use of campus research resources
3. Writing
• Sentence development
• Paragraph structure
• Written idea expression
4. Grammar
   • Verb tenses
   • Parts of speech
   • Complex sentence construction
   • Capitalization and punctuation

American Culture Studies:Course Descriptions • Course Schedules

An important part of the 17-hour per semester Intensive English Program focuses on American culture. The four-level American Culture for International Students curriculum is designed expressly for international students with F-1 Visas. Advisors in the Multicultural Center place each international student in the ESOL and American Culture for International Students courses at the level to best prepare each one for success in college-level courses conducted in American English.

Course Descriptions

The English for Speakers of Other Languages component of the Intensive English Program is listed on the ESOL page.