Conversation Groups

Conversation Groups bring together IEP students with American students for informal conversation. You will meet and talk with American students on a regular basis, usually once a week for about an hour. The primary purpose is to help you improve your conversational English and increase your knowledge of American culture.

Conversation Group sessions are available two times a week. Each session will start with a conversation question, with the freedom to follow the question’s lead or take the conversation in a new direction. As an IEP student, you will benefit by being able to practice English and by getting to know what the life of a “real American” is like.

For more information, contact udconversationpartners@gmail.com.

Tutoring Program

All IEP students are encouraged to sign up for a tutor. Tutoring sessions focus on improving your reading, writing and conversational English skills so that you can be more successful in your IEP classes. Tutors are usually American students. Tutoring sessions take place on Monday through Thursday from 3-3:45 p.m., and on Tuesday or Thursday from 12-12:45 p.m.

Sign up for a tutor at the World Associate desk in the Rike Center, room 110.

For more information, contact IEPtutoring@gmail.com.

Activities

Each term, the Intensive English Program offers activities on and off campus just for IEP students. In the past, these events have included trips to local sites like the U.S. Air Force Museum, movie theatres, restaurants, ice skating, local shopping centers, and more. IEP students are encouraged to take advantage of these opportunities to learn more about U.S. American culture and explore life off campus. Look for fliers and sign-up sheets outside the IEP classrooms on the ground floor of Alumni Hall.