Welcome to CESL

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Welcome to CESL!

• The Center for English as a Second Language at
  Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Carbondale - WHERE??

• Chicago - 5.5 hours
• St. Louis - 2 hours
• Memphis - 3.5 hours
• Nashville - 4 hours

Chicago
St. Louis
CARBONDALE
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Location-Carbondale

• Small Town (30,000)
• College Town
• Beautiful Scenery
• Southern Hospitality

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SIU Campus
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CESL Classes

• Levels I-2 - General English
• Introductory English
• Foundation courses
• iBT level 1 - less than 32 level 2 - 32-35

Weekly Coursework Core 10-hour integrated
skills Grammar 5 hours Listening/Speaking 5
hours Lab work as needed TOTAL 20-22 hours per
week
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Advanced English 1 2

• Levels 3-4
• Intermediate English
• Integrated skills to promote fluency
• iBT level 3 - 36-44 level 6 - 45-51

Weekly Coursework Core 10-hour integrated
skills Grammar 5 hours Listening/Speaking 5
hours Writing 3 hours Focus course 3
hours TOTAL 23-26 hours per week
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English for Academic Purposes

• Levels 5-6
• Advanced English
• University content (Academic focus)
• University Texts
• iBT level 5 - 52-57 level 6 - 58-67

Weekly Coursework Core 10-hour integrated
skills Writing Workshop 8 hours Focus course 5
hours TOEFL Prep 2-3 hours TOTAL 25 hours per
week
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Graduate Student English

• Level 7
• iBT level 7 - 68-79
• Preparation for graduate school

Weekly Coursework Intensive Core 10 hours Focus
Classes 8-10 hours TOEFL Prep 2-3 hours TOTAL
23 hours per week
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Focus Classes

• Novel/Film
• American Culture
• Pronunciation
• Focused Reading Strategies
• News Talk
• Presentations Fluency
• Discussion Topics
• Communication Strategies
• Grammar Editing
• Note Taking
• And so many more

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CESL Activities
Outdoor activities
State Fair
Bowling
Parties
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St. Louis
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Outdoor Activities
Lakes, forests, hiking parks, festivals, picnics,
camping - and too many more to list!
Boating
Picnic at Campus Lake
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Cultural Activities
Saudi National Day
Chinese New Year
Halloween
School Visits
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Academic details

• Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a
  Carnegie Research/Doctoral extensive university
  placing it in the top 3.8 of American colleges
  and universities.
• Degrees
• 60 Masters
• 27 Doctorate
• 2 Professional (Law and Medicine)
• 150 Undergraduate

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Spend the summer with us!

• Special summer program
• Full-course of study
• Recreation Center access
• On-campus health service
• Room board
• Airport transportation