CAELC offers several non-credit special courses to particular communities at UVA.
ESL 0801 Workplace Communication for English Learners*
UVA Employees learn and practice ways to improve oral and written communication in the workplace. Activities relate to the participant’s work. Goals include improving fluency, accuracy, and comprehensibility. Learning and practicing vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar in work related contexts are an important part of the course. Participants will also learn about and discuss issues relating to workplace culture in North America.
ESL 0915 English for Academic Purposes Program*
English for Academic Purposes is an intensive language and culture course, designed for nonnative speakers of English who have been admitted to an undergraduate or graduate degree program at the University of Virginia or who are prospective U.Va. research associates or visiting scholars. Participants fine-tune the language skills required for success in US higher education through exercises in academic writing, research and speaking.
*Program Fee included with program details here.
ESL 5000 Conversational English Program*
The Conversational English Program (CEP) for new international LLM students is a four-week online English language and culture summer program designed for students who want to strengthen those skills before arriving at UVA. The program includes online classes and small group sessions, staffed by a faculty instructor and student Instructional Assistants who individualize instruction and bring authentic language and cultural context to the class.
*Program Fee of $500.00.
For more information, contact CAELC at 434-924-3372 or caelc@virginia.edu.