After, I wanted to study more because I didn't have enough English. A desire for change and a cheaper English program brought her to Western to study for another six months. She, like many international students at Western, is part of the Intensive English Program. The focus of the Intensive English Program is to help students get good in English and get into colleges and universities in the U.S., IEP Director Steve Robinson said. Arthur Aigujinov, from Moscow, is also part of the program, and his study goals reflect the program's focus.
Students also take an elective course and many audit a Western course.
Aigujinov and Tsukamoto are taking all of these classes in preparation for the Test of English as a Foreign Language. A high score on the test is required to enter a U.S. school. He received a bachelor's degree in economics in Moscow but hopes to obtain a second from the United States. Tsukamoto plans to attend Skagit Valley College to study graphic art. But I choose to study in America for English, and I don't want to go in Japan because they are all young students.