There were four main changes made to the programs. The course numbers were changed to match their intensity. New requirements were also added. Now students are trained in advanced grammar or pronunciation. But the biggest difference in the updated program is the addition of new elective emphases.
Students can now take interdepartmental electives to fulfill the requirements.
She was excited about the recent changes made. Yoshihi Shimizu, an international student from Japan who now attends HOPE University, came to the celebration. Shimizu is applying to the program and is very excited about it. Sheryl Fontaine, director of the learning center, and Eyring, as an ESL consultant, have worked to increase services for second-language learners on campus. His first interaction with them was when he did ESL distance learning courses off campus in places like Little Saigon.