The Program for International Education helps international students to build confidence in using English as a second language and increases their awareness of other cultures.
Students learn English through conversation, dialogue, and exploration in the surrounding community.
Morning classes emphasize speaking and listening skills with additional work in writing, vocabulary, and grammar. In the afternoons, students work on supervised projects of their own design, such as creating a magazine or producing a video. The program includes several trips each week to places of cultural interest, including a more extended trip to Boston or New York to experience an active and historic American city. On all trips students are encouraged to interact with native speakers, using language learned in class to increase their facility with English as well as their understanding of the culture of the United States. International students are fully integrated with students from the United States in all residential, social, and recreational activities, helping to foster a natural and spontaneous approach to English language, as well as encouraging friendships and understanding among cultures.