Programs for International Graduate Students: Language and Cultural Development and Enhancement at Bentley University

Program / Contact / Fall / Spring / Summer / Cost / Benefits
ELA (Assessment) / English Language and American Culture Institute (ELACI) (Fern Remedi-Brown),
/ X / X / X / N/C / ·  Baseline
·  Business focus
·  University led
Oral Communications for Business (OC) / ELACI (Fern),
/ X / X / X / Fall/Spring (SFS): $1,000 per course
Summer (CTP): $2,600 for 3 courses (OC, BW, and PW) / ·  Product-oriented academic course to learn expectations to excel academically, professionally
Business Writing (BW) / ELACI (Fern),
/ X / X / X / Fall/Spring (SFS): $1,000/course
Summer (CTP): $2,600/3 courses / ·  Same benefits
·  Summer: focus, head start, social safety net
Professional Workshops (PW) / ELACI (Fern),
/ X / Summer (CTP): $2,600 for 3 courses (OC, BW, and PW) / ·  Identify/
articulate personal SWOT
·  Learn U.S. professional expectations
AC 730 Supplement / ELACI (Fern),
/ X / X / N/C / ·  Project preparation for
Accounting (10 weeks)
Academic Edge / Mary Wright, / X / X
until 7/31 / $100 for 5 months / ·  Speaking/
business writing concerns/Skype
International Graduate Tutorial / Mary Wright, / X / X / X / N/C / ·  15 hrs 1-on-1 in Fall/Spring
·  10 hrs 1-on-1 online in Summer
Conversation Partners Program / Sara Simeone, / X / X / N/C / ·  Broaden cultural awareness
ESOL Center / Pam Carpenter, / X / X / X / N/C / ·  Feedback on written assignments, presentations, career writing
Writing Center / Greg Farber, / X / X / X / N/C / ·  Help with writing assignments
Center for International Students and Scholars (CISS) / / X / X / X / N/C / ·  Immigration assistance
·  Travel guidance
·  Cultural adjustment
·  Programs for assimilation
Library: Reference Services / Hope Houston, / X / X / X / N/C / ·  Research assistance, subject guides and useful resources for papers and projects

·  The cost of ELACI courses during the Summer intensive (Cultural Transition Program/CTP) is $2,600 for three courses. Students who also need Housing, will pay approximately $5,000 for both.

·  The cost of ELACI courses during the academic year (Success Factor Series/SFS) is $1,000/course. These are non-mandatory. An English Language Assessment is required of international students.

·  Summer programs for the ESOL Center and the Writing Center are at reduced hours. (Many international graduate students are either off campus or doing internships off campus.)

·  Academic Edge starts the day after spring break ends and runs all summer up until July 31st. Academic Edge online group sessions allows teams to negotiate cases.

·  In addition to Academic edge, Mary tutors regular international graduate students in her office fall, spring, and summer, and online in summer.

·  In addition, Mary works with PhD international grads and with international postdoc research fellows in the Business Ethics Center, upon request/as needed.

·  The ESOL Center provides English language support services for undergraduates, graduates and visiting scholars.

·  The Writing Center provides help with writing assignments for undergraduate and graduate students.

Submitted by Fern Remedi-Brown, Director, ELACI

May 5, 2017