Our programs are designed to achieve the following goals:
Use English to communicate effectively in a social setting.
• Use English to participate in social interaction;
• Interact in spoken and written English for personal expression and enjoyment; and
• Use learning strategies to extend communicative competence.
Use English to achieve academic and international proficiency standards in all content areas.
• Use English to interact in the classroom;
• Use English to obtain, process, construct, and provide subject matter information in spoken and written form; and
• Use appropriate learning strategies to construct and apply academic knowledge.
Use English socially and in culturally appropriate ways.
• Choose appropriate language variety, register, and genre according to audience, purpose and setting;
• Vary non-verbal communication according to audience, purpose and setting; and
• Use appropriate learning strategies to extend their social-linguistic and socio-cultural competence.
