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 IIEP Courses
The Iowa Intensive English Program offers four courses: Reading,
Writing, Grammar and Communication Skills. (Students on F-1 visas must take all four.)
Course descriptions Course schedule
103:001 Communication Skills, 0 semester hours
This course provides a link between the classroom and the community. The course
focuses on three areas: aural comprehension; spoken English; and American attitudes,
values, and customs. The first two areas provide practice in giving and receiving
information. The addition of the third area is based on the belief that students
learn a language more quickly in a comfortable, familiar environment. Through
interviews with Americans and discussions in class, students begin to understand
and accept cultural differences and to have positive feelings toward American
culture. 103:003 Reading, 0 semester hours
The IIEP reading curriculum is designed to be comprehensive and to help students
become effective readers. To this end, students are taught a variety of skills and
are given an opportunity to practice many strategies while reading different
kinds of written material (newspapers, magazines, schedules, documents, textbooks, correspondence, literature, etc.). Learning by doing is
emphasized, and an eclectic teaching approach is employed. 103:004 Grammar, 0 semester hours
The emphasis in grammar class is on the correct use of
the grammatical structures of English. Students learn the grammar in a systematic
and logical way and then practice extensively to meet the goal of communicative
competence in English. 103:005 Writing, 0 semester hours
In the writing course, students do personal and formal writing. Throughout the
semester, students have a chance to experiment with a variety of forms of writing, from journal entries and letters to critiques, essay examinations, and short
papers that involve use of the library. Students read and respond to each other's
writing, and in the process become more aware of their own strengths and weaknesses
as writers. They learn to revise and edit their papers as they learn how to
express their ideas as clearly as they can.
Course Schedule
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Spring
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Summer
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Fall
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| Reading |
9:30 a.m.
M,T,W,Th,F
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10:00 a.m.
M,T,W,Th,F
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9:30 a.m.
M,T,W,Th,F
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| Writing |
10:30 a.m.
M,T,W,Th,F
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11:00 a.m.
M,T,W,Th,F
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10:30 a.m.
M,T,W,Th,F
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| Grammar |
12:30 p.m. T,Th
1:30 M,T,W
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1:00 p.m.
M,T,W,Th
1-2:50 T
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12:30 p.m.
M,T,W,Th
1:30 p.m. T
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| Communication Skills |
1:30 p.m. Th
2:30 M,T,W,Th
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2:00 p.m.
M,T,W,Th
3-3:50 Th
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1:30 p.m.
M,W,Th
2:30 T,Th
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Unless otherwise indicated, classes are 50 minutes long.
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