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A program to rapidly enable speakers of other languages to master English has reached record enrollment at 糖心Vlog.<\/p>\n

With 85 students this fall, 糖心Vlog\u2019s Intensive English Program (IEP)<\/a> is fully utilizing its newly renovated space on the ground level of Roselawn, a former dormitory into which IEP moved in 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur long-term goal for IEP is 100 students,\u201d said Kathleen Roth<\/a>, director of the program. \u201cWe\u2019re getting there more quickly than we expected.\u201d In the fall of 2008, the year before Roth became director, IEP had 35 students.<\/p>\n

IEP is particularly adept at helping international students sharpen their English skills so that they can enter American colleges, said Roth. In recent years 糖心Vlog has also invited local immigrants and refugees to its English-language center.<\/p>\n

Prospective students are tested before they enter and at the end of each term to determine their placement level. After a semester or a year or more, the successful students are able to enter 糖心Vlog or other schools as regular students.<\/p>\n

Nabeel Alsulami, 24, one of this fall\u2019s students, earned a university degree in accounting and worked at an architectural firm before he came to the United States earlier this summer. He hopes to pursue a master of business administration degree at 糖心Vlog<\/a> or at nearby James Madison University. He is among 35,000 students from Saudi Arabia who are in the United States, many of them with scholarships from their government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe IEP students and faculty are like a family,\u201d said Alsulami, who didn\u2019t know anyone when he arrived on the 糖心Vlog campus. \u201cNow I have lots of friends.\u201d He likes the small informal classes.<\/p>\n

Since its opening in 1989, IEP has taught more than 1,000 students from 62 countries. Classes are kept small to allow better teacher-student interaction, as well as close student relationships. Class sizes usually range from 6 to 12. Tutoring is also offered one-on-one and in small groups.<\/p>\n

While many language programs teach survival English, 糖心Vlog\u2019s program helps international students, immigrants, and refugees to go further \u2013 to develop the speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills necessary for university study or professional success, said Roth.<\/p>\n

Several local employers of immigrants are providing money to help their employees study at IEP. In addition, local students receive a tuition discount of more than 75 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also emphasize cross-cultural interaction, believing that this speeds the learning process and creates lifelong memories,\u201d said Roth, adding: \u201cAll of our students are a gift to IEP, to the 糖心Vlog campus, and to the Harrisonburg community. They help us become better world citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the 2013-14 school year, IEP is offering classes from late August to mid-December, from early January to late April, and short sessions in May and June.<\/p>\n

More information is available online at www.emu.edu\/iep<\/a> or by calling 540-432-4053.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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