Spring  2024

*Please note: all times are eastern time

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Academic Writing 1 (ELP 506A)

Instructor:  James Tierney

Wednesdays Only

• Section A  - 4:00 - 6:00 PM  in Dow Hall Room B-21

This course is designed to develop your written academic English language and critical thinking skills with focus on coherency through word choice, structure and organization. Write, critique, and edit a variety of academic essays focusing upon the sentence and essay level in this integrated, workshop-based course. In addition to standard work on writing mechanics, special attention will be paid to issues of formality in writing, developing academic vocabulary, the importance of genre, and the development of cohesion. The course will assist students in becoming better editors of their own work.

Academic Writing 2A (ELP 507)

instructor:  james tierney

Thursdays only

• Section A - 4:00 - 6:00 PM in Dow Hall Room B-21

Develop your written academic English language and critical thinking skills with focus on coherency through word choice, structure and organization. Write, critique, and edit a variety of academic essays focusing upon the sentence and essay level in this integrated, workshop-based course. In addition to standard work on writing mechanics, special attention will be paid to issues of formality in writing, developing academic vocabulary, the importance of genre, and the development of cohesion. The course will assist students in becoming better editors of their own work.

Academic Writing 2B - Humanities/Social Science Writing Seminar (ELP 507B)

instructor:  james tierney

Wednesday only

• Section B - 6:00 - 8:00 PM in Dow Hall Room B-21

Develop your written academic English language and critical thinking skills with focus on coherency through word choice, structure and organization. Write, critique, and edit a variety of academic essays focusing upon the sentence and essay level in this integrated, workshop-based course. In addition to standard work on writing mechanics, special attention will be paid to issues of formality in writing, developing academic vocabulary, the importance of genre, and the development of cohesion. The course will assist students in becoming better editors of their own work.

Advanced Academic Communications(ELP 524)

Instructor:  James Tierney

Mondays Only

• Section A  - 5:00 - 7:00 PM in Dow Hall Room B-21

This course is designed to provide training and practice in advanced professional communication skills needed for international graduate students and scholars in their professional lives. Students will refine and expand presentation skills for a variety of professional contexts, improve pronunciation and develop interviewing and specific cultural competencies necessary for success beyond the classroom. Classes will also include panel discussions, guest speakers, videotaping with instructor feedback, and employment documentation preparation as needed.

Pronunciation

Tuesday - Thursday (ELP 508A) - instructor:  Anna moldawa-shetty

• Section A  - 8:30 - 10:20 am in Dow Hall Room 215

This seminar is designed to help second-language speakers refine their spoken language skills for maximum intelligibility and effectiveness. Class sessions include focused work on pronunciation (segmentals and suprasegmentals), vocabulary, and fluency, with participants invited to practice and present in small groups and in front of the whole class. Presentations are recorded and reviewed in individual meetings with the instructor. A voice-recognition pronunciation software, Clear Speech, is available to all enrolled students for practice outside of class.

For SOM students only:

monday - wednesday (elp 508b) - instructor:  Jaime-erin parry

• Section B  - 8:20 - 10:10 am in Evans Hall - Room 2230 - Nooyi Classroom 

This seminar is designed to help second-language speakers refine their spoken language skills for maximum intelligibility and effectiveness. Class sessions include focused work on pronunciation (segmentals and suprasegmentals), vocabulary, and fluency, with participants invited to practice and present in small groups and in front of the whole class. Presentations are recorded and reviewed in individual meetings with the instructor. A voice-recognition pronunciation software, Clear Speech, is available to all enrolled students for practice outside of class.

Speaking Fluently I 

Tuesday-thursday (ELP 508A) - instructor:  Jaime-erin parry

• Section A : 8:30 - 10:30 AM in Dow 100

In this class, students will be given the opportunity to build vocabulary and fluency while refining accuracy and pronunciation across a broad range of topics. Utilizing the abundant resources here at Yale, students will have the opportunity to experience campus in a deeper way. At the Yale Art Gallery, we will participate in a guided tour and give our own presentations, comparing and contrasting works related to Connecticut. After attending a performance from the Yale School of Music, we will interview the musicians and write an article. We will explore space through the Leitman Observatory planetarium show and hold a formal debate on a topic relating to space exploration.  After reading and discussing selections from a book, we will attend the Book Talk and meet the author at the Yale Library. We will work with an expert at the Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library to examine a rare text more closely. Finally, we will attend a film screening through the Film & Media Studies program held at the Yale Library. While every effort will be made to have events take place during our regularly scheduled class time, flexibility in scheduling will be important for those participating in this class.