Courses

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 help students become better editors of their own work.

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 help students become better editors of their own work.

Instructor: James Tierney

Wednesdays 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 help students become better editors of their own work.

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.

Instructor: James Tierney

Not offered Fall, 2025

• Section A - TBA pm in Room TBA

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.

Instructor: Anna Moldawa-Shetty

Tuesdays & Thursdays

• Section A - 10:45 - 12:30 pm in William L Harkness Hall Room 009

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.

Instructor: Jaime-Erin Parry

Not offered in Fall 2025 Semester

Yale English Language Program is delighted to offer a course in spoken communication open to Yale School of Management and Yale School of the Environment students. This non-credit, professional development course is designed to provide advanced level students the tools they need to communicate more clearly in North American English. The course will focus on advanced aspects of communication and pronunciation, helping to make you feel more confident in your professional communication. We will offer two 7-week sections:

January 22, 2025 - March 4, 2025 

March 26, 2025 - May 5, 2025  

Instructor: Jaime-Erin Parry

Not offered in Fall 2025 Semester

More information on this seminar will be forthcoming.

Instructor: Jim Tierney

Speaking Fluently 1 is designed to give you opportunities to use academic and professional English, increase productive vocabulary use, and improve pronunciation. Although this is a speaking course, we will also use lectures, news reports, and some readings to generate shared knowledge on subjects and to enhance listening comprehension.

*When registering for this course, please ONLY register for one of the sections that works with your schedule.

Instructor: Lauri Lafferty

Tuesdays & Thursdays

• Section A: 6:00 - 8:00 pm in Dow Hall, Room B-21

Speaking Fluently 1 is designed to give you opportunities to use academic and professional English. 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. Although this is a speaking course, we will also use lectures, news reports, and some readings to generate shared knowledge on subjects and to enhance listening comprehension.  Speaking Fluently 1A 504A will be offered next Fall.

Instructor: Elka Kristo-Nagy

Refine your oral English language skills and improve accuracy and intelligibility in order to initiate and maintain control of complex conversations, discussions, workplace meetings, and presentations with confidence and professionalism. The course is presented in a case-based context relevant to student academic needs. Refine pronunciation and practice appropriate use of colloquial and idiomatic language.

*When registering for this course, please ONLY register for one of the sections that works with your schedule.

Instructor: Cynthia DeRoma or Anna Moldawa-Shetty

This course is designed to help multilingual graduate students develop English language skills and intelligibility necessary for success in teaching and participating in the American classroom. Participants build awareness of language and culture and practice a variety of presentation skills for working with individuals and groups of students. The course includes video recording and individualized feedback. The Oral Performance Assessment (OPA) is the final assessment in the course and may be used to fulfill the Yale Graduate School English proficiency requirement.

*When registering for this course, please ONLY register for one of the sections that works with your schedule.