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SP25-2-9
This Conversation Club is designed for Visiting Scholars at Purdue to discuss their experiences, including both challenges and successes. Unlike a formal course, a Conversation Club offers a more casual setting where learners can meet regularly with the instructor and fellow participants from various fields. This Conversation Club is specifically for learners with lower-level English skills, aiming to build fluency and confidence in speaking through regular meetings held twice a week. While most sessions will take place in our classroom to discuss in smaller groups about topics related to Visiting Scholars at Purdue or daily issues in the city, several lessons will be field trips to different locations on campus, such as a gallery, the Purdue Writing Lab, or a cultural center, providing opportunities to practice English in real-world settings.
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SP25-2-1
This course is designed for international students (undergraduate or graduate) who need to improve their core reading skills and who want to get more out of their reading, either for academic performance or language development). This course is a good choice for students who want to read faster, with better understanding, and less effort. The course will also help students learn to prepare for tests, class discussions, and writing assignments based on reading.
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Starts:
3/24/2025
12:00 PM
Sessions:
12
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2 wait spaces available
Class size:
6 seats
SP25-2-2
This class is an opportunity to experience modern gaming culture while learning English at the same time. The culture of board games will be introduced as part of a process of inquiry of experiencing and reflecting on American culture. Through the medium of games, students will practice defining, persuading, planning, predicting, giving commands, describing and creatively solving problems, and telling stories using English. An emphasis will be placed on group discussion about the cultural aspects of gaming, as we learn to interact in English while solving game-based problems. No prior experience with gaming is necessary, as we will be using a variety of games that are fun and easy to learn. We will also take field trips to local gaming areas, to experience different aspects of gaming culture first hand.
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SP25-2-3
This course is open to any undergraduate or graduate international student who wants to improve their interpersonal communication skills and abilities. This course is a good option for students who have learned English as a second language and who have limited opportunities for daily conversations in English in their regular life (due to busy schedules, limited language proficiency, adequate confidence, or other reasons).
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SP25-2-4
This course is for international students and scholars who want to expand their abilities to participate in
conversations and discussions. This course will be very interactive: students will participate in hands-on,
interpersonal speaking activities every day (such as games, group problem-solving activities, and
informal presentations). There will be little to no homework assigned, but students will learn skills that
they can immediately put into practice in their daily life or other classes.
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SP25-2-5
This course is for English language learners who plan to do advanced academic writing (articles, theses, dissertations) in the university. Students will have a chance to practice specific skills important for writing research. To participate in the course, students should either be working on something such as a piece of writing or, at least, be willing to imagine doing so in order to complete the class exercises. *Please note the 2nd date each week is a placeholder for individual conferences.*
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SP25-2-6
This course is designed for international students who want to be to be more confident, accurate, efficient, and effective writers. Through individualized and group support from their peers and instructor, this course helps students to succeed in planning, revising, and editing a large or small research project specific to their discipline. Students will practice writing clear academic prose and thought-provoking reflection, with attention given to language skills as needed. The ultimate goals of this course are to equip students 1) to deliver clear, convincing written communication and 2) to revise their own writing not just in their university courses/projects, but also in their future careers. *Please note the 2nd date each week is a placeholder for individual conferences or small group work.*
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SP25-1-11
This course will teach principles, skills, and strategies of clear writing to help students manage language more effectively at the level of sentences and paragraphs. Students will learn specific features that make sentences easier (or harder) for readers to process. Through analysis of texts and writing practice exercises, students will learn how to read like writers and write for readers.
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SP25-2-8
This class is a bit different from our other classes that meet in a specific classroom. This class is about getting out of the classroom, to see new and interesting places around the campus and nearby community. Dr. Joseph Sorell is the instructor in charge of the Campus Connections group. Each week, Dr. Sorell will organize one field trip and one or more informal class meetings to prepare for or discuss that trip. Please respond to the survey link in the syllabus to help him gauge the interest in each event. After you sign up for this class, Dr. Sorell will follow up with you to provide a more detailed schedule and details on how to participate. The times here on GSMU are tentative.
• Students do not need to come to every event. Instead, this class is more like joining a club for the semester—you will be on the mailing list and be invited to weekly events.
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