Special Academic Programs

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  • American Language and Culture Program

    Director: Weihong Sun
    Office: Reno Hall, Room 38
    McNichols Campus
    Phone: (313) 993-3323
    Fax: (313) 993-1192
    Email: sunwe@udmercy.edu

    Through assessment, placement, and instruction, the American Language and Culture Program equips 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 with language skills and cultural understanding necessary for them to meet their educational and professional goals in an American university setting. The program collaborates with University partners, providing English language evaluation, consultation and intercultural exchange to foster a diverse international community.

    Assessment

    Assessment of language skills is made during the week prior to the first official class day.

    Placement

    After assessment testing, 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 are placed in one of the following courses of study:

    • Intensive English - 21 hours of instruction per week.
    • Intermediate English - 9 hours of instruction per week.
    • Academic Writing and Culture Seminar - 3 hours of instruction per week.
    • Full-time degree-directed study - not taking classes with ALCP.

    Instruction

    Regular 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 are provided instruction on the McNichols campus. The regular university academic calendar has three 15-week terms beginning the first week of September, January, and May.

    Course Offerings

    • ALCP 5101 - Intensive English (0 credits)

    This intensive full-time English course is designed to provide 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 with a strong foundation across all subject areas and to prepare 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 for ALCP’s intermediate and advanced English classes. Class hours are divided among 7 subjects: Reading, Writing, Listening/Speaking, Pronunciation, Grammar, Vocabulary, and Computer Assisted Language Learning (lab). Academic and American culture instruction is included in each class. This intensive level course is considered full time. International 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 enrolled in this course may not concurrently enroll in academic classes.

    • ALCP 5011, 5012, 5013 - Intermediate English (0 credits per module)

    An intermediate-level course with three modules that emphasize reading (5011), listening/speaking (5012), and writing (5013). 3, 6, or 9 hours per week.

    Intermediate Reading (5011): This class is designed to prepare 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 for reading textbooks and other academic materials at the university and expose 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 to a variety of authentic academic texts across multiple reading genres.

    Intermediate Listening and Speaking (5012): This class is designed to prepare 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 to understand and participate in listening and speaking tasks, including lectures, group work and discussions, conversations, presentations, and to prepare 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 to communicate with English speakers in an academic setting.

    Intermediate Writing (5013): This class is designed to prepare 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 to complete academic writing tasks, including writing essays, proofreading, editing, and incorporating sources, and will also include practice with strategies to avoid plagiarism.

    • ALCP 5315 Academic Writing and Culture Seminar (0 credits)

    This class is designed to prepare 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 to complete advanced academic writing tasks, including writing essays and research papers, proofreading, editing, and incorporating sources, and will also include practice with strategies to avoid plagiarism.

  • International Services

    Director: Weihong Sun
    Office: Reno Hall, Room 38
    McNichols Campus
    Phone: (313) 993-3323
    Fax: (313) 993-1192
    Email: sunwe@udmercy.edu

    The International Services Office is the University’s immigration compliance and risk management center and serves as the liaison between the University and the Student and Exchange Visitor Program and other government agencies. In alignment with the greater 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 mission, the ISO also serves the 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 community and the Detroit area by enriching the quality of life of all 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网, providing immigration and academic support to non-immigrant 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 and faculty, fostering cultural understanding and awareness through practical and creative experiences, and advancing a campus culture that admires and celebrates 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网’s rich global diversity.

    • We provide admitted and current 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 as well as scholars and University Departments with information, advice and assistance in matters of immigration.
    • We provide current non-immigrant 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 with ongoing orientation to the University and American society.
    • We administer the University’s health insurance program for international 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网.
    • We work with other areas of the University to ensure that the academic and social needs of non-immigrant 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 are met.
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  • Languages

    Director: Lara Wasner, M.A., MATESOL
    Office: Reno Hall, Room 40
    McNichols Campus
    Phone: (313) 993-1191
    Email: wasnerle@udmercy.edu

    Through its offerings in more than 10 languages and ESL, the Language and Cultural Training Department seeks to imbue 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 with linguistic and cultural knowledge of modern foreign countries. Because today's 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 live in a multicultural and multilingual world, the curriculum provides the tools, competence, and cultural orientation to enable them to do so successfully. Certificates in Language Studies are available at two levels: Certificate I (Introductory - Intermediate) includes 4 semesters of study in the target language: 1100, 1110, 1120 or 1150, 2100. Certificate II (Intermediate - Advanced) consists of 4 more courses in the target language: 2110, 2120, 3100, and 3110 or higher. Placement test determines entry. However, no placement test is required to take introductory-level coursework at the 1100 level. Coursework is available in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and more.

    University of 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网's language courses are also available for dual high school and college credit. Please visit 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网's page for more information.

  • Study Abroad Programs

    Director: Lara Wasner, M.A., MATESOL
    Office: Reno Hall, Room 40
    McNichols Campus
    Phone: (313) 993-1191
    Email: wasnerle@udmercy.edu

    University of 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 provides 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 with opportunities to gain global perspective and experience by encouraging them to study abroad. Through its various schools and colleges, the University expands its curricula through study programs in other parts of the world. Interested 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 should consult with the departments sponsoring the programs for more information. Please refer to the University's page for the many opportunities available as semester-study and short-term programs.