Regular sessions are 8 weeks long and include 25-30 hours of classroom, tutoring, and language media center instruction per week in the full intensive program depending on level. Two six-week terms are offered in the summer. The six-week term offers one hour more per day than the eight-week term. CESL has six levels of instruction, plus a course for graduate students: General English I (Beginner), General English II (Low intermediate), Advanced English I (Intermediate), Advanced English II (High Intermediate), English for Academic Purposes II (Advanced). Graduate Student English (GSE) is open to students who have completed the regular full-time program and are entering graduate school. Additional language training is provided for International Teaching Assistants holding graduate assistantships in the university.
total cost: Approximately $2800 (8 weeks); Approximately $2400 (6 weeks)
average class size: 12
maximum class size: 15
current student count: 75-125 per term
available housing options:
Housing is arranged for our students based on their requests. Most students stay in off-campus dormitories adjacent to the campus or in on-campus dorms. Off-campus apartments are also available and affordable.
location information:
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois, a college town of 30,000 people approximately 100 miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. We are near the Shawnee National Forest, a very beautiful part of the state of Illinois.
application information:
Applicants should provide the completed application, a financial statement, the $35 application fee, and a transcript of academic records. An on-line application is available at www.siu.edu/~cesl
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