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The curriculum is designed for students at five levels of proficiency: A (beginning), B (intermediate), C (high intermediate), D (advanced), and E (high advanced). Your level is determined by your score on the Harvard English language placement test.
Registration for intensive programs begins Tuesday, February 17. See the costs, dates, and deadlines.
You must be at least 18 years of age by July 1, 2009, to participate in one of these programs.
Mondays–Fridays, 9–11 am and 1–3 pm (with two hours for lunch). Tuition: $4,950.
Open to students at all levels of proficiency, this program develops balanced proficiency in the four major communicative skills—listening, reading, speaking, and writing.
Students practice the methods used in American universities as they analyze and produce academic work in English, developing a wide and sophisticated vocabulary and improving their use of English in group and individual research projects, formal writing, oral presentations, and seminar discussions about scholarly papers, novels, and other forms of contemporary literature. Students use information presented in English in different media on the themes of education, politics, and the environment as springboards for their oral and written work in daily skills classes and three workshops each week. Once a week, students attend lectures by a Harvard professor or visit a local site of academic and cultural importance, and on Fridays all IEL students participate in a lecture and discussion session led by a Harvard professor.
Learn how to register.
Mondays–Fridays, 9–11 am and 1–3 pm (with two hours for lunch). Tuition: $4,950.
Open to those with scores at levels C, D, or E, this program guides students in developing the listening, reading, speaking, and writing abilities that are appropriate for business contexts in which they must demonstrate social competence, historical perspective, moral understanding, scientific awareness, and analytical and critical thinking. Considering issues in education, politics, and the environment, this program uses the common reading and a variety of texts presented in different media, including novels and contemporary journalism as well as reading assignments from Harvard professors, as the basis for oral and written work in daily skills classes. In the three team-taught workshops each week, students sharpen their negotiation and writing skills via individual and group assignments, research projects, analytical papers, small-group and seminar discussions, and formal oral presentations. Once a week, students attend a lecture by a Harvard professor or visit a site of academic interest, and on Fridays, they join all other IEL students in a lecture and discussion session led by a Harvard professor.
Learn how to register.
Mondays–Fridays, 9–11 am and 1–3 pm (with two hours for lunch). Tuition: $4,950.
Open to students with scores at levels D or E who have been accepted by a master’s program in business administration where the instruction is in English, this comprehensive program emphasizes the importance of effective communication skills and wide cultural knowledge for success in fast-paced and demanding business school environments. Language instruction in listening, reading, speaking, and writing is accompanied by several case analyses to prepare students to exhibit sophistication and confidence in communications with colleagues and professors on topics as varied as education, politics, and the environment. Other aspects of the program—such as reading and discussing novels and contemporary journalism, attending lectures across the curriculum by Harvard faculty, and visiting local business and cultural sites—familiarize students with language usages that inform their productive participation in international discourse.
Application. Along with their registration forms, students must submit a copy of their letter of acceptance to an English language master’s program in business administration. Registration forms must be mailed or hand delivered. If there are not enough students to create classes at levels D and E, students in this program may be placed with students at their levels in Communication in Business.
Mondays–Fridays, 9–11 am and 1–3 pm (with two hours for lunch). Tuition: $4,950.
Open to students accepted by a professional school of design or architecture where the instruction is in English, this program provides a wide-ranging orientation to the linguistic, philosophical, and cultural mores that are found in graduate schools of architecture and design, and offers students several opportunities to practice the presentation and critiquing procedures typical of such schools. Students participate in daily language classes and workshops in which they read and discuss design texts, novels, and contemporary journalism encompassing topics in education, politics, and the environment. They constantly receive personalized feedback on their oral presentations, and undertake a variety of writing projects. In addition, they attend lectures in the Career Discovery Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and others presented by Harvard faculty, and they visit locations of architectural and cultural importance in the Greater Boston area.
Application. Along with the registration forms, students must submit a copy of their letter of acceptance to an English-language professional program in design or architecture. Registration forms must be mailed or hand delivered.
Mondays–Fridays, 9–11 am and 1–3 pm (with two hours for lunch). Tuition: $4,950.
Open to students with advanced proficiency scores whose résumés and application letters are accepted, this program is for mid-career business people who need to communicate effectively in challenging international environments, master cultural and linguistic nuances, and closely analyze issues from different perspectives. Participants read a variety of texts, engage in case studies, listen to faculty lectures on academic topics, visit a variety of business concerns in the Boston area, and simulate multicultural business situations in speaking and writing assignments. Many classes are videotaped for peer and instructor feedback so that students may monitor their progress in facilitating teamwork, resolving conflicts, conducting negotiations, and making formal and informal presentations in support of their career objectives.
Application. Along with the registration form, students must submit a one-page résumé and a letter they have written in English describing their international business experience and goals. Registration forms must be mailed or hand delivered. If there are not enough students to create classes at levels D and E, students in this program may be placed with students at their levels in Communication in Business.
The following program is run jointly by the Institute for English Language Programs and the Secondary School Program (SSP). Students live with SSP students and participate in SSP activities. Eligibility for this program is limited to secondary school students in grades 10–12 who will be 17 years of age or younger as of June 30, 2009. Students 18 years of age and older as of July 1, 2009, may register directly for adult IEL classes.
Mondays–Fridays, 9–11 am and 1–3 pm (with two hours for lunch). Tuition: $4,950.
This selective program is open to students who have completed 10th, 11th, or 12th grade and have advanced English language proficiency. The program prepares students to master the methods used in American universities. Students analyze and produce academic work in English; develop a wide and sophisticated vocabulary; and improve their use of English in group and individual research projects, formal writing, oral presentations, and seminar discussions about scholarly papers, novels, and other forms of contemporary literature. Information presented in English in different media on the themes of education, politics, and the environment serves as a springboard for oral and written work in daily skills classes and several workshops each week. Once a week, students attend a lecture by a Harvard professor or visit a local site of academic and cultural importance. Each Friday, they join other students in participating in a plenary lecture and discussion session led by a Harvard professor.
Learn more about this program.