School of Professional Studies ~ Undergraduate Programs
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION Director: Sung W. Lee. Ed.D. Department Faculty: Cole, Velis The Department of Incerna tional Scudent Education (ISE) pro vides beneficial programs for bnch international and American srn dencs. These educational services enhance mulci-culcural understand ing, cross-cultural communication, and academic competence. !SE helps international student, co make smmch transitions into undergradu ate and graduate degree programs ac Biola University. ISE also enables Biola scudent, co participate in excit ing academic programs abroad. There are four primary lncerna cional Student Education programs: International Student Exchange Program (!SEP) Biola student, study at Christian colleges and universities overseas. Bio/a English Study Tour (BEST) A summer program in which international high school and co l lege srndenrs scud y English lan guage at Biola and encounter American culture. International Pastors Program (!PP) Incernaciona l pastors receive excellent continuing education in C hristian thought. practical theol ogy a nd effective local c hurc h ministry. Biola professors. inter national scholars. ministry experts. and respcctcd preachers provide interpretcd instruction. Eng lish Language Studies Program (ELSP) Chris tian srndencs from many co untries expe rien ce int ensi ve English instruction. Thev develop proficiency in the English language and receive assistance as chev pur sue academic degrees at Biola. ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES PROGRAM (ELSP} PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The English Language Scud ies Program (ELS P ) is designed co increase E nglish language pro fi c ien cy and co pr e pare under graduate and grad uat e srndents for degree programs a t Biola Uni ve rsit y. Scudencs admitted co ELSI' must cake a minimum of 12 units each semester. All Biola degree scudents for whom English is not the primary
CURRICULUM
language muse cake che Biola Eng- 1ish Placement Examination (BEPE) for appropriate program pl acement. ELSP participation is required for a ll students whose examination scores indicate a need for skill development. International scudents who ha ve previousl y ach ieved a TOEFL score of 600 are not required co participate in ELSP. ELSP scudents who pass the English Department Exit Test (EDET) can continue to pursue Biola Un ivers ity degrees without caking the TOEFL exam. Excep tion: student~ applying for the Mas ter of Theology degree ch rou gh ELSP must achieve a TOEFL score of .'i.'i0 prior co adm ission co the Th.M. prog ram. Ocher advanced degree programs ma y also requ ire minimum TOEFL scores (see admission req uirements for individual degree programs). T he ELSP application deadline for fall semester admission is June I. Spring semester app lications should be filed by November I. Students whose placement scores indicate the need for levels I, 11 , and II are full-time ELSP stu dents, taking courses A-D concur rently. Scudents are expected co complete chis basic language train ing ac a race of one level per semes ter. Since co llege -level English proficiency is achieved at different rates. completion of che training ac chis rate is not guaranteed . Criteria for adva ncement from one level co another inc lude achievement of learn ing objectives and final exam inations. Any course wich a grade lower chan B must be repeated . S tudents at level four (1 03, I0.'i) and above e nroll in academi c degree courses as they receive advanced language and academ ic assistance. ELSP srndents caking degree coursework are subject to normal Biola Un iversity academ ic requirements and standards. ELSP .r111dm1.r tal:i11g dtJ!rec m11rs1:worl: arr: .wl,j/!1.1to 11on11al /Jiolr, U11iversi1v //l:ad11111ir requinwenr., 1111d .r11111d11rrl.r. S111de111.r 11111.rl 11111i11111i11 a 3.1! GPA in their FL.SP co11rse.r. LEARNING CENTER AND COMPUTER LABORATORY A modern lang uage learning cente r is provided for ELSP scu dents. The lab contains recorded media, audio equipment, comput ers. and specialized software to help srndents improve liste ning skills and co enhance pronunciation.
Dean: Edward H. Norman, Ed.D.
ELSP is organized at six achievement levels, each of which require a full semester ofsrndy. ■ 100 A-D (14 units ) ■ 101 A-D ( 14 units) ■ I02 A-E (16 Units) ■ 103. 10.'i (7 units) ■ 107 (3 units ) ■ 109 (.'l units) COURSE DESCRIPTIONS English Language Studies (EILI) Courses listed below must be taken for credit and for letter grade. T hey may not be audited. 100A Listening/Pronunciation (3) For non-nati ve speakers wich mini mal proficieney in the English lan guage. Focus is on understanding spoken Eng lish , producing the sounds of the English language and ca rryi ng on a simple conversa
FACULTY Professors: Norman Associate Professors: Hazen, Hellerman, R. Johnson , Maltby, Stevens Assistant Professors: Cole, Van Lant, Velis Special Appointment Faculty: Lee
OBJECTIVES
In partnership with the ocher five schools of Biola Univers ity, the School of Professional Stud ies provides interdisciplinary, non-traditional, and distance education for the alumni a nd friends of Biola University. The School of Professional Studies offers a variety of under graduate and g raduate programs: International Student Education ■ English Language Studies Program ■ lncernational Student Exchange Program ■ Biola English Study Tour Program ■ InternationaJ. Pastor 's Program Bachelor's Degree ■ B.S. in Organizational Leadership ■ B.S. in Ministry Leadership Master's Degrees and Certificates ■ !\laster of Ans in C hristi an Apologetics ■ Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership Several of these programs can be attended on a course by course basis. Ochers are sequenti;I devel opment packages. Some lead cu e ither cunci nuing education cer tificates or academic degrees. The mission of Biola Univer sity is biblicall y-cencered educa tion , scholarship, and service - equipping men and women in mind and character to impact the world for the Lord Jesus C hri st. The School of Professional Stud ies extends that mi ss ion to indi vidua ls in the re g ion and the world who would otherwise have difficulty attending Biola. The school organizes educational evencs and academic programs co ex p a nd knowl edge, develop c hara c ter , and enhance skills. This is dune in a manner chat g ives prioritv to biblical truth , promotes a Christian worldview, and nmtures god ly charac ter.
tion with a native speaker. 100B Reading/Writing (6)
Practice in using a monolingual English dictionary, reading and following wriccen directions, scanning and skimming, recog nizing the main idea using con text c lues to arri ve ac the mean ing of unknown words and mak ing infer ences. Sentence and paragraph development is emphasized. lO0C Grammar/Speaking (3) Ora l and written practice of gramma ti ca l structures at the beginning level. 100D Conversation Skills I (2) Students participate in simula tions concerning topics that help with geccing along in che United Scates: building friendships , shopping. using the telephone, going co the doctor, participating in social events, etc. 101 A Listening/Pronunciation (3) Understandi ng and following instruct ions. listening strategies, and caking noces from simulated academic leccu res. Specific pronun ciation problems are addressed. 101 B Reading/Writing (6) Contin ued practice using a monolingual E ng lish di ct ionary and skills covered in !OJA. Sum marizing. recogni zing faces, infer ences, co nc lusions , deductions and paraphrasing are introduced. Writing detailed paragraph com position: descr ipt ive, compari son/contrast, ca use /effec t and develoring writing strategies.
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