Intensive English Program (IEP)

Description

The Pacific Northwest area of the United States is known for its clean beaches, miles of scenic waterways and snow-capped mountains. The climate in Eugene is moderate. The University of Oregon is a nationally ranked state university that offers a large number of highly ranked undergraduate and graduate degrees across a range of programs in Arts, Sciences, Architecture, Journalism, Education, Music and Law. International students are about 8% of the university student body.There is excellent skiing, hiking, boating, and camping are one hour east in the mountains; the Pacific Ocean is about one hour west. Many nearby golf courses offer reasonable rates. Eugene is safe, friendly, quiet and offers a wide variety of cultural and sports events.

The American English Institute (AEI) is at the University of Oregon, Oregon's primary liberal arts university since 1876. It is a 280-acre campus with about 20,000 students. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon, a friendly city of approximately 150,000 people. The University has a strong focus on both environmental and international concerns.

Students of any level of English language study can benefit from studying in the AEI's Intensive English Program (IEP). We offer seven proficiency levels of classes, from beginning through advanced. The IEP offers a comprehensive curriculum of core classes, electives, and extracurricular programming designed to meet the academic needs and interests of our English language learners.

Courses are designed to create a positive and effective English learning environment within the larger university campus. Content builds linguistic, inter-cultural, and contextual skills for seamless success into the U.S. educational system.

Each learning level is divided into two core courses, Reading/Writing/Grammar (RWG) and Oral Skills (OS). Depending on demonstrated proficiency and placement results, students may be placed in separate skill levels.