UESL: Classes

"I do have a lot of wonderful memories of CWU, where my American life all started. The quality of the ESL program was (I am very sure it is now also)very high and I consider myself very fortunate to learn English in a such a nice environment, with excellent teachers and classmates. If anybody asked me where to learn English, I would definitely recommend CWU."
Nobuko, Japan

Levels

Our program has five levels. Most students enter our program at Level 2 or higher. Level 5 is our highest level. You will have opportunities to develop your reading, writing, speaking, listening, and grammar skills in each course and at each level. Teachers often take students on field trips or create out-of-the class opportunities and assignments.

Types

There are four kinds of classes. For Levels 1-4, we have an Oral Communication class that teaches listening and speaking skills, a Block class which focuses on reading, writing and grammar skills, and an Elective class. The elective classes that students can choose from may include computer classes, TOEFL preparation, TOEIC preparation, English or history through movies, film-making, vocabulary/idioms, speaking workshop, travel, business, and different kinds of grammar classes.

For Level Five, we offer the visitation class in place of oral communication. In this class you attend an undergraduate CWU class as a visitor and you meet once a week with one of the UESL Program's teachers to discuss what you are learning. This helps you prepare for entering an undergraduate program at an American university.

Examples of Class Schedules students take:

• Level 2 Oral Communication 2, Block 2, and Communicative Grammar or another elective class
• Level 3 Oral Communication 3, Block 3, and an elective class
• Level 4 Oral Communication 4, Block 4, and an elective class
• Level 5 Block 5, an elective class, and a visitation class

Follow this link to see samples of student work from different classes in UESL Program.

Test

You will take a test after you arrive at CWU. This test helps us decide what level in our program is best for you. If necessary, you can be placed in different levels for your Oral Communication class and your Block class.

Classes

You can choose. Click here to see descriptions of elective classes we have offered in the past two years.