IELI WEEKLY MEMO

UniversityofNorthTexas Spring 2, 2012

IntensiveEnglishLanguageIns tute Week 4: April 914

FortWorthArtsFes valSaturday,April21,from12pm7pm.JoinIELIonatriptoexploretheArtsFes valinFort Worth.Foroneweekend,somestreetsinFortWorthclosefortheArtsFes val.Therewillbeartgalleries,music, food,andmanyac vi es.ThiseventisFREE,butpleasesignupinAmbersoceifyouwouldliketogo.

ThismonthisCelebra ngGreatGlobalCi zensMonth.Therewillbemany ac vi eseachweektocelebrategreatglobalci zens.Hereareafewofthe eventsthisweek: KaminariTaikoThursday,April12,from7:00pm8:30pm,intheUNT Lyceum.ExperiencethecultureofJapanthroughanauthen cgroupof drummers. AfricanCulturalFes valSaturday,April14,at8:00pm,atVoertmanHallin theMusicBuilding.WatchaperformancebytheAfrikaniaCulturalTroupe ofGhana.Ticketscost$10andareavailableatwww.theMPAC.com. Interna onalDancePartyThursday,April12,from8:30pm10:00pm, attheLibraryMall.Dancetoavarietyofmusicfromaroundtheworld. Bringyourfriends! KoreanFes valThursday,April19,from2:006:00pm,attheLibrary Mall.LearnaboutKoreanculture,eatKoreanfoods,anddancetoKpop music. UniversityDayandNa veDressandFlagParadeFriday,April20,from 11:00am1:00pm,attheLibraryMall.Celebrateyourculturewithyour friends at the Na ve Dress and Flag Parade. Sign up in Yunjus oce (SYMR 286). A er the parade, there will be a free picnic for all UNT students,faculty,andsta. Global Interact Picnic Saturday, April 21, at 11:00 am, at North LakesParkinDenton.JoinUNTandTWUinterna onalstudentsfora picnicinthepark!

IntheSpringIIterm,IELIwill publishtheIELIStar newsle er.Thisnewsle er includesar clesandessays wri enbystudents,photo graphsofIELIevents,informa onaboutIELI graduates,andmore. WouldyouliketocontributetotheIELI Star?Becrea ve!Youcansubmitpoetry, artwork,orcrea vewri ng.Youcanwrite aboutaneventthatyoua ended,oryou caninterviewoneofyourclassmates, friends,orteachers. Thedeadlineforsubmissionsisthis Wednesday,April11.Ifwedontreceive submissions,wewontprinttheIELIStar. StopbyAmbersoce(214)totalkabout ideas,oremailyourmaterialto Amber.Hallberg@unt.edu.

Therewillalsobeinterna onallmsandfoodsthroughouttheweek.Fora completelistofeventsandac vi es,stopbySYMR286orcheckoutthewebsite: interna onal.unt.edu/sites/default/les/welcomecenter/cggccalendar.pdf.

UNTwasranked#50inalistofTopIns tu onsHos ngInterna onalStudents, andwewanttocelebrate!Bringyourinterna onalfriendstoApogeeStadiumfor aphotoshootonTuesday,April10,at11:45amor12:45pm.Thephotoswillbe usedinUNTbrochuresandonwebsitesto.BesuretowearanIELIorUNTshirt! SignupinAmbersoce(SYMR214)onMonday,April9. TheEaglePointbusoutsidetheGABgoesdirectlytoApogee Stadium.Therst100studentswillgetaUNTshirtorwater bo le!

UNT101:HowtoApplyMee ng Wednesday,April11,from12:10 pm1:00pm,inSYMR271.Ifyou areinterestedinlearningabout UNTandthemanyprogramsoered,you shoulda endthismee ng. Formoreinforma on,contactKristenat Kristen.Brooks@unt.eduorstopbySYMR 204.Thismee ngwillgiveyouvaluable informa on,anditisexcellentlistening prac ce,too.Dontmissthisgreat opportunity!

MayMinitermRegistra onwillbeginonMondayofWeek7(April30)intheIELIMainOce.Studentswhoareinterestedshould registerfortheterminSycamore204,star ngat8AMonApril30,2012. TheMinitermisanintensive3weekcoursedesignedforonedisciplineonlyperstudent.Theclasseswillbe5hoursaday,5daysa week,for3weeks,withONEtestattheendoftheterm.Tui onis$1,313.55andisdueonFriday,May11,before5pm.Anystudent whodoesnotpayhis/hertui oninfullwillnotbepermi edtoa endtheMinitermonMondaymorning.Paymentplansarenotan op onfortheMiniterm. CoursesoeredduringtheMiniterm(basedonsucientenrollment): Wri ngLevels36(Eachclassmusthaveatleast10studentsenrolledfortheclasstomake.) Communica onLevels35(Eachclassmusthaveatleast10studentsenrolledfortheclasstomake.) R2studentswillnotbepermi edtotakeaMinitermcourse. StudentsmaytakeonecourseaslongastheMinitermcoursedoesnotcreatea3LevelSplitupontheircomple onofthe3week course.

Minitermeligibility:

StudentswillapplyfortheMinitermintheMainOce;however,acommi eewillselectthestudentsbasedontheirperformance, behavior,andhistoryatIELI.

Classphotoswillbenext Monday,April16,during Communica on classes.Dress nicelyandbe preparedto smile!

Comehaveaconversa on withtheIELIDirectoron Wednesday,April18,from 12:101pm,inSYMR203. Youcanaskhimques ons, shareyourideas,orjust sayHello!

Whathappensifyoumissatest?Youshould makeeveryeortnottomissanexam; however,ifyouareabsentonatestday,you mustcontactyourinstructorBEFOREyour test me.Doyouknowyour instructorsemailaddress? DoyouknowtheMainOce phonenumber? Whenyoureturn,youmust bringocialdocumenta on toexplainyourabsence.Ifyourabsenceis consideredvalid,yournalexamscoreforthat skillwillbesubs tutedforthemissedtest score.Forexample,ifyoumissagrammar test,yourgrammarnalexamscorewillbe usedforthemissedtestscore.Thesameis trueforcomposi on,reading,andlistening. Ifyouhaveanyques ons,talktoyour instructor.Doyourbestnottomissatest!

DoyouplantouseinEnglishinyourfuturejob?Doyouplan tostudyatUNT?Youwillberequiredtotalktona ve speakersandgivepresenta ons. Pronuncia onPowerhelpsyoutoreduceyouraccentand soundmorelikeana vespeaker.Pronuncia onPower Orienta onforCommunica on4,5,and6willbethisFriday, April13th,at11:00amand1:00pm,inSYMR242.SignupintheIELIComputerLabor inyourASCclass.

Pu Pu Tuesday,April10,12:00pm3:00pm,Syndicate(Union).Takeabreakfromclassandprac ceyourgolfskillsforfree! SpeedzoneTuesday,April10,7pm.Racegocarts,playvideogamesandminiaturegolf,andmeetUNTstudents.Ticketsare $10,andyoumustpurchaseyour cketfromtheUnionInforma onDesk(nexttoWellsFargo). DayClimbSunday,April15.LearnthebasicsofoutdoorrockclimbingatLakeMineralWellsStatePark.Thecostis$30. SignupatthePohlRecCenterbyMonday,April9. DayCanoeSaturday,April21.Doyouwanttolearnhowtocanoe?Spendthedaylearningthebasicsofpaddlingonthe TrinityRiver.Thecostis$12.SignupatthePohlRecCenterbyApril16. CanoeCampingSaturday,April28Sunday,April29.ExplorethegreatoutdoorsoutsideofAus nonthiscanoeingand campingtrip!Thecostis$65.SignupatthePohlRecCenterbyApril23.