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Intensive English ProgramOrientation Spring 1 Session
Welcome to Georgia Tech
Orientation = Starting in the Right Direction
Three Goals
o Stay Safe
o Improve English & Cross-Cultural Understanding
o Experience Georgia Tech, Atlanta, & U.S. and Have Fun
Staying Safe:Safety Tips from the Campus Police
Improve English & Increase Cross-Cultural Understanding
The Intensive English Program
8-Week Sessions
Spring 1 – January-MarchSpring 2 – March-MaySummer- June-JulyFall 1 – August-OctoberFall 2 – October-December
Finding Your Level
Last Week
Placement Test
[Objective & Writing]
This Week Teacher
Observation
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Specific Purpose
The Weekly Schedule
Monday-Thursday Friday
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8:05-8:55
9:05-9:55
10:05-10:55
11:05-11:55
12:05-12:55
65-
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1:05-2:10No Classes2:10-3:25
3:35-4:40
Levels 100-400 Levels 500-700
Foundation Track Academic Track Specific Purposes Track
Grammar/Writing Grammar
• Business Case Analyses• Cross Cultural Communication• Current Events• Service Learning• TOEFL Prep Plus• Vocabulary Devel Stand. Tests
Reading/Writing Reading
Speaking/Listening Speaking/Listening
The Core Classes
Elective Classes
Six-Week Test Prep Classes
TOEFL Reading Mondays 215TOEFL Speaking Tuesday 215TOEFL Writing Wednesdays 113TOEFL Listening Thursdays 215
Meeting Time: 2:20-3:25pmInstructor: Heather ShaverDates: 1/19-2/29Cost: $80/courseHow to Register? Go to Front Desk
Session Overview
Pre-Session Week Testing/Welcome Lunch/Registration/Campus Tour
Week 1 Monday- Orientation & Schedules
Tuesday: Classes Begin
Wednesday: Last day to drop-add
Friday: Teacher recommended level changes
Welcome Party – Student Center
Week 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, Monday, January 18 (no classes)
Elective Classes begin Tuesday, January 19
Week 3
Week 4 Midterm Grades
Week 5 Registration for Spring 2 Session
Week 6
Week 7 Finish all immunization requirements
Week 8 Monday-Tuesday: Regular Classes
Wednesday - Thursday: Final Exams
Post Session Grades/Certificates Available
Spring 2 Classes begin on March 15
Student Handbook
About the Intensive English ProgramAbout Georgia TechAbout Atlanta
GTLI ACADEMIC PROCESSCURRICULUM GTLI POLICIESACADEMIC RESOURCESIMMIGRATION INFORMATIONHEALTH & WELLNESSLIVING IN ATLANTA
Student Handbook
Rules for All LI Students
Rules for F-1 Students
No work
Attend class everyday Get Good GradesCommunicate with your teachers and staff
Don’t work off campus Get travel authorizationWatch immigration workshopVirtual office hour with Kate
What happens if there is a problem…..
New Tutoring Center for Language Institute Students
Starting in Week 3Sign up for individual helpCenter Coordinators: Melissa Aberle-Grasse and Lena EllingburgMore information next week
What is Tutoring?
Tutoring Center Can Help you
◦ Understand something you are learning in class better
◦ Learn something new about English that is not from your class
◦ Develop writing skills
◦ Prepare for oral presentations
◦ Achieve academic success
◦ Understand American culture better
◦ Apply for college
TUTORING CENTER CANNOT
Do your homework FOR you
but
we can work WITH you to help you complete it.
Language Institute Classes: Two Locations
O’Keefe Building
Enter Here
Buzz Card
Campus Recreation Center
CRC Membership $93/session
Dining Services
Dining Halls, Food Courts, Starbuck’s and Tech Square
Restaurants
Library
Georgia Tech Student Center
Student Health Center
Immunizations Physicians Nurses Medical & X-ray
Technicians Pharmacist Dentist
Student Health Insurance
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plan
Why is it important? It is required for all F1 students Health care is VERY expensive
Jane Doe
Campus Transportation
Stinger Bus: Circulates around campusMonday – Friday 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tech Trolley: Midtown MARTA Station to campus Operates 7 days a week
Campus Transportation at night
Midnight RamblerOperates 7 days a week
9 p.m. to 3 a.m.
StingeretteOperates 7 days a week
6 p.m. to 7 a.m.
404-385-7433
Restricted Parking on Campus
There is no free parking on campus.
Fines for parking on campus without a permit range from $50-$500
Parking on Campus
Monthly Parking Permits: $90
Smart Park: $25 for permit. Pay $6 per exit.
Visitor Parking Lots: Hourly Rate. Daily $15
Metered Parking: Read signs carefully.
Transportation Around Atlanta
MARTA U-PASS: $58.50
Computers & Technology
GT email
BuzzPort: GT Portal
LI Social Media
Digital signage
T-Square Site: In the Know (coming soon)
Georgia Tech app
Bulletin boards
Remind.com
www.facebook.com/languageinstitute
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Student Services Registration, Payments, Schedules, Immigration, Applications
Academic & Instruction Computers & Technology
Have Fun
Welcome Party at Tech Rec
Pizza,
Billiards,
Bowling,
and more!
FreeFriday, January 15 – 1 to 3PM
Friends Beyond Borders
Language Café
Meet American students for casual conversations on Friday afternoons.
Conversation Partner ProgramGet a GT student partner: they practice your language; you practice English.
The One Project
Language Institute Volunteer Student Group
Helping the world…one project at a time
The One Project Spring 1 Session
Mural painting• Help paint the inside stairwell of the O’Keefe building• Work with local high school students from Atlanta• Create artwork• Practice English in an informal setting• Make new friends• Beautify your school
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Events
Georgia Tech Day of Service – Monday, January 18To register and learn more, visit www.engage.gatech.edu
Free admission on Monday, January 18
www.diversity.gatech.edu/mlk-celebration-events
High Museum of Art
Saturday, February 6
Georgia Tech Basketball
Tuesday, February 23
Georgia Tech Night at the Aquarium
Spend an evening with Georgia Tech students
at the Georgia Aquarium
Thursday, February 11
Georgia Tech Salsa Dance
PerformancesLessons
Saturday, February 13Student Center Ballroom
Community Service
Wednesday, January 27
Other things to see in Atlanta
Any Questions?
What’s next? Get Schedule
o How to find it?o How to read it?
Course Number: G400LA SL30LB Location: O’Keefe or Biltmore Meeting Days: MTWRF Meeting Time: 10:05-10:55
Buy Books: o Where to buy? Barnes and Nobleo Which ones to buy? See Textbook listo When to buy? Today or tomorrow.
Need them by Day 2 of class. Go to Class: Classes start tomorrow!
Textbook List (In New Student Packet)