The English Language Academy's Winter Enrichment Program for Immigrants and U.S. Visitors originally scheduled for November-December 2007 has been cancelled, effective October 26, 2007. We apologize for any inconvenience this cancellation may cause. Please contact the ELA office at 312-362-6455 for information about other courses which will be offered during this period.
Three and one-half-week program – Monday, November 26 to Wednesday, December 19 ("Holiday program")
Winter Enrichment Program classes are scheduled from 10:45 to 2:45, Monday through Friday, with special Explore Chicago field trips on Friday afternoons, and one or two special events which may be scheduled against the backdrop of Chicago's beautiful holiday decorations. This year the English Language Academy will once again offer this open-enrollment program, in the period just before the university closes for our Christmas-New Years holiday.
The program is a non-intensive, non-academic course offering 15 class hours per week and admitting students who hold a B-1 or B-2 visa or visa waiver. Course work will consist of the same program enjoyed by our Summer Enrichment students for the past four years:
The cost of the program is an all-inclusive $800.00 for the 3.5 week period of November 26 to December 19.
Summer Enrichment Programs for Immigrants and U.S. Visitors is to be offered again during Summer 2008!
Summer Enrichment Program classes are scheduled from 10:45 to 2:45 Monday through Friday, with special Explore Chicago field trips on Friday afternoons.
This year the English Language Academy will once again offer this open-enrollment program in English as a second language. This special program is designed for students who are already in the United States, or who may be visiting Chicago for a short time.
Because this program is non-intensive and non-academic - that is, offering only 15 class hours per week - we can accept students who hold a B-1 or B-2 visa, or those who have entered the United States on a visa waiver. (The program is also open to students who hold an F-1 visa, and who may wish to enrich their summer break with additional study. Participation in this special program is voluntary and has no bearing on the immigration status of F-1 students, and these students should understand that instruction in writing, grammar, academic discussion and TOEFL is not included. Students who wish to learn language for academic preparation should enroll in the ELA's year-round intensive English program.)
Because of the special short-term nature of this program, Summer Enrichment students do not have access to DePaul University's residence halls. Admission to this program does not meet full-time study requirements, and normally students admitted will not continue at the ELA in the fall.
As a student in the Summer Enrichment Program, you will study Monday through Friday, during the day. Your program will consist of the following four courses, or courses like these, for a total of 15 class hours per week:
* During previous summers, our Explore Chicago students have – for example – visited the John Hancock Tower, the Field Museum of Natural History, the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry, the Andersonville and Pilsen neighborhoods, the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, and attended a Chicago Symphony concert at the Ravinia Festival.
The cost of the program is an all-inclusive $1,600.00 for the full seven week program. If you choose to enroll only in the first short program on Monday, July 7, the cost is $800.00; and if you wish to join us as a new student in the second short program on Wednesday, July 30, the cost is $800.00.
Please apply soon, as space is limited. Applicants should know that this is a very popular program. During 2005, 2006 and 2007 we had to close enrollment in both short programs several weeks before their start dates and accept students only on a "waiting list" basis. To apply now, please click here to download our special Summer/Winter Enrichment Program application, or contact our office to request a copy.
Lars Gingery, Assoc. Director and Registrar
English Language Academy, DePaul University
25 East Jackson Boulevard, Lewis 1704
Chicago, Illinois 60604-2217 USA
E-Mail: ela@condor.depaul.edu