UniversityofNorthTexas Spring I, 2013

IELI WEEKLY MEMO

IntensiveEnglishLanguageIns tute

Week 7 & 8: February 25 - March 9

ExploreFortWorthTuesday,March12, 9:00am6:30pm.WewillvisittheHistoric Stockyards,shopandeatlunchatSundance Square,andvisittheFortWorthBotanical Gardens.Thistripisfree,butyoumustsignup inAmbersocebyMarch8. SpringBreakisfromMarch617.Ifyouplantotravel, pleaseplanaccordinglyanddonotscheduleaightbefore March6.Remember,SpringIItermbeginsMarch18! IfyouliveintheUNTdormsandplantostayinyourroomduringSpring Break,youshouldtellyourdormsfrontdeskstasotheyknowyouwillbe inthebuildingduringthebreak.

Therewillbeasmallgradua onrecep on onThursday,March7,from11:4512:15in SYMR203fortheSpringILevel6graduates. Studentswhoplantoa endwillsignupintheir Level6classonWednesdayofWeek7.Atthe recep on,thestudentswillbeabletopickuptheir cer cates,haverefreshments,andtakepictures withtheirclassmates.TheLevel6teachersand DirectorFleurquinwillalsobethere.Pleasestopby towishyourclassmateswell!

Monday,February25inCrumleyHallfrom5:00pm 6:00pm.Prac ceyourEnglishandmakenew Americanfriends!

Communica on: Level05CMexams: Tuesday,March5th L3,4,5:8:3011:00AM L0,1,2:12:002:30 Level6listeningexam: Tuesday,March5th 8:10AM9:50AM Level6readingexam: Tuesday,March5th 10:10AM12:00PM

Wri ng: Composi onFinalExams: Thursday,February28:During normalclass meforalllevels. GrammarFinalExams: Monday,March4th L0,25:8:3010:30 L1:11:001:00 L6.1,6.3:Regularclass me (8:109:50) L6.2,6.4:Regularclass me (10:1011:50)

AllschedulepreferencesfortheSpringIIterm mustbesubmi edonlinebetweenMonday, February18andFriday,March1. Whenyoucompletethepreferenceform,you mustsubmitdocumenta on,suchasanocial workschedule,yourEISclassschedule,oran ocialle erfromyourchildsschoolordaycare. Gotoieli.unt.edu;loginwithyourEUIDand password. Ifyouhavespecialcircumstances,youmustsubmit yourrequestandtheappropriatedocumenta on beforethedeadlineofMarch1,2013.Veryfew changeswillbemadea ertheSpringIIterm begins.

GradeswillbeavailableFriday,March8, 9:00am11:00am&1:30pm3:00pmintheStudentLounge. PleasepickupyourpapergradereportfromIELI.Youronlinegradesmay notbeavailableun lFriday,March8.Some mesyourgradereportshave importantle ersa achedtothem,andyoucantgetthatinforma on online.Youalsowontbeabletoreadyourteacherscommentsonline. Ifyouareunabletopickupyourgradereport,youhavetwoop ons: AsktheMainOce(SYMR204)tomailyourgradereporttoyou. FilloutaGradeReleaseConsentform,whichauthorizesafriendtopick upyourreportforyou.Thisformmustbelledoutby5:00PMon March7andanIELIadministratormustapproveit.Noonecanpickup yourgradereportwithoutanIELIadministratorsapproval.

Thecostoftui onforSpringII2013 tui onis$2,920.00. TheSpringIItui onpayment deadlineis3p.m.onFriday,March1. Ifyouneedtosetupaninstallment planforyourtui onpayment,please gotothePaymentoceinSYMR205 BEFOREMarch1.Ifyoupaya erMarch1,therewill bealatefeeof$100.

Congratula onsCecilia ZhanzhanZhangstartedinLevels3and4inFallI 2012,andduringher meinIELI,shehas CeciAnguiforbeingthe SpringIvideovolunteer par cipatedinmostIELIac vi esandeldtripsand winner!Ceciwasinseven volunteeredher meandideasforIELI weeklymemovideoclips! events.ZhanzhaniscurrentlyinLevels5and6and wantstopursueherMastersdegreeinAccoun ng atUNT.Zhanzhanwasrecommendedbymul pleIELI teacherswhohadthefollowingtosayabouther: Zhanzhanisawesome!IhadherinWR4lastterm, andshewasamodelstudent.Sheworkedhard, par cipatedverywellinallgroupac vi es,always cametoclasson me,wasfriendly,andhadagreata tude, saidAngela Landt. IhadZhanzhaninLevel5Communica onandinASC.Sheisreallyoneofthe beststudentsIvehadhere, saidVanessavanDrunen. Sheisstellarinallac vi es/skills.Youshouldseehercolorcoded notetakingbookletShehasmyvote!saidSandyStroo.

IELIishavingaphotocontestinSpringII!Ifyou havesomeamazingphotosfromyourhome countryorsomewhereyouhavebeen,butNOT theUnitedStates,feel freetosubmitthemto IELI.Prizeswillinclude gi cardstotheUNT Bookstore! Startthinkingofwhich photosyouwillwant tosubmitTODAY!

Congratula ons,Zhanzhan,onyouraccomplishments!

ThewinnersoftheFunniest ClassPhotoareLauraRiossCM 3.4class,andbothKa e CarnahansCM4.3and4.4 classes!Congratula ons,yousilly people!

Tondoutabouteventsin DentonoratUNTduringSpring Break,checkoutthesethree websites:

h p://union.unt.edu/calendar h p://
www.discoverdenton.com/ annualEvents.cfm?p=0&bl=260

h p://35denton.com/
IELIandtheMathDepartmentatUNTareoeringaGREPrepCoursefor interna onalstudents.Twoclasseswillbeoered:(1)Analy calWri ngand VerbalReasoningand(2)Quan ta veReasoning.Studentscansignupforeither classorboth.Eachclasswillmeetfortwohoursperweek. Whenwilltheclassesbeoered? March25May9,2013 Whocansignup? IELIstudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedLevel4 UNTinterna onalstudents Howmuchdoesitcost? Analy calWri ng/VerbalReasoning:$180(textbooksincluded) Quan ta veReasoning:$180(textbooksincluded)

AprilisGlobalCi zensMonth!There willbeeventsthroughoutthemonth forALLcountries.OlgaGrieconeeds helpwithmanyoftheseevents!Gotothe WelcomeCenter,SYMR286,tovolunteerforan event.Therearemee ngseveryWednesday from3:30pm5:00pminSYMR286.

RegisterintheIELImainoce(SYMR204)byMarch8,2013. PaythecoursefeesinSYMR205March418,2013. Formoreinforma on,talktoSabine(SYMR221).

Amberneedsvolunteerstohelpwith orienta onMarch6,7,and8.Wewill needtranslatorstowelcomeandexplain informa ontonewSpringIIstudents.Sign upinAmbersoce,SYMR214,by March1ifyouareinterested.