Summer school
Sunday, June 28th, 2009Although it took a couple of weeks to choose a summer school suitable for me, I have finally made a decision to attend the summer English program at UC Berkeley. More specifically, I will take two courses of the ESL 9 during the session E (7/27 - 8/14): “Grammar and Vocabulary for Written English” and “Oral Communication Skills.”
At first, I wanted to attend the EFS 688 at Stanford University because it seems very intensive and practical for an international graduate student like me. I realized, however, that I would not be able to finish my preparation for the transition to the United States by the beginning date of the program. So I was looking for another school.
Through the search for the summer program for a while, I noticed that there were few programs which met my needs in terms of the duration, tuition and location. After all, I selected the program at UC Berkeley. According to the website for the program, both of the two teachers for the courses which I will take have broad experience of teaching ESL. I am looking forward to studying English under those teachers.