EAP Courses

The Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures provides coursework in English for Academic Purposes for Notre Dame's international students in both academic writing and oral skills. 

Register for EAP courses through the NOVO System on InsideND. 

For more information contact the English for Academic Purposes Coordinator at eap@nd.edu or 574-631-4227 


Spring 2024 EAP Course Offerings

Academic Writing for International Students

CSLC 73002 (grad) | CRN: 23445,  Grading: S/U
CSLC 13002
(undergrad) | CRN: 28743
3 credits
MW 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. #231 Coleman Morse Center | Instructor: Mithun Rozario

This course assists international students in improving their academic/research writing skills. Students receive individualized feedback in the process of developing their research papers. Some of the course topics include writing an abstract, introduction, literature review, and method. Students learn how to make grammar choices to improve clarity, flow, correctness, and style. The undergraduate section meets the writing-intensive requirement for undergraduate students.

Pronunciation Strategies & Techniques for English Language Learners

CSLC 73001 (grad) | CRN: 31559
CSLC 13001 (undergrad) | CRN: 31536
2 credits, Grading: S/U
T 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. #308 Bond Hall | Instructor: E. Julia Kim

This course provides strategies and techniques for the improvement of clarity in spoken English. The course is centered on areas most critical in making speech more comprehensible: word and phrasal stress, intonation, and rhythm. In addition, there will be individual and classwork on specific vowel and consonant sounds focusing on the phonemes which frequently cause communication breakdowns.  Each week, students will receive EAP tutoring in a 30-minute individual Zoom session.

Spoken English Skills: A Class for Postdocs and Visiting Scholars

Date/Time: TBD | Instructors: TBD ***This course is not offered in Spring, 2024***

This free English communications class focuses on speaking skills in an academic context with an emphasis on both everyday language and professional language. This class is not for credit and has no grade. The availability of this course is determined at the end of the fall semester each year,  and the schedule will be posted here if the course becomes available.

Summer 2024 EAP Course Offerings

Summer sessions are open to all international graduate students, post-docs, visiting scholars, and staff. Courses in 2024 will be offered in person.

EAP Graduate Writing

CSLC 73006 |  CRN: 1719
No credit
1:00 - 2:30 p.m., M-F, May 28 - June 14, #201 Coleman Morse Center |  Instructor: Mithun Rozario

This course assists participants in improving their academic/research writing skills. Topics include writing an abstract, introduction, literature review, and method. Participants also learn how to make grammar choices to improve clarity, flow, correctness, and style.

EAP Oral Proficiency

CSLC 73007 |  CRN: 1720
No credit
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. M-F, July 1 - July 19 (No class on July 4), #201 Coleman Morse Center | Instructor: E. Julia Kim

This course introduces strategies and techniques to improve clarity in spoken English and develop academic presentation skills. The course focuses on prosodic features such as stress and rhythm, as well as the individual sounds. Performance issues in academic presentations (e.g.,  delivery, visual aids, audience accommodation, and non-verbal behavior) are also covered.

Fall 2024 EAP Course Offerings

Academic Writing for International Students

CSLC 73002 (grad) | CRN: TBA
CSLC 13002
(undergrad) | CRN: TBA

3 credits. Grading: S/U
Date/Time: TBD | Instructors: TBD

This course assists international students in improving their academic/research writing skills.  Students receive individualized feedback in the process of developing their own research papers. Some of the course topics include writing an abstract, introduction, literature review, and method. Students learn how to make grammar choices to improve clarity, flow, correctness, and style. The undergraduate section meets the writing-intensive requirement for undergraduate students.

Academic and Technical Presentations for International Graduate Students

CSLC 73000 (grad) | CRN: TBA
CSLC 13000
(undergrad) | CRN: TBA

2 credits. Grading: S/U
Date/Time: TBD | Instructor: TBD

This course assists international graduate students in improving their academic and technical presentations. The course incorporates presentation assignments with opportunities for individualized feedback. It examines both performance issues (such as audience, delivery, visual aids, audience interaction, non-verbal behavior, and Q&A) and academic issues (such as introductions, descriptions, explaining procedures, persuasion, and defining concepts). Students also learn how to effectively prepare for three-minute thesis (3MT) presentations.

 

Post-doc and Visiting Scholar Course Application

Fill out this form with the following:

  • Under Program, click on "Standard Summer Session"
  • Under Application Type, click on "Graduate"
  • Under Filter by Subject, click on "CSLC - Ctr for Study of Lang&Cultures"
  • Choose the course you wish to take and click on "Add Class"
  • Click on the "Apply for Summer!" button