In addition to administering the English placement exams and offering courses, The Graduate School supports other services for international graduate and professional students whose first language is not English.
EIS 1-on-1 Language-Focused Writing Consultations
One-on-one sessions focusing on sentence-level language issues (e.g., grammar, word choice, punctuation).
Students should come to each session with a specific writing assignment as well as a list of aspects of language they wish to work on. The goals of the sessions are to help students identify their individual language issues and to develop and apply self-editing strategies. The consultations are not an EIS editing service, but students can expect to improve specific language issues in their writing with the consultant’s guidance.
EIS 1-on-1 Speaking Consultations
Individual appointments focusing on course presentations, conference talks, oral exams, and interviews. Students should come to each session with a specific speaking task as well as a list of aspects of language they wish to work on. Students may receive feedback on pronunciation, word choice, grammar, and presentation skills.