Form VSPM
ACADEMIC ENGLISH COURSE
for U-M VISITING SCHOLARS
WINTER 2014
VS 502: Academic Communications Seminar
This course provides instruction in strategies for speaking in both formal and informal academic
settings and for written communication. The course will focus on the organization of presentations
and techniques for effectively participating in and leading discussions. Other areas of instruction will
include review of style and organization of research writing, vocabulary development, and practice in
pronunciation to improve clarity of message. For more information, contact Carolyn Madden at
cagm@umich.edu or 734-763-5892.
Tuition:
$900
Schedule:
2 hours per week for 10 weeks
Course begins Thursday, January 16, 2014
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Conference Room, ELI, 555 S. Forest Avenue
Please contact Carolyn Madden at cagm@umich.edu if you have any questions or would like to
discuss your language needs before the course begins.
University of Michigan English Language Institute
555 S. Forest Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2584
*Scholars/staff are encouraged to seek funding from their department to pay for tuition.
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Form VSPM
Winter 2014
TO:
FROM:
VISITING SCHOLARS and DEPARTMENTS
Carolyn Madden, Interim Director
RE:
English language support for U-M Visiting Scholars who are non-native speakers of English
The English Language Institute (ELI) developed the Visiting Scholars Program primarily for those members of the
academic community from overseas who are engaged in research activities here at the University of Michigan.
The ELI offers courses designed to help scholars increase their confidence using English, thereby enhancing their
professional contributions during their stay at the University of Michigan.
Courses currently offered for the Visiting Scholars are:
VS 502: Academic Communications Seminar
Requirements
Visiting Scholar/Staff status at the University of Michigan
Payment of Fee
The fee per course is $900.
Departments/Sponsors are encouraged to pay or share in the cost with the scholar.
Please complete the information below and submit with your check to the ELI Main Office, 555 South Forest
Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104-2584. Make your check payable to the University of Michigan.
Please fill out information below. Payment is due by January 19, 2013
Visiting Scholar: _____________________________________ E-mail: _______________________________
Department: ______________________________________________________________________________
□ Department Payment: $ _______ to short code account # 417161 from short code account # __________
□ Partial Personal Payment (remaining balance, if department not paying in full): $ _______ (Check No.______)
□ Full Personal Payment: $900 (Check No.______)
□ On-line Credit Card Payment (https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/eli/fin/vScholar/paymentForm.asp) $______
Department Administrator: ______________________________ E-mail:_____________________________
Signature of Department Administrator: _______________________________________________________
ELI use only: Received by: ___________________ Date: _________ Finance: ___________________ Date: ___________
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