IELI WEEKLY MEMO

Summer 2012

Week 4: June 24 - 30

RockWallClimbingSaturday,June30,from12pm3pmatthePohlRecrea onCenter.JoinIELIattheclimbingwallat UNT.Haveyoueverclimbedarockwall?SignupinAmbersoce(SYMR214).Thiseventisfree,butonly25peoplecan par cipate.BringyourstudentIDcardwithyou.

CowboysStadiumTour&RangersBaseballGameSaturday,July7,from1:30pm11:30pm.ExploreCowboys StadiumwithIELIandlearnaboutthearchitecture,engineering,art,andbusinessdecisionsbehindtheworld famousstadium.Wellvisitthefootballeld,theDallasCowboyslockerroom,andmoreonaguidedtour! A erwards,wellgotoRangersBallparkandcheerforYuDarvishandtheTexasRangersastheyplaytheMinnesotaTwins!Ticketsare $10forIELIstudentsand$32forfamilyandfriends.Alimitednumberof cketsareavailable,sosignupinAlissasoce(SYMR205)!

StudentsshouldALWAYScarrytheirUNTstudentIDwiththem.Hereareafew reasonswhycarryingyourstudentIDisimportant: AstudentmustshowaphotoID(inEnglish)toreceiveanydocu mentfromtheIELIMainOce. AstudentmustswipetheirIDwhenUNTprovidesfreelunchduringspecialevents. AstudentmustswipetheirIDtousetheUNTRecrea onCenter. AstudentmustswipetheirIDatallUNTcafeteriasinordertousetheirmealplan. AstudentmustswipetheirIDtoenterallGeneralAccessComputerLabs. AstudentmustswipetheirIDtorentabookfromtheUNTlibrary. Youcanscanthiscode anduploadtheWeekly Memotoyoursmartphone.

UNT101:HowtoApply Mee ngWednesday,June 27,from12:10pm1:00pm, inSYMR271.Ifyouare interestedinlearningabout UNTandthemanyprograms oered,youshoulda endthismee ng. Formoreinforma on,contactKristenat Kristen.Brooks@unt.eduorstopbySYMR 204.Thismee ngwillgiveyouvaluable informa on,anditisexcellentlistening prac ce,too.Dontmissthisgreat opportunity!

Therewillnotbe classesonWednesday, July4,fortheUnited StatesIndependence Day.UNTandDCTAbuseswill notrunthatday.

Allnewinterna onalstudentsarerequiredtobescreenedfortuberculosis a erbeginningclassesatUNT/IELI.NewstudentsmustcompleteaTBtestby Thursday,June28. UNTHealthandWellnessCenter CalltheHealthCenterNOWto ChestnutHall scheduleyourappointment. 1800ChestnutSt.

Doyouwantanextraopportunitytoprac ce speakingEnglishwithAmericans?Cometo IELIsConversa onHour!Thisisagreat opportunitytomeetAmericanvolunteersand prac ceyourEnglish.Therewillbefreefood andconversa ongames. Friday,June29, 12:10pm1:00pm SYMR203 SignuponMondayin Ambersoce,SYMR214,if youwanttoa end.

Phone:9405652333,op on2 WhenyougototheHealthCenter, youmustbringthreeformswith Appointmentsavailable: you:theTBScreeningRecord, MondayThursday,June18June28 Only40studentsmaya end,andyoumust MedicalHistoryForm,andTB 8:0011:00amand1:002:30pm beonAmberssignuplist. ScreeningForm.Youshouldhave Callnow! receivedtheseformsatorienta on.

Ifyouneedextracopiesoftheforms,haveques ons,orwouldlikehelpmakingyour Summer term. Students must sign up each the appointment,cometoAmbersoce,SYMR214. Mondayto secure their spot for Conversa on Ifyoudonotgotoyourscheduledappointment,youwillhavetopaya$10ne!
Hour.

Conversa on Hour will be held on Fridays during

Thisfall,Level6studentsinterestedinpursuinganMBAorMSinBusinesswillhavetheopportunitytoenrollin theIELIPreMBA/MSprogram.ThenewprogramisafasttracktothegraduatebusinessprogramatUNT, allowingstudentstostudyalongsideAmericanstudentsinamanagementcourseandtakespecialacademic Englishcoursesdesignedforthebusinessse ng. StudentsreceiveprovisionaladmissiontotheUNTCollegeofBusiness,accelera ngthestudentstransi onto graduateschool.ContactSabineformoreinforma on(SYMR220orsabine.thepaut@unt.edu).

StudySkillsclassisanopportunityforIELIstudentstoget addi onalindividuala en ontoimprovetheirEnglish skills.Studentswhoa endwillreceivetutoringforwhich eversubjecttheychoose. StudySkillswillbeavailableeverydayfrom10am2pm, inSYMR223.Ifyouareinterested,pleasetalktoJeRasch. be(orwalk)inhis/hershoes Deni on:understandasitua onthewaysomeone elseexperiencesit

Thisterm,therewillbeaspecialconversa ongroupon TuesdaysandWednesdaysat1:10pm,inMarquis305.In thisgroup,studentsinLevels46willhaveanopportunity tomeetwithana vespeaker receivedaPhDfromUNT.Group par cipantswilltakepartin structuredconversa onsand ac vi es;topicstobecovered includeacademics,careergoals, andinterpersonalrela onships. Thisisagreatopportunityforyoutolearnandgrowwhile prac cingEnglishinacomfortableenvironment.Signup nowinAmbersoce!

Usedinasentence:Melissacouldnotunderstand whyJosephwashomesick.Shewashavingagreat meatIELI;whywasnthehappy,too?Duringlunchoneday,sheasked himwhyhewasunhappyandtriedtoputherselfinhisshoes.Onceshe understoodhisopinions,Melissawasabletoempathize,helpJoseph feelbe er,andencouragehimwhenhefeltsadandlonely.

ClassphotoswillbenextMonday,July2, duringWri ngclasses.Dressnicelyandbe preparedtosmile!

UNTshu lebusesdonotrunonFridaysduringtheSummerterm.Ifyou needaridetoclass,youshouldaskafriendorclassmate,makea reserva onwiththeStudents Only Shu le at www.studentsonlyshu le.com(orcall214725 2022),oruseaDCTAconnectbus.Formore informa on,talktoAmberorKarina(SYMR214).

DoyouplantouseinEnglishinyourfu turejob?DoyouplantostudyatUNT? Youwillberequiredtotalktona ve speakersandgivepresenta ons. Pronuncia onPowerhelpsyoureduce youraccentandsoundmorelikeana ve speaker.StopbytheIELILab(SYMR224)tolearnhowthis so warecanhelpyouimproveyourspeakingskills. Eachweek,AmberandKarinawillmake aWeeklyUpdatevideoofimportant eventsandannouncements.Ifyou wouldliketostarinoneoftheWeekly Updatevideos,pleasetalktoAmberor Karina(SYMR214).

BlueManGroupWednesday,June27,7:30pm.JoinUPC onatriptoBassPerformanceHallinFortWorthtowatch thefamousBlueManGroup.ThepopularLasVegasshow combinesmusic,comedy,technology,andalotofbluefacepaint! Ticketsare$10attheUnionInforma onDesk(nexttoWellsFargo). EurocupWatchtheEurocup2012matchesinthe UnionSyndicateat11:00amand1:30pm.UPCwill hostaseminalspartyonJune27and28at12:30pm; foodandsodawillbeprovided.NOTE:youcannotmiss classtowatchtheEurocup.