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Berlitz Rockefeller Center 40 West 51st Street Individual and group classes Self-Paced and online learning www.berlitz.com ENGLISH Inlingua IMPROVEMENT 551 Fifth Avenue English for Professional Training & Dev’t 212-682-8585 RESOURCES Strategies For Fluency [email protected] 1. Join a student club CP Language Institute 2. Take advantage of CU’s multiple 1790 Department of Individual and Group Classes language resources www.cpli.com Industrial Engineering & Operations Research 3. Find a personal tutor There are a variety of other language courses available in . For more information 4. Make friends with English speakers check out http://www.columbia.edu/cu/isso/ activities/index.html and click on “English 5. Watch movies or TV in English with Programs” for more options. Or you can Mudd Hall 313 subtitles in your language check out http://www.ny.com/academia/ 500 W 120th St centers.html. New York, NY 10027 6. Read the newspaper Phone: +1 212-854-2942 7. Listen to music in English Fax: +1 212-854-8103 ieor.columbia.edu 8. If you don’t already, try to take notes as much as possible in English

9. Have your resumes and cover letters edited by an advisor

10. Do a mock interview English Classes @ Columbia Other On-Campus Opportunities

American Language Program (ALP) Hephzibah House Location: 504 Location: 51 W. 75th St Clubs 2970 Broadway (118th Street) English Conversation - CU Informs (http://sites.google.com/ Part-time & Full-time options Dates: mid Sep - late Nov site/cuinforms) For more information go to: http:// Time: Mon 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Entrepreneurship, Leadership & www.ce.columbia.edu/alp/?PID=29/ Cost: Free English for You ( US culture and History) Consulting (ELC) Teachers College Community English Program Term I: Sept-Oct (6 weeks/12sessions) - Graduate Business Association Location: 525 West 120th Street Term II: Oct-Dec (6 weeks/12 sessions) - Graduate Student Advisory Council Dates: late Sep - early Dec Time: Tues, Thurs, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Times: Mon, Wed, Thurs morning or evening Cost: $ 80/term - Management PhD Students Cost: $175 fee for Semester + books For more information go to: http:// - SEAS Graduate Student Council For more information go to: http://www.tc.edu/ www.hhouse.org/ - Women n Science at Columbia centers/communityenglish CU Language Resource Center Community Impact at Columbia University Location: 420W 118St. Of. 353C. More info on clubs and how to join them: Location: Beacon Center at 625 W. 133rd St. Dates/Times: http://www.columbia.edu/students/ Registration: Pre-tests are offered over a 4-week *Individual Tutorials - 10 Sessions/90 minutes org_gov.html#graduate_students period prior to the semester start date. each,during fall or spring. Dates: Mon through Thurs *Conversation Groups - 10 Sessions/120 minutes International Student & Scholars Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm or 6:00pm - 8:00pm each during fall or spring. Cost: Books Cost: Office For more information go to: http:// Individual tutorials - $500 Service offered by the ISSO include: www.columbia.edu/cu/ci/programs/jeep/ Conversation Groups - $375 - Immigration index.html Language Maintenance Tutorials http:// - Orientation www.lrc.columbia.edu/students/lmt/index.php Baptist Campus Ministry, Columbia University - Opportunities to Explore the City International Students English Conversation Group Chazen Institute () - Informational programs and Location: 108 Earl Hall, Schiff Room 2980 Location: 212 Uris Hall workshops When: Mondays 2:00-4:00pm Time: 9:00AM-5:00PM Cost: Free Days: Monday-Friday - Social & Cultural Activities www.columbia.edu/cu/earl/bcm/ Cost: $300 for 8 sessions ($50 fee applied) internationalstudents www.gsb.columbia.edu/chazen For more information on ISSO and its services, check out their website: All info last updated 2.11.11 http://www.columbia.edu/cu/isso/