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Ouachita Baptist University
Daniel & Betty Jo Grant Center for International Education

Welcome to the ESL program

The following courses are offered each semester:

• Reading (3 hours per week)

• Writing (3 hours )

• Grammar (3 hours )

• Converstional English (3 hours)

• American Culture (Spring)/History (Fall) (3 hours – travel included on occasions)

• Pronunciation – (1 hour with a personal tutor)

• Language Lab – (3 hours)

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All classes offered at 3 levels

• Beginning – level 1

• Intermediate – level 2

• Advanced – level 3

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What are students saying about our ESL program?

“It helped me to be prepared for the academic program and to know more about the American culture.”

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“I couldn’t have graduated without the help of ESL at the beginning of my college studies.”

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ESL helped me learn how to write academic essays in English.”

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The friendly, non-threatening classes gave me confidence to learn English without fear.”

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” The American Culture classes were fun – we got to see Arkansas outside of the classroom.”

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“The teachers and students were all so friendly, and it made my study abroad experience very meaningful.”

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“Without ESL, I could never have studied in an American university – Thanks for being my teacher and my friend.”