Intensive English Program

Program Description

The ESL Program at SNHU Makes Learning English as Easy as Possible

Many international students need English as a Second Language courses to help them fully understand the language and get a complete education at Southern New Hampshire University. Fortunately, the Institute for Language Education at SNHU has a great Intensive English Program that can quickly help them become comfortable speaking, listening, reading, and writing at a college level.

SNHU features both undergraduate and graduate bridge programs, ensuring that, no matter which degree students are pursuing, SNHU can offer them the help and support that they need to get the best education possible. These programs are immersive and thorough, and will enable students to enter and comfortably complete academic programs not just at Southern New Hampshire University, but also at other universities and colleges throughout the United States.

The ESL program includes:

• 7 levels of instruction from Low and Intermediate through Advanced levels
• 18 hours of instruction per week
• Classes are taught Monday through Thursday
• A maximum of 14 students per class
• Each student in the program assigned a faculty counselor
• The program is taught by graduate-level educated faculty

The program will focus on several areas, including:

• Speaking: Oral presentations, interviewing, role-playing, and social conversation
• Writing: Going from sentences to paragraphs to essays and research papers
• Reading: Newspapers, magazines and journals, textbooks, and literature
• Listening: Informal conversations, formal discussions, lectures, television and movies
• Academic Preparation: Study skills, research and computer skills, time management
• Culture Studies: Life in the US, American values, beliefs and multi-cultural communication
• Outside the Classroom: Visits to local businesses and agencies, field trips to places of cultural and historical interest, recreation activities (skiing, bowling, picnics, boat cruises)

Additional ESL program benefits include:

• Full university privileges (health center, library, athletic facilities, etc.)
• ESL students can apply to live in residence halls on campus
• Students can apply for conditional admission to a degree program
• Six term starts per year