Study English for Academic Purposes in USA

UC San Diego Extension:
Situated in La Jolla, 12 miles north of Downtown, UC San Diego Extension and the English for Academic and Professional Development (EAPD) program are committed to helping professionals, academics, and individuals attain their educational goals through high-quality education and instruction. The evening courses in the EAPD program at UC San Diego are specially tailored for those with a busy schedule and who would like to focus on personal growth and self-development. All credit-bearing courses have been approved by the UC San Diego Department of Linguistics, Department of Communication, or Warren College.

English for Academic and Professional Development (EAPD) Program:
Course Delivery: All classes meet face-to-face. There are no online courses.

UC San Diego is on the quarter system (10 weeks)

Classes are offered in the evening and usually meet one time a week for three hours over the course of 9 weeks, for a total of 9 meetings and 27 hours. Some courses may be different.

• Academic Competence in the U.S University
This 1-unit workshop is designed to orient the international student to the competitive university system in the United States.

Specifically, the workshop addresses topics which the international student may be unfamiliar with, including common formats for source citation, typical question types on exams and assessments, and protocols for interacting with professors during office hours.

• Academic Writing
Tailored to individual needs, participants will improve their accuracy in writing mechanics, in all areas of grammar, and in the essentials of effective writing style and organization.

Lectures and workshops provide assistance in writing summaries, abstracts, technical reports, and academic papers.

• Accent Modification Seminar
In just one evening, this seminar will provide participants with many keys to speaking English more accurately and smoothly.

You will learn the importance of pausing, stress, linking, and pitch so that native speakers can more easily follow what you want to say.

• Advanced Conversation Improvement
Do you already have a firm grasp of the English language but need to increase your spoken fluency and accuracy?

Designed for advanced nonnative English speakers, the course emphasizes improvement in overall conversational fluency in an active learning environment.

• Advanced Pronunciation and Fluency
Instruction will focus on expanding the students’ skills in correctly applying English patterns of stress, intonation, linking, and reductions. Pronunciation of problematic sounds will also be integrated into class exercises and activities.

• Advanced Topics in Academic Writing
This short course will focus on the essential characteristics of concise, coherent writing style in academic English; a strong controlling idea; unity of thought; clear, relevant support; and fluid transitions.

• Business Writing for Non-native English Speakers
Participants learn the correct rules of writing, how to choose the right word or expression, and formal and informal styles.

Topics include business language, style, format, tone, and presentation graphics, including effective techniques for memos, letters, solicitations, and reports.

• Conversation Improvement
This course will increase your confidence and comfort level when speaking English with both native and non-native speakers.

Through constant practice, using dialogues and situational role-playing, the instructor identifies strategies and specific conversational techniques to help each student improve his or her spoken English.

• Effective Oral Presentation
This course addresses oral communication problems encountered by non-native speakers in such formal academic and professional settings as conferences, seminars, meetings, and classrooms.

The course emphasizes the importance of clear pronunciation, precise vocabulary, appropriate format, and group management skills.

• Grammar and Editing 
Participants will review grammar points necessary in correcting the most common grammar problems in non-native writing such as knowing the correct usage of the present perfect vs. simple past, prepositions, articles, punctuation, and more.

• Grammar and Vocabulary Building
This course is designed for high-intermediate/advanced non-native English speakers who want to refine their knowledge of English grammar and increase their vocabulary.

• Pronunciation and Fluency
This course is ideal for the student who wants to be more easily understood in everyday conversation and workplace situations. The instructor will identify the students’ particular pronunciation difficulties and provide extensive exercises that target each student’s needs.

• Scientific and Technical Writing for Non-native English Speakers
Designed primarily for non-native speakers with advanced English proficiency, this course covers essential skills for writing well in scientific or technical settings. The specific styles and usage conventions of various scientific fields will be covered.

• Topics in Advanced English Structure
This short course will focus on certain complex structures in idiomatic written English, the mastery of which will greatly aid non-native speakers of English in acquiring a clearer, more sophisticated and idiomatic writing style for academic discourse.

• Topics in Writing Mechanics 
This short course will focus on correcting the most common punctuation errors in English writing. When to use or not to use commas, semi-colons, apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, capital letters, and many others will be covered