Intensive English ProgramOrientation Spring 1 Session

Welcome to Georgia Tech

Orientation = Starting in the Right Direction

Three Goals

o Stay Safe

o Improve English & Cross-Cultural Understanding

o Experience Georgia Tech, Atlanta, & U.S. and Have Fun

Staying Safe:Safety Tips from the Campus Police

Improve English & Increase Cross-Cultural Understanding

The Intensive English Program

8-Week Sessions

Spring 1 – January-MarchSpring 2 – March-MaySummer- June-JulyFall 1 – August-OctoberFall 2 – October-December

Finding Your Level

Last Week

Placement Test

[Objective & Writing]

This Week Teacher

Observation

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Specific Purpose

The Weekly Schedule

Monday-Thursday Friday

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1:05-2:10No Classes2:10-3:25

3:35-4:40

Levels 100-400 Levels 500-700

Foundation Track Academic Track Specific Purposes Track

Grammar/Writing Grammar

• Business Case Analyses• Cross Cultural Communication• Current Events• Service Learning• TOEFL Prep Plus• Vocabulary Devel Stand. Tests

Reading/Writing Reading

Speaking/Listening Speaking/Listening

The Core Classes

Elective Classes

Six-Week Test Prep Classes

TOEFL Reading Mondays 215TOEFL Speaking Tuesday 215TOEFL Writing Wednesdays 113TOEFL Listening Thursdays 215

Meeting Time: 2:20-3:25pmInstructor: Heather ShaverDates: 1/19-2/29Cost: $80/courseHow to Register? Go to Front Desk

Session Overview

Pre-Session Week Testing/Welcome Lunch/Registration/Campus Tour

Week 1 Monday- Orientation & Schedules

Tuesday: Classes Begin

Wednesday: Last day to drop-add

Friday: Teacher recommended level changes

Welcome Party – Student Center

Week 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, Monday, January 18 (no classes)

Elective Classes begin Tuesday, January 19

Week 3

Week 4 Midterm Grades

Week 5 Registration for Spring 2 Session

Week 6

Week 7 Finish all immunization requirements

Week 8 Monday-Tuesday: Regular Classes

Wednesday - Thursday: Final Exams

Post Session Grades/Certificates Available

Spring 2 Classes begin on March 15

Student Handbook

About the Intensive English ProgramAbout Georgia TechAbout Atlanta

GTLI ACADEMIC PROCESSCURRICULUM GTLI POLICIESACADEMIC RESOURCESIMMIGRATION INFORMATIONHEALTH & WELLNESSLIVING IN ATLANTA

Student Handbook

Rules for All LI Students

Rules for F-1 Students

No work

Attend class everyday Get Good GradesCommunicate with your teachers and staff

Don’t work off campus Get travel authorizationWatch immigration workshopVirtual office hour with Kate

What happens if there is a problem…..

New Tutoring Center for Language Institute Students

Starting in Week 3Sign up for individual helpCenter Coordinators: Melissa Aberle-Grasse and Lena EllingburgMore information next week

What is Tutoring?

Tutoring Center Can Help you

◦ Understand something you are learning in class better

◦ Learn something new about English that is not from your class

◦ Develop writing skills

◦ Prepare for oral presentations

◦ Achieve academic success

◦ Understand American culture better

◦ Apply for college

TUTORING CENTER CANNOT

Do your homework FOR you

but

we can work WITH you to help you complete it.

Language Institute Classes: Two Locations

O’Keefe Building

Enter Here

Buzz Card

Campus Recreation Center

CRC Membership $93/session

Dining Services

Dining Halls, Food Courts, Starbuck’s and Tech Square

Restaurants

Library

Georgia Tech Student Center

Student Health Center

Immunizations Physicians Nurses Medical & X-ray

Technicians Pharmacist Dentist

Student Health Insurance

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plan

Why is it important? It is required for all F1 students Health care is VERY expensive

Jane Doe

Campus Transportation

Stinger Bus: Circulates around campusMonday – Friday 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Tech Trolley: Midtown MARTA Station to campus Operates 7 days a week

Campus Transportation at night

Midnight RamblerOperates 7 days a week

9 p.m. to 3 a.m.

StingeretteOperates 7 days a week

6 p.m. to 7 a.m.

404-385-7433

Restricted Parking on Campus

There is no free parking on campus.

Fines for parking on campus without a permit range from $50-$500

Parking on Campus

Monthly Parking Permits: $90

Smart Park: $25 for permit. Pay $6 per exit.

Visitor Parking Lots: Hourly Rate. Daily $15

Metered Parking: Read signs carefully.

Transportation Around Atlanta

MARTA U-PASS: $58.50

Computers & Technology

GT email

BuzzPort: GT Portal

LI Social Media

Digital signage

T-Square Site: In the Know (coming soon)

Georgia Tech app

Bulletin boards

Remind.com

www.facebook.com/languageinstitute

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Student Services Registration, Payments, Schedules, Immigration, Applications

Academic & Instruction Computers & Technology

Have Fun

Welcome Party at Tech Rec

Pizza,

Billiards,

Bowling,

and more!

FreeFriday, January 15 – 1 to 3PM

Friends Beyond Borders

Language Café

Meet American students for casual conversations on Friday afternoons.

Conversation Partner ProgramGet a GT student partner: they practice your language; you practice English.

The One Project

Language Institute Volunteer Student Group

Helping the world…one project at a time

The One Project Spring 1 Session

Mural painting• Help paint the inside stairwell of the O’Keefe building• Work with local high school students from Atlanta• Create artwork• Practice English in an informal setting• Make new friends• Beautify your school

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Events

Georgia Tech Day of Service – Monday, January 18To register and learn more, visit www.engage.gatech.edu

Free admission on Monday, January 18

www.diversity.gatech.edu/mlk-celebration-events

High Museum of Art

Saturday, February 6

Georgia Tech Basketball

Tuesday, February 23

Georgia Tech Night at the Aquarium

Spend an evening with Georgia Tech students

at the Georgia Aquarium

Thursday, February 11

Georgia Tech Salsa Dance

PerformancesLessons

Saturday, February 13Student Center Ballroom

Community Service

Wednesday, January 27

Other things to see in Atlanta

Any Questions?

What’s next? Get Schedule

o How to find it?o How to read it?

Course Number: G400LA SL30LB Location: O’Keefe or Biltmore Meeting Days: MTWRF Meeting Time: 10:05-10:55

Buy Books: o Where to buy? Barnes and Nobleo Which ones to buy? See Textbook listo When to buy? Today or tomorrow.

Need them by Day 2 of class. Go to Class: Classes start tomorrow!

Textbook List (In New Student Packet)