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The Center for International and English Language Services (CIELS)
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The Center for International and English
Language Services (CIELS) is the central clearinghouse for academic and
personal assistance for international students at Bradford College. Services
offered include the following:
- coordinating and disseminating information about maintaining good
status with immigration service.
- referring international students to appropriate on- and off-campus
resources for such needs as getting a tutor, managing time and money,
making a dentist appointment, arranging a home stay, getting a driver’s
license, planning a holiday weekend.
- supporting the International Club and its activities. Activities
this semester include hiking in the White Mountains, attending a concert
of the Bulgarian Women’s Choir and Mongolian Throat Singers of Tuva.
- providing appropriate English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction
for international students, coordinating the Conversation Partners program.
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English as a Second Language (ESL)
Students at Bradford’s Center for International
and English Language Services (CIELS) study English language for 25 hours
per week. The program helps intermediate and advanced students of English
improve their skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing English
and prepare for the TOEFL
examination. (note: this link will open a new browser window-to return
here close the window)A major program objective is to ready students for university study in the United States. International students who enroll at Bradford College for a Bachelor’s degree must have at least 525 on the TOEFL, offered at Bradford at least once per semester.
Advanced level students can take one regular college course for credit or audit in addition to English courses.
Bradford ESL students live on campus in the same dorm--sometimes the same room--as American students. They also participate in cultural and recreational activities. All students have access to the Internet, e-mail, and a computer center.
