Special Programs | IIE Fulbright Pre-Academic Training Program
Summer 2009
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Welcome to the source of information about your Fulbright Pre-Academic Program!
The Faculty and Staff of Boston University’s Center for English Language and Orientation Programs eagerly awaits your arrival!
Please check our website from time to time for additional information and requirements.
Email Jacqueline LoConte, Fulbright Pre-Academic Program Coordinator, at jacquiel@bu.edu with questions or concerns and with information concerning your arrival.
Be sure to download and read the information from the following sites:
Fulbright Information for Current Grantees
Fulbright Foreign Fellows Handbook: Guide to Living and Studying in the United States (PDF)
Have you had your required immunizations? Remember to bring us your health record including proof of immunizations and TB testing.
PROGRAM GOALS
- To orient students to the US academic system
- To refine the students’ fluency and accuracy in English
- To prepare them for their field of study
- To promote understanding of US social values and cross cultural communication
- To prepare for life in the U.S.
Curriculum Details
English for Academic Purposes Class
English for Academic Purposes will help participants refine their English skills, increasing their
accuracy, fluency and confidence needed to communicate effectively in English. Participants will
improve overall abilities in both spoken and written English, as well as their understanding of US
academic culture and general society. After completing this training program, participants will be
better prepared to use English in their graduate studies and life in the US, in both formal and
informal settings.
Skill development in this class this will include
- Participating in academic seminars and discussions
- Working in groups/collaboration
- Understanding academic lectures
- Taking notes from readings and lectures
- Developing research skills
- Writing academic English
- Reading academic texts
- Oral presentation skills
- Academic vocabulary with a focus on their field of study
- Research skills
- Writing research papers and conventions of documentation based on their field of study
- Online communication skills: email, academic discussion boards, listserves, online course
platforms
- Academic computer skills with a focus on those related to their field of study
Required seminars and workshops
- Introduction to the Fulbright Program and IIE
- Orientation to BU with Campus Tour
- Students’ Rights as Non-US Citizens regarding visa statues, law enforcement, and arrest and detention from a representative of the BU ISSO
Elective seminars and workshops in Daily Life
- Settling into Life in the US: Getting, setting up and living in your apartment
- Introduction to the US Medical System and Health Insurance
- Keeping in Touch from the US: Phone, Internet and more!
- Staying Healthy in the US
- Staying Safe in the US
- Banking and Managing your Money in the US
- Benefits: Making the most of your Student status
Elective seminars in Cultural Adjustment
- Culture Shock and Adjustment
- Friendship in the US
- Time and Stress Management
- American cultural values in theory and practice
Elective seminars in US Academic Life
- Graduate Student Panel Discussion
- BU Campus tour by field of study led by graduate students
- Registration procedures by field of study
- Tour of Libraries and Research Resources by field of study
- Academic Integrity and Reputation in the US
- Academic Networking: Building your Own Personal Network
Elective seminars in US culture and society
- US System of Government and Politics
- US Economic Institutions and Structure
- Gender Issues in the US (including sexual harassment)
- Diversity in the US: Topics in Multicultural Living
- Class Issues in the US
- The American Family
- Media and News in the US
- Orientation to BU with Campus Tour
- Students’ Rights as Non-US Citizens regarding visa statues, law enforcement, and arrest and detention from a representative of the BU ISSO
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