THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Curriculum & Schedule
(Courses and Course Dates)

The instructional program at CIES is designed to help students who are seriously interested in learning English. Most students are preparing to enter American universities after completing the CIES program. Some students are learning English to return to their countries and use English in their work. Also, a few CIES students wish to spend time in the United States to improve their language skills and to experience life here.

The curriculum is designed for students who have a basic knowledge of English, but whose ability is not yet strong enough for successful university studies or business/professional communication. Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced (pre-university) levels of English instruction are offered each semester. Each level offers a minimum of 24 hours of classes each week. Total emphasis is placed on real learning in small language classes under the guidance of master teachers of English as a second language.

COURSES
In every seven-week session, students take one course from each of the following five skills:

Coursework
Level
 Length of Course
Listening
 Beginning
(7 weeks)
Low Intermediate
(7 weeks)
High Intermediate
(7 weeks)
Advanced
(7 weeks)
 
Speaking
 Beginning
(7 weeks)
Low Intermediate
(7 weeks)
High Intermediate
(7 weeks)
Advanced
(7 weeks)
 
Reading
 Beginning
(7 weeks)
Low Intermediate
(7 weeks)
High Intermediate
(7 weeks)
Advanced
(7 weeks)
 
Composition
 Beginning
(7 weeks)
Low Intermediate
(7 weeks)
High Intermediate
(7 weeks)
Advanced
(7 weeks)
 
Grammar In Use
 Beginning
(7 weeks)
Low Intermediate
(7 weeks)
High Intermediate
(7 weeks)
Advanced
(7 weeks)
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COURSE DATES

 

 

2012

Spring I 2012
  January 5 Orientation and placement testing
    9 First day of classes
    16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Classes.
  February 24 Classes end-Graduation and Pizza Party
 

Spring II 2012
  February 27 Orientation and placement testing
  February 29 First day of classes
  March 28-30 CIES Spring Break, no classes
  April 20 Classes end and International Dinner
 

Summer I 2012
  April 30 Orientation and placement testing
  May 2 First day of classes
  May 28 Memorial Day Holiday, no classes
  June 15 Classes end-Graduation and Pizza Party
 

Summer II 2012
  June 21 Orientation and placement testing
    25 First day of classes
  July 4 Independence Day, no classes
  August 10 Classes end and International Dinner
 

Fall I 2012
  August 23 Orientation and placement testing
    27 First day of classes
  September 3 Labor Day, no classes
  October 12 Classes end-Graduation and Pizza Party
 

Fall II 2012
  October 15 Orientation and placement testing
    17 First day of classes
  November 12 Veterans Day Observed, no classes
    21-23 Thanksgiving Holiday, no classes
  December 7 Classes end and International Dinner

 

2013

Spring I 2013
  January 3 Orientation and placement testing
    7 First day of classes
    21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Classes.
  February 22 Classes end-Graduation and Pizza Party
 

Spring II 2013
  February 25 Orientation and placement testing
  February 27 First day of classes
  March 27-29 CIES Spring Break, no classes
  April 19 Classes end and International Dinner
 

Summer I 2013
  April 25 Orientation and placement testing
  April 29 First day of classes
  May 27 Memorial Day Holiday, no classes
  June 14 Classes end-Graduation and Pizza Party
 

Summer II 2013
  June 20 Orientation and placement testing
    24 First day of classes
  July 4 Independence Day, no classes
  August 9 Classes end and International Dinner
 

Fall I 2013
  August 22 Orientation and placement testing
    26 First day of classes
  September 2 Labor Day, no classes
  October 11 Classes end-Graduation and Pizza Party
 

Fall II 2013
  October 14 Orientation and placement testing
    16 First day of classes
  November 11 Veterans Day Observed, no classes
    27-29 Thanksgiving Holiday, no classes
  December 6 Classes end and International Dinner

 

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