🏖️ AEPP 2020 Throwback 🏖️ We miss our AEPP students! This is a photo of Manal’s class from the first session. The Academic English Pre-Matriculation Program (AEPP) is our intensive English course for incoming UChicago PhD and Masters students. Over 3 weeks in August and September, AEPP students refresh their knowledge of academic English and […]
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🏖️ AEPP 2020 Throwback 🏖️ We miss our AEPP students! This is a photo of James’s class from the first session. The Academic English Pre-Matriculation Program (AEPP) is our intensive English course for incoming @uchicago PhD and Masters students. Over 3 weeks in August and September, AEPP students refresh their knowledge of academic English and […]
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🏖️ AEPP 2020 Throwback 🏖️ We miss our AEPP students! This is a photo of Arthur’s class from the first session. The Academic English Pre-Matriculation Program (AEPP) is our intensive English course for incoming @uchicago PhD and Masters students. Over 3 weeks in August and September, AEPP students refresh their knowledge […]
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🏖️ AEPP 2020 Throwback 🏖️ We miss our AEPP students! This is a photo of Christine’s class from the first session. The Academic English Pre-Matriculation Program (AEPP) is our intensive English course for incoming @uchicago PhD and Masters students. Over 3 weeks in August and September, AEPP students refresh their knowledge […]
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Today, we’re showcasing a runner-up from our 2020 AEPP photo contest, taken by Tannistha!⠀ When she posted this collage, Tannistha said: “I found the letters AEPP in the following attached files of the photos. “The first photo in the collage is of America on the other side of the Niagra Falls (A). “The second photo […]
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📸AEPP Photo Contest📸 Today, we’re showcasing a runner-up from our 2020 AEPP photo contest, taken by Yudi!⠀ When she posted this photo, Yudi said: “I took the CTA heading to the loop with my best friend Idil Meric after one AEPP class. 35mm Cinestill.” ⠀ Congratulations, Yudi!⠀
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📸AEPP Photo Contest📸 Today, we’re showcasing a runner-up from our 2020 AEPP photo contest, taken by Jinfei!⠀ When she posted this photo, Jinfei said: “I ordered some stuff from UChicago Online Bookstore and now I feel sooooo happy when my lovely package arrives! 😆 Learning AEPP at home 🥳” ⠀ Congratulations, Jinfei!⠀
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📸AEPP Photo Contest📸 Today, we’re showcasing the winning collage from our 2020 AEPP photo contest, created by Rahul!⠀ ⠀ Rahul participated this year in the AEPP from India. During his time, he took photos of his hometown that evoked his experience of studying remotely and preparing for his @uchicago studies. ⠀ As the winner, Rahul’s […]
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“One of my favorite things is to find something that I had written but forgotten about. I love that mix of feelings between, ‘I wrote this’ and ‘I don’t remember writing this,’ followed usually by, ‘Wow, I was more clever than I thought…’ Unlike spoken words, writing is durable. I enjoy working with the Written […]
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“Whether it is with coworkers or managers, every time we speak in the workplace, we balance being serious and wanting to make an emotional connection with the people we are speaking with. Expressing that balance is probably the most difficult thing that we do and we do it every time we have a conversation. I […]
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Back in June, the ELI sent out a survey to our students regarding the racial and social justice protests that were, and still are, occurring in the U.S. Several students responded to the survey and asked some wonderful questions. We have posted those (anonymous) questions and our responses to our blog: https://esl.uchicago.edu/2020/09/02/the-elis-response-to-recent-social-unrest-in-the-u-s/ Please don’t hesitate […]
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During the AEPP, we are hosting a number of virtual social events to help students connect with each other and have fun outside of class. Students are currently participating in the AEPP from all over the world. On Mondays we have hosted a group for people who are interested in learning more about sports culture […]
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Congratulations to our Writing Tutor, Eszter Ronai, on being a recipient of an International House 2020-2021 Graduate Fellowship! 💯💥📣 Fellows “were selected based on academic merit, leadership abilities, community activities, and their ability to contribute to the diversity of the International House community. Graduate Fellows have the unique opportunity to play a leadership role within […]
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During the AEPP, we are hosting a number of virtual social events to help students connect with each other and have fun outside of class. Students are currently participating in the AEPP from all over the world. On Saturday August 22, we hosted a Talent Show for AEPP session 1 students and staff. Pictured are […]
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Every Wednesday during AEPP, we have offered a social hour focusing on Wellness, hosted by ELI Director Julie Matsubara. Last week, students and staff came together to do a breathing exercise and then a “mental health check-in,” wrapped up by some coloring and drawing. These sessions will continue through the second session of the AEPP.
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🌈Wednesday AEPP Social Spotlight🌈 Last Saturday, AEPP students and staff took a virtual cooking class hosted by Aya Forster. Aya taught us how to make potato salad, which is a common side dish that Americans bring to picnics, barbecues, and cookouts. Our students and staff are meeting from all over the world, so it was […]
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🌈Wednesday AEPP Social Spotlight🌈 Last Saturday, over 76 AEPP1 Students did a virtual boat tour of the Chicago river, hosted by Chicago Detours. Our guide, Alex, took us up the river, from Chinatown to Navy Pier. The coolest part was that we were able to get “off” and peer inside some of the neat buildings […]
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A huge welcome to our AEPP Session 1 students, who are checking in today and tomorrow! We’re so thrilled to have you for the next 3 weeks, learning about Chicago and practicing and improving academic English!
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Speaking students recorded podcasts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured podcast is from Ziqi W, a Harris School of Public Policy Masters student. Congratulations, Ziqi! In this podcast, Ziqi discusses […]
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Speaking students recorded podcasts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured podcast is from Ruihan H, a Harris MPP Masters student. Congratulations, Ruihan! In this podcast, Ruihan discusses the 2019 election […]
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Writing students wrote blog posts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured blog is from Yuxin F., a Master of Arts Program In the Humanities (MAPH) Masters student. Congratulations, Yuxin! In […]
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Speaking students recorded podcasts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured podcast is from Hong Q., a Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) PhD student. Congratulations, Hong! In this podcast, Hong […]
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Speaking students recorded podcasts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured podcast is from Jingyi T., Harris School of Public Policy Masters of Public Policy student. Congratulations, Jingyi! In this podcast, […]
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Speaking students recorded podcasts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured podcast is from Joanna T., a Harris School of Public Policy Masters of Public Policy student. Congratulations, Joanna! In this […]
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Today, we’re highlighting a winning submission from the 2019 AEPP Finding Chicago: Global Perspectives project. The AEPP-Writing students wrote blog posts on an issue in North American or Chicago culture that captured their attention. Today’s featured blog is from Carina K., a UChicago MAPSS student. Congratulations, Carina! In this blog, Carina discusses the Chicago neighborhood […]
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