IELI WEEKLY MEMO

Fall 1, 2011 Week 2: Aug. 29Sept. 2

WelcomePartyFriday,Sept.2,from11:50amto1:10pmintheUnionsSilverEagle ClassSchedulefor Suite.ComecelebratethebeginningofanewtermatIELIandmakenewfriends. Friday,Sept.2,ONLY Therewillbepizza,drinks,games,andprizes. A:8:109:45am Introduc ontoAmericanFootballThursday,Sept.8,from5:00pmto6:30pmin B:10:0511:40am Sycamore203.ComelearnaboutoneofAmericasmostpopularsports:football! WelcomeParty Therewillbepopcornanddrinks. D:1:202:55pm Bowling&LaserTagatMainEventFriday,Sept.9,from7:00pm11:00pmJoinusfor E:3:154:50pm bowling,lasertag,andmore!SignupinAmbersoce(Sycamore214)byTuesday,Sept.6. UNTFootballGameSaturday,Sept.10,from5:00pm9:00pmJoinotherUNTstudentsattherstfootballgame inthenewstadium.AdmissionisfreewithyourstudentIDcard.SignupinAmbersoce(Sycamore214)byFriday, Sept.9.

PhotojournalismClub Doyouenjoytakingpictures?Doyouliketowrite?Wouldyoulike tobeanIELIreporter?ThenewIELIPhotojournalismClubwill haveitsrstmee ngsoon.Ifyouwantmoreinforma on,stopby SYMR220andtalktoKristen. MusicClub Doyouenjoyplayingmusic?Doyouliketosing?The newIELIMusicClubwillhaveitsrstmee ngon Friday,Sept.2,from5:00pm7:00pmintheBruceConcertHall. Ifyouwantmoreinforma on,stopbySYMR214andtalkto Amber. Wouldyouliketostartaclub?TalktoAmberinSYMR214.

ComputerLabOrienta onREQUIREDfornewstudentsin Levels4,5,and6.YouwillreceiveaLabOrienta onSheetin yourCommunica onClassthathasyourscheduled mefor Friday,Sept9. ExtraResourcesforPrac cingGrammar,Listening,Reading, Spelling,Vocabulary,etc.areontheIELIwebsite:ieli.unt.edu. AsktheComputerLabforhelpusingourwebsite. NeedHelpwithyourEUIDorPassword?Cometo theComputerLab(SYMR224)andwewillbe happytohelp.

StudentsinLevels46whoplantoa endUNTshould a endoneofthefollowingmee ngs: TherewillbenoclassesonMonday,Sept.5, fortheLaborDayholiday. Undergraduates,2ndBachelors Wednesday,August31,12:151pm,SYMR203 Graduates Thursday,September1,12;151pm,SYMR203

Ifyoumove,youmustreportyourchangeofaddresstotheIELI MainOce(SYMR211)within10days.Youcancheckyour addressath p://my.unt.edutomakesureitiscorrect. Ifyouareanewstudentanddidntknowyour permanentaddresswhenyoulledoutyour registra onforms,pleasegototheIELIMainOceandlloutan AddressMaintenanceform.

SignupinSYMR220fortheStudySkills Class.Thisclasswillhelpyoudeveloptheskills thatyouneedtobesuccessfulinanAmerican universityenvironment.Wewillcovermany topics,including memanagement,learning styles,andconcentra on.Signuptoday!

Wouldyouliketomakeanewfriendandprac ceEnglishoutsideofclass?Ifso,youshouldsignupforaconversa onpartner.

Conversa onpartnersignups:Monday,Aug.29,toFriday,Sept.9,inSycamore214.
Whoareconversa onpartners? Conversa onpartnersareEnglishspeakers. Theywanttohelpyouimproveyourspeakingskills. Theywanttomakeanewfriend. Theyarenottutors. Ifyousignupforaconversa onpartner,youmust: A endyourgroupmee ngseveryweek Returnyourgroupleadersphonecallsandemails Par cipateinyourmee ngsandcontributetoconversa on SpeakEnglish Havefun! Thelastdaytosignupforaconversa onpartnerisFriday,Sept.9.Youcannotsignupa erthisdate. Studentswhosignupforaconversa onpartnerwillbeputinagroupwith2otherIELIstudentsanda conversa ongroupleader.Togetheryouwillchoosethedayand meyouwanttomeeteachweek.

Ifyousignupforaconversa onpartner,youmusta endtheConversa onPartnerPartyonThursday,Sept.15,from5:30pmto 7:30pmintheSyndicate(Union,1stFloor).Youwillmeetyourconversa ongroupleaderatthepartyanddecidewhenyouwill haveyourweeklymee ngs.Dinnerwillbeprovided. IfyoucannotmakeittothepartyonSept.15,youmusttellAmberinSycamore214bySept.9.

WelcometoourFallIterm!WearegladyouchoseIELItostartortocon nue yourEnglishstudies.Duringthistermyouwillhavealotofworktodofor yourclasses,andyoumayalsopar cipateinfunac vi es.

Asyourteacherswillremindyou,remembertobeon metoclass,be preparedforeveryclass,andstudysmart.

AllLevel6studentsmustcheckinwiththeLevel 6Advisor,Kristen,inSYMR220,beforeFriday, Sept.9.PleasechecktheLevel6bulle nboard forimportantannouncements.

InordertoimproveyourEnglishskills,itisveryimportantthatyouuseevery opportunitytoprac ceEnglishinandoutofclass.IELIisanEnglishonlyarea. YoucanuseonlyEnglishtocommunicatewithfriends,instructors,orsta. RemindyourfriendstouseonlyEnglishwhenyouareoncampus.Youcan writeacontractwithyourself.Checkone,two,oralloftheop onsbelow andreporttoyourteacherwhatyoudidattheendoftheweek.

ThisweekIwillspeakEnglishwithmyfriend______allthe me. ThisweekIwillwatch_______moviesinEnglish. ThisweekIwillpar cipateintheseac vi esoncampus:___________. ThisweekIwillspeakonlyinEnglishfrom8:00amun l6:00pm. ThisweekIwill_____________________________.

Iwishyouthebestandlookforwardtotalkingwithyouthisterm. Dr. Fernando Fleurquin,IELIDirector

Areyoulookingforsomethingfuntodo?We havealistofac vi esyoucandowithyour friendsinDenton,Dallas,andFortWorth.Some oftheseac vi esarefreeorinexpensivewith yourstudentID.Goto ieli.unt.edu,friendUNT IELIonFacebook,or useyoursmartphoneto capturethisQRcode. Wewillcon nuetoadd ac vi esandevents,so checkthelisto en!

AStudentCouncilisagroupelectedbystudentstorepresentthem.TherstIELIStudentCouncilwillbeformedintheFallIterm, andthestudentswillpar cipateinbothFallIandFallII.TheIELIStudentCouncilwillbeagroupof15menandwomen represen ngdierentlevels,countries,andcultures.TheIELIStudentCouncilwillrepresentthestudentsonimportantissues, suchastherenova onofTimesSquareandtherevisionofthea endancepolicy. ServingontheStudentCouncilisanimportantresponsibility,andCouncilmembersmustbenominatedbytheirpeers.Ifyou knowsomeonewhomyouthinkwouldbeagoodpersontoserveontheStudentCouncil,pleasetalktothatperson.Then,you canlloutaStudentCouncilNomina onForm. Important!Youmusthavethatpersonspermissionbeforeyounominatehimorher.TheIELIadministra onwillreviewallofthe nomina onformsandchooseagroupthatrepresentsthestudentbodywell.TheFall2011IELIStudentCouncil willbeannouncedattheWelcomePartyonFriday,Sept.2. PleasecometoSYMR220tolloutaStudentCouncilNomina onForm(a eryoutalktothenominee). Nomina onsmustbesubmi edbefore5pmonThursday,Sept.1.