Welcome to the Professional English Language Support Program
The Professional English Language Support (PELS)’s mission is to provide resources and instruction to help domestic and international multilingual and multidialectal students attain their academic and professional goals by enhancing their writing and speaking skills and to provide faculty with support specific to teaching professional English writing to multilingual students.
The PELS Program offers free half-semester courses, workshops, support materials, and faculty engagement.
PELS:
- Values multilingualism in our diverse community and establishes points of contact across cultures
- Serves the professional and academic needs of graduate and undergraduate multilingual, and multidialectical students across different fields of study
- Prepares multilingual and multidialectical students to be valuable members of the workforce and larger society
- Promotes critical language awareness
- Supports faculty in teaching and responding to the needs of multilingual and multidialectical students
Be a Part of PELS' Future! ~ Donors Brochure
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PELS Featured on University Press
PELS FALL WORKSHOPS COMMING SOON!
Please see course descriptions of Graduate Courses
Please see course descriptions of Undergraduate Courses
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A COURSE THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY OFFERED, PLEASE TELL US ABOUT IT BY COMPLETING THE PELS WISH LIST
Beginning Fall 2023 - Peer-Led Thesis/Dissertation Graduate Writing Cohorts