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University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa

Culture and Intensive English Program (CIEP)
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Basic information

  • Enrollment
  • 80students
  • Airport Pickup
  • Yes
  • Telephone
  • (319) 273-2182
  • Fax
  • (319) 273-3333
  • Address
  • Culture and Intensive English Program University of Northern Iowa 72 Baker Hall Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0511

Options

  • Suburban
  • Homestay
  • On-Campus Dorm/residence
  • Off-campus Residence
  • University-based Program
  • Conditional Admission (0)

Introducation

Why This School?

  • - Culture and Intensive English Program(CIEP) at University of Northern Iowa serves as an excellent education institution for students at UNI who are interested in studying English as a second language
    - CIEP recruits international students to the UNI campus in order to develop cross-cultural opportunities and educational opportunities for both Americans and international students.
    - Qualified and highly experienced faculty teaches English as a second language (ESL) to students enrolled in CIEP classes.

About the  Culture and Intensive English Program (CIEP)

  • The overall mission of the Culture and Intensive English Program (CIEP), which was established in 1982 at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), is to provide International Students with quality intensive academic English language instruction and a cultural orientation to the United States in preparation for study at the University of Northern Iowa or other institution of higher learning.  Through its many programs, events, and connections on and off-campus, the CIEP seeks to  provide students with the cultural knowledge and awareness which they will need to function well both academically and socially as well as prepare students already enrolled in an academic program of study at UNI or preparing for enrollment to a college or university, with the academic skills necessary to be successful. The CIEP sessions begin in August, October, January, March and June. Each session provides 20 classroom hours per week of English language study and cultural orientation.  Experienced instructors teach small classes; the CIEP tries to limit its class size to 16 students. Classroom teaching combines instructor presentations, group work and individual projects. Elective courses are available as well.

About the  University of Northern Iowa

  • UNI has a long and rich history of service dating back to the mid-1800’s. In 1866, an orphanage for children affected by the Civil War was established in Cedar Falls. In a few years’ time, it became apparent that the building’s usefulness would shortly be coming to an end as orphans grew up and moved out into the world. Iowans saw an opportunity and seized it; the Iowa State Normal School – an institution created for and devoted to the training of teachers – was founded in 1876. Since its inception, the institution has also gone by the names of the Iowa State Normal School, Iowa State Teachers College, State College of Iowa, and most currently, University of Northern Iowa. True to its roots, UNI continues to emphasize hands-on service learning and retains the proud distinction of leading Iowa’s number-one teacher education program. Today’s UNI also offers more than 90 majors to choose from, giving students the opportunity to explore a variety of interests and prepare for success after college. Outside of the classroom, UNI’s vibrant campus is home to 300+ student clubs and organizations, 17 Division I collegiate sports teams, a multitude of fine arts options, and more.

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Programs

Course Information

  • Focus of Study :
     The English Language and Culture Immersion Program of the CIEP at the University of Northern Iowa will facilitate cross-cultural understanding and enrichment by providing a unique opportunity for: cultural immersion, intensive language study, exposure to academic classrooms settings, travel excursions, recreational adventure, personal growth and building life-long friendships.

    Benefit, Goal of this course : 
    This program includes specialized classes of conversation and culture. It also provides the chance to interact with many groups of Americans: students, young children and the elderly, Students will also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of shopping, learning and culture excursions.

    Curriculum : 
    The program offers English language lessons focusing on conversation and speaking skills. Students will participate in an intensive English class about listening and speaking, an American culture class, and a unique conversation class just for summer students. The program could be customized for three or four weeks.

    Classroom Hour : 
    Each session provides 20 classroom hours per week of English language study and cultural orientation. Every week, each full-time CIEP student receives 4 hours of classroom work daily (Monday through Friday)

Course Information

Class size 14 Students Schedule 8, 16, 24 Weeks
Course Level 7 Levels VISA Info I-20 Issued Upon Request
Minimum age 18 Accommodation Homestay, On-Campus Dorm/residence, Off-campus Residence

requirements

  • N/A

Course Schedule

2025-01-09
※ From the Course Starting Dates 8, 16, 24Weeks(month) Choose

Fees

Tuition

School's Admin fee (USD)$ 75
Tuition
8 Week 16 Week 24 Week Week Week
(USD)$ 2,650 (USD)$ 5,300 (USD)$ 7,950
Week Week Week Week Week

Accomodation

Housing Placement fee
Accommodation Fee
Terms Homestay On-Campus Dorm/residence Off-Campus residence
8 weeks (USD)$ 2650

Airport Pickup

Airport Pickup (USD)$ 35
Other Charges (USD)$ 248    Detail

Remarks / Other Information

  • * Dates and Fees are approximate and may change without prior notice.

Housing option

Location

Accommodation

  • Students can choose from a number of living options that include on-campus residence halls or apartment living, as well as off-campus apartments. Living in UNI's on-campus housing offers the best combination of convenience, low-cost living and great opportunities for involvement. Nine-month and 12-month housing is available. Students with dependents or students 23 years or older may apply for university apartments. Convenient facilities for laundry, mail, studying, recreation and computer lab accessDining centers offer a variety of options including salad bars, deli, stir fry, and vegetarian options.

Surrounding Area

  • The University of Northern Iowa campus is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The population of the Cedar Falls/Waterloo is 110,000. The university’s location in Cedar Falls provides student with many advantages of a large city, but in a smaller, peaceful, clean and safe atmosphere in which to study and live. Cedar Falls is in northeast Iowa, not far from Chicago and Minneapolis, and is served by the Waterloo, Iowa Municipal Airport(ALO) and the Eastern Iowa Airport(CID) in Cedar Radpids, Iowa.

Facilities

  • UNI campus has two dining facilities, a library, student union, student health center, computer facilities, counseling center, a wellness and recreation center located within minutes of the student dormitories. All CIEP students will have full access to campus facilities. The Wellness/ Recreation Center (WRC) is a state of the art facility completed in 1998.The WRC has multiple non-programmed areas for social interaction. The two main social areas are the lower level and ground level lounges which feature spectacular views of the competitive pool, leisure pool and elevated track. Visitors to these lounges will also find benches, picnic tables and Kettler table tennis equipment. Paddles and balls can be checked out at the main welcome desk.

Activity

  • The CIEP offers activities which allow opportunities for international students to meet other international and American students, while learning about American culture and celebrations. The different activities provided are: coffee hours, holiday parties, potlucks, movie and game nights, field trips, and cultural lectures. There is also a Conversation Partner Program, International Friendship Host Family Program, and Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). These are important listening and speaking activities for CIEP students. They provide students enjoyable opportunities to develop English skills outside the classroom, as well as to learn about living in the American culture.

National Mix

  • Nationalities of students include Asian, South American,European and the Mideast. The percentage may vary each month.

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李怡靜

關於住宿的問題??
Q: 目前有計畫想去北愛荷華大學就讀語言學校，想請問有哪些適合我的住宿，能提供詳敬說明更好，想知道有哪些住宿類型?? A: 您好，真的非常感謝您的來信詢問，關於住宿的問題，以下為您做回覆唷。學生可以有許多的住宿選擇，包括校內學生宿舍，公寓，以及校外公寓。住在的校內住宿生活非常便利，低成本的生活和許多參與學校活動的機會。將提供九個月和十二個月的住房時間。有家屬或滿二十三歲以上的學生可申請大學的公寓。包括洗衣，郵件，學習，娛樂，電腦房及餐飲中心等便利的設施，並提供了多種餐飲選擇，包括沙拉吧，熟食，翻炒和素食。有其他相關問題，歡迎隨時來信詢問唷!!

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謝新愛

在這邊所經驗的教學方式與我過去所得到的非常不一樣。老師與學生間會有較多的互動，而且，並不是所有老師都會提供固定的教材或者授課內容，也就是說，有些老師會根據學生的興趣來設計教學內容，並依此協助學生學習，這是非常難得經驗。課程上考試的機會不多，在教學上會比較注重同學間的討論與作業，這與台灣評分的標準不太一樣，藉由作業以及同學間的討論所得到的學習效果感覺是比較扎實的，而且同時可以認識到不同國家的朋友，增進自己的國際觀同時體驗不同的文化。這是非常難得的經驗。
不管在學校所提供的資源、課餘休閒活動、居住品質、城市友好度等各方面，我均非常滿意。我很開心能夠選擇University of Northern Iowa作為我英文學習的地方。經由這次的遊學，我體驗到美國大學生的生活與台灣的不一樣，並非台灣比較差外國比較好，而是在美國這邊，學校或者宿舍單位，均會舉辦一些活動讓學生參加，舉凡提供爆米花飲料的免費院線電影欣賞、居民萬聖節派對、、電影欣賞與烤棉花糖、泡泡足球等等，學校或者學生非常注重社交活動，或者至少沒這麼嚴重，整體而言，課業之外的生活品質，與台灣不太一樣，與我過去的經驗相比，我感覺似乎比較健康與開心~~

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