LEARNENGLISHATTHEUNIVERSITYOFDENVER!
LearnEnglishatDU(LEADU)isthree
customizableone-weeksessions:studyone
week,twoweeks,orthree!UponcompleBonof
eachweekreceiveacerBficate,upon
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2016ProgramDates:July18-August5
Denverisoneofthemostdynamicci2esintheUnitedStates,andthe
UniversityofDenverishometoavibrantandinterna2onal
communityofscholarsandstudents,characterizedbyaspiritof
explora2onandadventurethatdrawsfromthenearbyRocky
MountainsandtheexpansivelandscapesoftheAmericanWest.The
cityhasastrongentrepreneurialculture,artsscene,andhas
unparalleledaccesstooutdoorac2vi2es,fromworld-renownedski
resorts,kayaking,mountainandurbanbiking,andhiking.Denverisa
metropolitanareaofroughly3,000,000people,andisservedbyan
extensivelightrailandbussystem,andishometooneoftheworld's
busiestairports,withflightstoci2esacrosstheUnitedStatesand
withdirectflightstoJapan,Europe,Canada,andMexico.Inearly
2016,thecitywillopenatrainlinkfromdowntowntoDenver
Interna2onalAirport.
Denver'sdowntowniseasilyaccessiblefromDUbylightrail,andis
thehometomajormuseumsandsportsfacili2es.TheDUcampus
boastsamajorandcuRng-edgeathle2cfacility,alibrarythatisthe
baseofcollabora2vestudentacademicwork,andanartsfacilitythat
isamongthebestinthecountry.TheUniversityofDenverplaysa
largeroleinDenver,andisamajorinterna2onalpresence,hos2ng
studentsfromaroundtheworldfordegreeprogramsandthestudyof
English.
TheUniversityofDenver'slocal-to-globalemphasisalsoresultsin
studentopportuni2esallovertheworld.DUwasrankedfirstamong
researchuniversi2esforundergraduatestudyabroadpar2cipa2onin
themostrecentOpenDoorsreport,withover70%ofundergraduates
studyingabroadforatermorlonger.DUstudentsstudylanguagesin
theDepartmentofLanguagesandLiteraturesandintheCenterfor
WorldLanguagesandCultures,whichwillholdayearlySummer
LanguageIns2tutethatcoincideswithLEADU,crea2ngacultureof
languagelearningthatisbrimmingwithexcitementandintercultural
learning.
LEADUstudentswilllearnEnglishinanintensiveformat,usingthe
UniversityandtheDenvercommunityasalaboratorytouseEnglishin
real-lifeseRngs.ThemorningconcentratesonEnglish-languagestudy,
andtheaXernoonsaretopic-based,puRngEnglishintocontext,or
ac2vity-based,puRngEnglishintoprac2ce.Theprogramisdesignedto
beaYrac2vetouniversitystudentsfromaroundtheworldaswellas
execu2vesandbusinesspeople.WhilethestudentswillbeinEnglish
languageclassroomstogetherinthemorning,theywillbreakoutinto
specializedgroupsforaXernoondiscussionsandexcursions.Lunchwill
beoncampusmostdays,andstudentsareencouragedtoliveinthe
UniversityofDenveraccommoda2ons.Somelunchesandsomeop2onal
ac2vi2eswillbewithstudentsfromtheSummerLanguageIns2tute(SLI),
crea2ngavibrantandcollabora2velearningenvironment.
Classeswillbekeptsmalltoallowformaximalstudentpar2cipa2on,withamaximumof15studentsperclass.AXernoonsessionsand
ac2vi2esmaycombinestudentsfromdifferentlanguagesec2onstohelpmaintaingroupcohesionandinterest.Eachweekwill
concentrateonathemeofEnglishlanguagelearning,EnglishinContext,andEnglishinPrac2ce.
Eachweekintheprogramwillbefocusedonadifferenttheme,andstudentscanjointheclassduringanygivenweek.Theweek-long
sessionsaregroupedoverallintoathree-weekcycle.Classcontacthoursare35hoursperweekofinstruc2onwiththeaddi2onal5
hoursoflunch2mealsoinEnglish.Theweek'sthemesareasfollows:
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WEEKONE:Introduc2onandAmericancampuscultureandlife,withafocusonbusinessandinterna2onalstudies.
WEEKTWO:Americanpopularcultureandprofessionallife.
WEEKTHREE:Americanpoli2csandtheUnitedStatesintheworld.
EachSaturdayisanop2onalexcursiontothesurroundingregion,suchasaColoradoRockiesbaseballgameoratriptoRocky
MountainNa2onalPark.
LEADU'sprogramisbeingdevelopedbyMichelevonMerveldt,TeachingAssistantProfessor,EnglishLanguageCenter;
DaveParker,SeniorTeacher,EnglishLanguageCenter;MihoHamamoto,Teacher,EnglishLanguageCenter;LucBeaudoin,Associate
ProfessorofRussianandAssociateProvostforInterna2onaliza2on;DianeAnderson,DirectorofBudgetandOpera2ons,
Interna2onaliza2on.LEADUcoursetopicsmaychangebasedoninstructoravailabilityandstudentinterest.
Proposedcost:$400perweektuiBon+$50perweekacBvityandprogramfee($1200+$150forathree-weekblock).Proposed
dormitorycostofanindividualroomis$45-$65pernight($315-$455perweek,$945-$1365forathree-weekblock).Notethatthe
roomcostsareyettobedetermined.TOTALCOST:$765-$905perweek;$2295-$2715forathree-weekblock.Feesincludelunchfive
daysperweek.OpBonalSaturdayexcursionsarechargedseparately.
APPLICATIONDEADLINE:June1,2016.ApplicaBonguidelinesareavailableontheLEADUwebsiteatdu.edu/leadu.
IntroducBonandAmericanCampusCulture(AcademicFocus:BusinessandInternaBonalStudies)
WEEKONE
MONDAY
TUESDAY
MORNING
9:30-11:30
OBJECTIVE:
Introduc2onsand
prepara2onforthe
course.
OBJECTIVE:
OBJECTIVE:
Reviewandexpandon UseofEnglishin
Englishconversa2on. descrip2onand
expressing
ACTIVITY:
arguments.
Learnhowto
ACTIVITY:
par2cipateina
classroomdiscussion Reporttoclass
andpresentyour
aboutar2cle
opinionsusingtypical chosenlast
U.S.vocabularyand
evening,and
expressions.
convince
classmatesof
thoughtsandideas.
ACTIVITY:Getto
knowtheothersin
ourclass!
LUNCH
LunchwithLEADU
12:00-13:00 students
LunchwithLEADU
students
AFTERNOON OBJECTIVE:
13:15-16:45 Gettoknowthe
UniversityofDenver
campus.
OBJECTIVE:
Learnabout
professional
conversa2onin
English.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
OBJECTIVE:
Deepen
understandingof
Americancustoms
andvalues.
OBJECTIVE:
PlaceEnglishinac2on.
ACTIVITY:
Workingingroups,
classwilldiscuss
ACTIVITY:
themesofDenver's
Usingcomparisons businessand
withhomeculture, interna2onal
classwilluseEnglish challengesand
totrytomakepoint- opportuni2es.Ideas
by-point
willbepresentedto
comparisons,
thegroupasawhole.
concentra2ngon
adjec2veuseand
colloquialEnglish.
LunchwithLEADU LunchwithLEADU
andSLIstudents
students
LunchwithLEADU
students
OBJECTIVE:
OBJECTIVE:
OBJECTIVE:
Expandon
Extemporaneous
Englishinac2on
morning'sac2vi2es Englishusage.
con2nued.
byexpressing
opinionsin
ACTIVITY:
ACTIVITY:
reac2ontoa
ACTIVITY:Campus
ExcursiontoDenver's Usingthear2clefound
controversialtopic. downtownand
tourwithDUstudents ACTIVITY:
yesterdayeveningand
Classesbreakinto
andyourclass.
walkingtour.
themorning's
interestgroupsfor
ACTIVITY:
Scavengerhuntfor
discussion,createa
campusar2factsand shortlectureson
presenta2oncalled
Visitalocalschool HOMEWORK:
businessor
services.
Denver2025.
tointerview
Findar2cleonline
interna2onalstudies. studentsand
aboutDenverthat
Thendiscussissuesin teachers.
HOMEWORK:
youfindinteres2ng HOMEWORK:
Readassignedreading groupswithlectureras
topresentinEnglish Readassignedreading
andwriteaboutyour themoderator.
andwriteareflec2on
totheclass
HOMEWORK:
goalsfortheclassand
oftheweekandwhat
Readonlinenews tomorrow.
HOMEWORK:
impressionsofthe
youfindaredifficul2es
sourcestobeable
UniversityofDenver. Findanar2cleabout tosummarizethe
andopportuni2esin
Englishlanguageand
theaXernoon'stopic currentstateof
culturalstudy.
topresentinclass
K-12educa2onin
tomorrow.
Coloradoandits
effectsonbusiness
andthe
rela2onshipofthe
U.S.andtheworld.
Havedinner
togetherasa
group!
AmericanPopularCultureandProfessionalLife
WEEKTWO MONDAY
MORNING
9:30-11:30
TUESDAY
OBJECTIVE:
OBJECTIVE:
Beginningto
Reviewandexpandon
understandAmerican Englishconversa2on.
popularculture.
ACTIVITY:
ACTIVITY:Exercisesin Learnhowtomake
American
smalltalkintheU.S.,
expressions,role
useandprac2ce
playing,wri2ng.
gramma2cal
construc2onsand
vocabulary.
LUNCH
LunchwithLEADU
12:00-13:00 students
LunchwithLEADU
students
AFTERNOON OBJECTIVE:
OBJECTIVE:
13:15-16:45 SeecurrentAmerican Learnabout
contemporaryart.
professional
conversa2onin
ACTIVITY:Excursionto English.
Denver'sdowntown
bylightrailwithclass ACTIVITY:
tovisitMuseumof
Classesbreakinto
ContemporaryArt,
interestgroupsfora
withashortlecture shortlectureon
bymuseumcurator. business,art,sports,
etc.Thendiscuss
HOMEWORK:
issuesingroupswith
Readassigned
lecturerasthe
readingandwritea moderator.
reac2ontoart
HOMEWORK:
museumexcursion.
Findanar2cleabout
theaXernoon'stopic
topresentinclass
tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
OBJECTIVE:
UseofEnglishin
descrip2onand
expressing
opinions.
OBJECTIVE:
Deepen
understandingof
Americancustoms
andvalues.
OBJECTIVE:
PlaceEnglishin
ac2on.
ACTIVITY:
Reporttoclass
aboutar2cle
chosenlast
evening,and
convince
classmatesof
thoughtsand
ideas.
ACTIVITY:
Usingcomparisons
withhomeculture,
classwilluseEnglish
totrytomakepointby-point
comparisons,
concentra2ngon
adjec2veuseand
colloquialEnglish.
LunchwithLEADU LunchwithLEADU
andSLIstudents
students
ACTIVITY:
Workingingroups,
classwillcollate
impressionsof
Americancultureand
professionallifeina
handbookformatthat
canpreparevisitors
fromhomecountry.
LunchwithLEADU
students
OBJECTIVE:
OBJECTIVE:
OBJECTIVE:
Expandon
Targetedtopicbased Englishinac2on
morning'sac2vi2es onstudentinterest con2nued.
byexpressing
touseEnglishin
ACTIVITY:
opinionsin
context.
reac2ontoa
Classexcursionin
controversialtopic. ACTIVITY:
smallgroupsto
DUfacultymember Denvershoppingmall
ACTIVITY:
willpresentonher toexploreand
DUfacultymember orhisresearchon confirmthoughtsas
expressedinthe
willpresenttwo
aninterna2onal
morning.
sidesofmarijuana topic.Mayhave
legaliza2onin
mul2plesec2ons
Colorado.
HOMEWORK:
dependingon
students.
Readassignedreading
andrewriteasagroup
HOMEWORK:
themorning's
Readonlinenews HOMEWORK:
sourcestobeable Findar2cleonline handbook.
tosummarizethe fromhomeabout
topicofinterestand
currentstateof
druglegaliza2onin presentinEnglishto
theclasstomorrow.
Colorado.
Havedinner
togetherasa
group!
AmericanPoliBcsandtheUnitedStatesintheWorld
WEEKTHREE MONDAY
MORNING
9:30-11:30
TUESDAY
OBJECTIVE:
OBJECTIVE:
Beginningto
Reviewandexpandon
understandAmerican Englishconversa2on.
poli2cs.
ACTIVITY:
ACTIVITY:Discussthe Discusstheplalorms
Americanpresiden2al ofsomeofthe
elec2onof2016.Hold presiden2al
amockdebate.
candidates,
concentra2ngon
vocabularyand
poli2calbuzzwords.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
OBJECTIVE:
UseofEnglishin
descrip2onand
expressing
opinions.
OBJECTIVE:
OBJECTIVE:
Deepen
PlaceEnglishinac2on.
understandingof
Americanpoli2csand ACTIVITY:
theirrela2onshipto Workingingroups,
thetheworld.
classdiscussthe
interplaybetweencity,
ACTIVITY:
stateandfederal
Usingcomparisons poli2csintheU.S.
withhomeculture
andpoli2cs,classwill
useEnglishtotryto
makepoint-by-point
comparisons,
concentra2ngon
makingathorough
analysisofpoli2cal
similari2esand
differences.
ACTIVITY:
Reporttoclass
aboutar2cle
chosenlast
evening,and
convince
classmatesof
thoughtsand
ideas.
LUNCH
LunchwithLEADU
12:00-13:00 students
LunchwithLEADU
students
LunchwithLEADU LunchwithLEADU
andSLIstudents
students
AFTERNOON OBJECTIVE:
13:15-16:45 SeeDenverand
Coloradopoli2cal
ins2tu2ons.
OBJECTIVE:
Learnabout
professional
conversa2oninEnglish.
OBJECTIVE:
Expandon
morning's
ac2vi2esby
expressing
opinionsin
reac2ontoa
controversialtopic
intheelec2onsof
2016.
FRIDAY
LunchwithLEADU
students
OBJECTIVE:
OBJECTIVE:
Targetedinterview Englishinac2on
withagovernmentor con2nued.
business
representa2ve--how ACTIVITY:
toaskques2onsand Finalthoughtsand
follow-ups.
discussion.
ACTIVITY:Excursionto ACTIVITY:
Denver'sdowntownby Holdamockdebate
lightrailwithclassto betweenthevarious
ACTIVITY:
visitStateCapitoland presiden2al
Gradua2onandgoodtheDenverCityand candidates.Then
Representa2vesfrom byes.
CountyBuilding.
DenverorColorado
discussissuesingroups
ACTIVITY:
governmentsand/or
withlecturerasthe
HOMEWORK:
DUfaculty
DUwillbeinclassor
moderator.
memberwill
availablebySkypeto
Readassignedreading
presentonthe
interview.Mayhave
aboutU.S.poli2csand HOMEWORK:
mul2plesec2ons
Findanar2cleabout foreignpolicy
ananalysisofthe
theaXernoon'stopicto stancesofthetwo dependingon
argumentsmade.
majorU.S.poli2cal students.
presentinclass
par2es.
tomorrow.
HOMEWORK:
HOMEWORK:
Findreadingonline
Readonlinenews aboutColorado'srole
sourcesorwatch intheU.S.
localtelevisionto presiden2alelec2on
andprepareto
summarizethe
presentinclass
differences
betweenthetwo tomorrow.
majorpar2es.
Havedinner
togetherasa
group!
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