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"...I learned a lot of useful words and info for the daily life in US. And we can share our opinions withother people and learn more about American culture.""I learnt to organize material, keep eye contact and know difference between British English andAmerican English. All these are helpful.""I never expected that there would be some breakthrough in the level of my oral English in the onemonthclasses. Fortunately, I think ISI may share the same idea with me. So what I learned in theseclasses? I learned this, just speaking out. Actually, keeping speaking English is one purpose of near allthe activities in ISI. I used to feel that my tongue was out of control when I opened my mouse to saysome words. You will never notice how many mistakes you made in your words, if you keep silence. Thisis true in past and now. But now I am not shy to use my weird spoken English to communicate boldlywith native or non-native English speakers. Make one mistake, realize one and then correct one.""I enjoyed the presentation class. It was not easy to prepare, I was really enjoy this class becausepresentation is the most important skill in most different departments.""It was the most useful to learn practical words needed for lives in America; for example, hospital wordsto express my body condition, vegetable names, and fruit names. My instructors taught me a lot of usefulterms for American life."TUTORING:ISI students meet individually with a member of the ISI faculty twice each week duringAugust. ISI tutors review the results of the student's performance on the ISI assessmentexams and discuss the results with the student. After interviewing the student to learnhis or her goals and expectations for improvement, the tutor suggests activities for thestudent to work on during tutoring. Students always have the opportunity to choosewhich skills to work on during the sessions.Tutoring is particularly suited for practicing advanced accent reduction techniques,academic presentations, and academic writing. However, many students also find that itis an ideal time to ask questions about American culture and its impact on the wayuniversity students speak and interact.LEARN BY DOING WORKSHOPS:These workshops use project-based learning techniques to allow students to becomecomfortable using English in situations similar to labs or seminars. Students lead thegroups, with an ISI faculty member participating as a facilitator. After deciding on aproject, students make plans to research, plan, and execute the project. These projectsallow students to practice using English with confidence to brainstorm, prioritize tasks,evaluate options, and present results, just as they would in a lab or seminarenvironment. The workshops also encourage students to use English spontaneously andinformally; building the confidence that is key for communicating easily once they begintheir graduate studies.We offer several different workshops covering a variety of interests; students canchoose the workshop they prefer most. Past workshop topics have included Journalism,Theater, Visual Arts, Filmmaking, Food & Shopping, Games & Sports, and CommunityService.Read what former ISI students have had to say about the Learn By Doing Workshops:The Learn by Doing Workshops presented to me some interesting aspects of daily life in American. I increased myvocabulary, learned a great deal about food and shopping in the US, and became closer to the real American dailylife.I learned how to discuss opinions and work with others during the workshop. I enjoyed having discussion outdoors.It is a very nice experience to develop and play games in our workshop.I am very happy to be a member of yearbook group. Here I practiced doing work as a team. We recorded the nicememory for ISI guys. It's meaningful.Yearbook was fun for me because in the process of working together, we learned cultural difference as well as teamwork.Yearbook workshop requires skills how to organize each member's responsibility and to communicate with otherswithout conflict.Read what former ISI students have had to say about the tutoring sessions:"The other activity I think helped me the most is the tutoring session. It provided me another greatchance to talk with Americans independently. Although each session only lasted half an hour, I couldtalk with my tutor whatever I was interested in. That’s great! My tutor made a great effort to help mecorrect some mispronunciations. And we also had an enjoyable talk each time.""I like the tutoring session very much. It provides me a chance to speak to an American individually,that's the best way to improve my spoken English I think.""The opportunities to interact with native speakers was to my mind, the most important factor thathelped me improve my English. I liked the sessions with my tutor because I had good conversations withher on many useful topics related to living in the United States. That way, not only did I improve myEnglish, but also learned many valuable things."