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Spring Quarter 2024 Information on Services

Our services are exclusively for international students and scholars currently enrolled or employed at Northwestern University. For resources for the general public, please see our English Learner Resources page.

  • Instructional Modality (in-person vs. remote) for ELP services offered in Spring Quarter 2024:
    • All Group Classes will be held in-person on the Evanston campus during Spring Quarter 2024
    • Individual Instruction (LING 482) & Supported Online Speech & Language Training (LING 483) will be held remotely during Spring Quarter 2024
    • Additional ELP Services (Language Table, Office Hours, Special Topics Sessions, Small Group Instruction & Practice, etc.) will be held remotely during Spring Quarter 2024 unless otherwise indicated
  • Advanced Spring Quarter registration for our open enrollment group classes (LING 380-20: Pronunciation (American English Prosody) & LING 380-21: Improv for English Communication) will begin on February 19, 2024 for PhD/MFA students only
  • Pre-registration for our open enrollment group classes (LING 380-20: Pronunciation (American English Prosody) & LING 380-21: Improv for English Communication) will open to TGS Masters students on March 11, 2024
  • Registration for all other ELP services for Spring Quarter 2024 will open on March 25, 2024 and continue through Add/Drop week for TGS graduate students (PhD/MFA/TGS Masters) and Postdoctoral Fellows
  • Registration for Northwestern Affiliates begins the week of April 1, 2024
    • Northwestern Affiliates are defined as any member of the Northwestern University community who is not a PhD, MFA, TGS Masters student, or Postdoctoral Fellow
See table below for all registration categories and dates.

REGISTRATION LINKS
  • The link below will take you to the ELP online registration system or to the Qualtrics survey tool.
  • You will only be able to access the registration system through the link when registration is open for your academic status.
Links for Services

LING  380-20 Spoken English for Nonnative Speakers (Pronunciation (American English Prosody))
<CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LING 380-20 Pronunciation (American English Prosody)>

Course Description: Have you ever wondered how native American English speakers disambiguate words like "produce" (noun) vs. "produce" (verb)? Or the direct object in the phrase "Please call 'em" ("them") vs. "Please call 'im" ("him")? Or the statement "They are here." vs. the question "They are here?" If so, you're in the right place! This course will focus on American English prosody, sentence rhythm, linking and reduction, word stress, focus and emphasis, and intonation (how pitch modulation signals meaning in an utterance). By working on these aspects of your speech, you can become more fluent and intelligible to native-and non-native listeners alike.

Course registration via ELP Registration system

LING  380-21 Spoken English for Nonnative Speakers (Improv for English Communication)
<CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LING 380-21 Improv for English Communication>

Course Description: This interactive course uses the principles of improvisation to improve students' communication in English-speaking contexts. This is not a performance class, and no experience is required. In this class, we will learn the basic principles of improv through group games, discussion, and personal reflection, building new skills week by week. Over time, students will learn how to overcome “analysis paralysis" and will develop the ability to make quick decisions and respond spontaneously, based on attention to the environment and their classmates. Students will develop confidence in their ability to communicate and collaborate with others and develop trust in their ability to successfully handle communication challenges that they encounter in their personal, academic, and professional lives.

Course registration via ELP Registration system

LING  482-0 Individual Speech and Language Instruction for Nonnative Speakers of English
<CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LING 482 Individual Instruction>

Course registration via ELP Registration system.  Note - Registration for this service is a 2-step process. Follow-up is required to complete the registration process for this service.

LING  482-0 Individual Speech and Language Instruction + SPEAK Test Preparation
<CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LING 482 Individual Instruction + SPEAK Test Preparation>

This service is only open to PhD/MFA students who will take the SPEAK Test in May 2024.  If the class is full, students will be added to the waitlist.  While on the waitlist, students are encouraged to register for the general LING 482 course (see link above).

LING  483-0 Supported Online Speech & Language Training for Nonnative Speakers of English
<CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LING 483 Supported Online Speech & Language Training>

Course registration via ELP Registration system

Small Group Instruction & Practice
<CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR Small Group Instruction & Practice>

Service registration via external sign-up form

 

REGISTRATION DATES
Registration dates and deadlines
Registration Period
Dates
ELP Service
Registration Group

Advance Registration

2/19/24 - 3/10/24

Open Enrollment Group Classes
1. (LING 380-20) "Pronunciation (American English Prosody)"
2. (LING 380-21) "Improv for English Communication

PhD/MFA students 

Pre-Registration

3/11/24 - 3/24/24

Open Enrollment Group Classes
1. (LING 380-20) "Pronunciation (American English Prosody)"
2. (LING 380-21) "Improv for English Communication

PhD/MFA and TGS Masters students 

 

Add/Drop Week Registration

 

 

 

3/25/24 - 3/31/24 

 

 

Open Enrollment Group Classes
1. (LING 380-20) "Pronunciation (American English Prosody)"
2. (LING 380-21) "Improv for English Communication

Individual Instruction  (LING 482)*

Supported Online Speech & Language Training (LING 483)

Small Group Instruction & Practice

 

PhD/MFA students, Postdocs,

and TGS Masters students

 

 

Affiliate Registration

4/1/24 - 4/5/24

Supported Online Speech & Language Training (LING 483)

 Northwestern Affiliates

 

* Registration for Individual Instruction (LING 482) are provided according to the following prioritized registration groups: 1) PhD/MFA students, 2) Postdocs, and 3) TGS Masters students.