Intensive English Program

We don’t just teach you English, we prepare you for university courses.

Our Promise: A program you can trust. We will go that extra mile for your success.

Our Program

The Intensive English Program (IEP 003) at LAU is 12 credits, equivalent to 16 hours of instruction according to our model:

• 6 cr of Writing (total of 8 h per week)
• 3 cr of Reading (total of 4 h per week)
• 3 cr of Listening/Speaking (total of 4 h per week)

Differentiators

• Every time we meet, we write, we read, and we speak
• Full time instructors and native speakers to tend to your needs
• An advisor to answer all your questions about courses, facilities, campus life and services
• One-on-one tutoring in writing and conversing
• Engage in all university life and services
• Small class sizes (less than 20 students)
• No one is left behind: >90% success rate

Overview and Outcomes 

Overview

If you are accepted to the Lebanese American University with a score between 52-101 on the new EEE or its equivalent, you can join the Intensive English Program (IEP). We offer the IEP modules twice a year, during fall and spring semesters to matriculated LAU students to align their English language proficiency to university standards. If you meet the requirements at the end of the semester, you will be eligible to join the university as a regular student. You may repeat the course up to 3 times.

Our Intensive English Program emphasizes interactive learning to help enhance your speaking, listening, reading, and writing in ways that are immediately useful to university life and real world settings.

During the semester, you will read and analyze different texts critically, take notes during lectures, write well-organized texts, engage in speaking exercises and give oral presentations.

Outcomes

By the end of the program, you will be well-integrated in your regular university programs. You will be equipped with the necessary skills such as note-taking, reading and analyzing lectures, textbooks or any other material, writing well-organized texts, and properly communicating with peers and professors in English.

Course Description 

ENG003 Intensive English III

[16, 0 cr.]

A non-credit advanced level English course aimed at bridging the gap between Intensive English and English 009, Fundamentals of Academic English. Emphasis is placed on listening, speaking, reading and writing skills taught in 3 different modules according to an integrated content-based approach.

Pre-requisite: New EEE score of 52 or its equivalent* 

*Note:

The cut-off scores for IBT, EEE, SAT Writing, ACT Writing, IELTS and DET are presented in the following table: