WHO WE ARE
Penn State Language Services is a service of the Department of Applied Linguistics. The faculty and advanced doctoral students in the department are specialists in advanced English proficiency, and our goal is to help second language speakers of English to acquire the knowledge and tools they need to speak, read, and write professional English in pursuit of their academic and career goals. The department offers a number of programs for international undergraduate and graduate students, international teaching assistants, international visiting scholars and faculty, and all faculty who work with international students.
Program | Who? | Why? | What? | Find Us |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IECPIntensive EnglishCommunication Program | Pre-matriculated international students | To provide instruction in academic English for university and professional purposes |
| Dr. Jason Litzenberg
jlj59@psu.edu |
ESLEnglish as aSecond Language |
Undergraduate (UG) and Graduate (G) students from all majors and departments
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To support academic communication skills, provide cultural orientation, and introduce students to scholarly resources available on campus
|
| Dr. Deryn Verity dpv3@psu.edu |
ITAInternationalTeaching Assistant |
Matriculated graduate students
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To help international students develop the fluency needed to carry out teaching duties at Penn State
|
| Dr. Stephen Looney sdl16@psu.edu |
EPPICEnglish for ProfessionalPurposes Intercultural Center |
Matriculated undergraduate and graduate students, visiting scholars, academic professionals
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To provide support to international students & scholars to master advanced academic and professional writing and speaking
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| Dr. Meredith Doran mcd15@psu.edu |