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All of our services are only open to Northwestern students, faculty, staff, and scholars. We do not offer classes to the general public. If you are not officially affiliated with Northwestern, please see our resources page for recommendations about other schools in the area that do have open enrollment classes: http://groups.linguistics.northwestern.edu/esl/resources.htm
Please note that all of our services (group classes, tutoring, and online software) are offered as non-credit courses. If you are a student, these courses will appear on your transcript: the possible grades are "satisfactory" and "unsatisfactory". Although you will receive a grade, the grade will not affect your GPA. Because these courses carry zero-credit, they will also not affect your courseload. Non-students, including faculty, postdocs, staff, pre-doctoral fellows, and visiting scholars, will be registered unofficially as auditors. Both students and staff/scholars must register for services through English Language Programs (see below).
Summer Quarter 2018 Registration Information
The Graduate School recently made changes to its eligibility policies for receiving ELP services. These changes apply primarily to Northwestern affiliates (defined as any member of the Northwestern University community who is not a PhD, MFA, TGS masters student, or postdoctoral fellow). Northwestern affiliates will no longer be able to participate in ELP group classes (Linguistics 380 and 381), or to register for a weekly tutoring appointment (Linguistics 482). Affiliates may continue to audit Linguistics 483 (Supported Online Software Training), and to use our Linguistics 482 walk-in office hours. For questions about these changes, please contact our staff at elp@northwestern.edu.
Registration Dates for ELP services for Summer Quarter 2018
SUMMER QUARTER 2018 LINGUISTICS 380/381 GROUP CLASSES
Advanced Registration for group classes begins Monday, June 4 at 8:00 AM for PhD and MFA students only. TGS Masters students may enroll during Pre-registration, beginning June 14 at 8:00 AM, and postdoctoral fellows may register during Add/Drop registration, starting June 25. The registration links and group class meeting dates and times are listed further down this page. Please see below for a table of all registration times for group classes.
Please note that affiliates may no longer sign up for or attend LING 380 and LING 381 group classes.
| LINGUISTICS 380 "Conversation and Culture" REGISTRATION DATES | ||
| Registration Period | Summer 2018 Dates | Who can register during this period? |
| Advanced Registration | 6/4/18 - 6/13/18 | PhD and MFA students only |
| Pre-Registration | 6/14/18 - 6/24/18 | PhD, MFA, and TGS Masters students |
| First week of Summer Quarter (Add/Drop) | 6/25/18 - 6/29/18 | PhD, MFA, TGS Masters students, Postdoctoral Fellows |
| Post Registration | 7/2/18 - 7/6/18 | Postdoctoral Fellows |
SUMMER QUARTER 2018 INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION/TUTORING (LING 482)
We are not able to offer individual instruction (tutoring) in Summer Quarter 2018. LING 482 will be offered again in Fall 2018. Check this page again in September for information on Fall Quarter 2018 registration.
SUMMER QUARTER 2018 SUPPORTED ONLINE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE TRAINING/NATIVE ACCENT™ (LING 483)
Pre-Registration for Supported Online Speech and Language Training (NativeAccent™/LING 483) runs between June 14 and 24 for PhD and MFA students only. The registration links and group class meeting dates and times are listed further down this page.
On 6/25/18, Add/Drop registration for Ling 483 online software courses begins for everyone in the TGS cohort, including postdoctoral fellows and TGS Masters students, as well as PhDs and MFAs. Registration will continue for these students and scholars through the end of the first week of classes, on Friday, June 29, 2018.
Note: students and scholars accepted into LING 483 will be manually enrolled in these courses on CAESAR and will not need a permission number.
| LINGUISTICS 483 Registration Dates | ||
| Registration Period | Summer 2018 Dates | Who can register during this period? |
| Pre-registration | 6/14/18 - 6/24/18 | PhD and MFA students may sign up for Ling 483 |
| First week of Summer Quarter (Add/Drop) | 6/25/18 - 6/29/18 | PhD, MFA, TGS Masters students, and Postdoctoral Fellows may sign up for Ling 483 |
| Post Registration | 7/2/18 - 7/6/18 | Postdoctoral Fellows and affiliates only may sign up for Ling 483. |
HOW DO I APPLY/REGISTER FOR SERVICES?
To participate in any of our services, you must fill out an online application form (links to the forms will be listed below on this page when registration is open). This is a separate process from registering for a course through the University's CAESAR system. You must fill out an application for each service you would like to participate in.
Pre-registration for our summer group course will open at 8:00 AM on Monday, June 4, 2018 for PhD/MFAs only. Pre-registration for LING 483 will begin on 6/14 for PhDs/MFAs. Click on the links below to access the online registration system.
LINGUISTICS 380: CONVERSATION AND CULTURE, TUES/THUR 2:30-4:30 PM
LINGUISTICS 483: Supported Online Speech Training for Nonnative Speakers (NativeAccent™)
CAN YOU SEND ME A REMINDER WHEN REGISTRATION OPENS?
Yes! If you are subscribed to our mailing list (NU-ESL), you will automatically receive an e-mail when registration opens. To be added to our mailing list, send an e-mail message to Program Coordinator Brian Hampson at elp@northwestern.edu and ask to be added to NU-ESL.
