{"314121":{"#nid":"314121","#data":{"type":"event","title":"English Courses for International Visiting Scholars and Postdocs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe Language Institute offers four-week courses designed for international visiting scholars and postdocs. GT visiting scholars and postdocs are eligible to receive one course waiver to allow one free class.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ETo register, complete the online application at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/esl.gatech.edu\/esl\/short-courses\u0022\u003Eesl.gatech.edu\/esl\/short-courses\u003C\/a\u003E and submit with copies of your passport (with visa page), DS-2019 (if applicable) and BuzzCard.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAmerican Pronunciation\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAug. 19 \u2013 Sept. 11,\u0026nbsp;Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:35 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.\u0026nbsp;In this course, you will learn what aspects of your pronunciation may be interfering with how well others understand you. You will learn strategies and techniques that you can use to make your pronunciation easier to understand for listeners who may not be familiar with inter-national accents.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003EImproving Your Oral Skills\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESept. 16 \u2013 Oct. 9, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:35 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.\u0026nbsp;In this course, you will actively develop both your abilities and your confidence to accurately and appropriately express yourself in extended and or difficult common personal and formal conversations.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Language Institute offers courses for international visiting scholars and postdocs.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Language Institute offers courses for international visiting scholars and postdocs."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-08-08 16:20:33","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:22:08","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-08-19T16:35:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-08-19T18:35:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-08-19T18:35:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-08-19 20:35:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-08-19 22:35:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-08-19 22:35:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/esl.gatech.edu\/esl\/short-courses","title":"Language Institute Short Courses"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"62361","name":"english classes"},{"id":"4407","name":"Graduate Student"},{"id":"4406","name":"Language Institute"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"},{"id":"26411","name":"Training\/Workshop"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:adria.motiwalla@pe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAdria Motiwalla\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ELanguage Institute\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-2425\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}