Secondary School Intensive English Language Program

  United States

Cambridge

Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: June 22-August 7

Description: The Secondary School Intensive English Language Program is a selective seven-week program open to students who have completed 10th, 11th, or 12th grade and have advanced English language proficiency.

The program prepares students to master the methods used in American universities. Students analyze and produce academic work in English; develop a wide and sophisticated vocabulary; and improve their use of English in group and individual research projects, formal writing, oral presentations, and seminar discussions about scholarly papers, novels, and other forms of contemporary literature.

Information presented in English in different media on the themes of education, politics, and the environment serve as springboards for oral and written work in daily skills classes and several workshops each week. Once a week, students attend a lecture by a Harvard professor or visit a local site of academic and cultural importance. Each Friday, they join other students in participating in a plenary lecture and discussion session led by a Harvard professor.

Highlights: Students live on campus with other secondary school students and can participate in college preparation and social activities.

Cost in US$: $4,950

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to United States Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Other
• Written Application

Harvard Summer School Study Abroad Programs's Mission Statement: The Harvard Summer School makes Harvards academic resourcesa distinguished faculty, well-equipped laboratories, fine museums, and a world-class university library available to men and women of many ages, backgrounds, and nationalities through an intensive summer session of liberal arts courses in Cambridge and overseas. Our international student body includes Harvard undergraduate and graduate students, visitors from other colleges and universities, highly qualified secondary school students, adult learners, and nonnative English speakers seeking to refine their language skills. Students take courses to challenge themselves academically, meet degree requirements, prepare for graduate school, gain college experience, advance their careers, and pursue personal enrichment. Students who study at Harvard Summer School may reside in a supportive residential environment, commute to campus, complete courses via distance education, or participate in one of the faculty-led programs based abroad. Many come to experience the extraordinary environment of Harvard College academics, resources, and residential life. Harvard Summer School serves the University community by providing faculty with teaching opportunities that allow them to experiment with new materials and teaching methods. Students from many Harvard schools take advantage of the breadth of summer course offerings to meet requirements for concentrations and degree programs, and to create more flexibility within their term-time academic program. Harvard graduate students from abroad can work on refining their English language skills, and Harvard College students take advantage of the summer session to expand their cultural, social, and intellectual horizons by studying abroad.