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About Felician College |
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Felician College is a co-ed institute of higher learning with
1,200 undergraduate students. A Catholic college in the Franciscan tradition,
Felician is committed to putting students first. This is evident in all that we
do, small classes and personal attention are our hallmark.
Felician College, with two Bergen County campuses in Lodi and
Rutherford, New Jersey, attracts both resident and commuting students and offers
more than 40 undergraduate majors in Business, Arts & Sciences, Education and
Nursing. |
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Intensive English Program
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The Intensive English Program at Felician College offers students high quality
English language instruction in a supportive and stimulating environment. Since
2000, the program has helped hundreds of students and professionals from various
countries achieve their specific goals.
General English as a Foreign Language instruction is offered at all levels of
proficiency. They are designed to help the students acquire:
- the ability to use English fluently and accurately in
speaking, listening, reading and writing
- the ability to communicate in culturally appropriate ways
in spoken and written English.
- cultural awareness through an introduction to the
distinctive qualities of US culture in comparison with their own and other
students' cultures
 Students
at more advanced levels of English proficiency are introduced to the procedures
and expectations of US academic institutions in addition
to refining their language skills in such areas as academic listening and note
taking, classroom discussion strategies, formal oral presentation, academic
writing projects, and field, library and electronic media research skills.
Students take a placement test on the first day of class and
are placed accordingly to begin on the second day of class. An Institutional
TOEFL test is given every month, and students who wish to enter a degree program
at Felician College can do so upon scoring 500 or above on the test. In this
case, students enter the College program at the next available semester. |
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Conversation Club
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 After class, once or twice a week, students have a chance
to enjoy conversing with native English speakers (Americans), preferably their
own age. There is no additional cost for the Conversation Club.. |
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Optional Activities
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At an additional cost, students have the option of participating in College
supervised excursions such as:
- Night/day Boat Cruise around Manhattan, New York City
- Shopping Malls: Outlets
- Trip to the Beach
- Broadway Musicals and Off-Broadway Shows
- Professional Sporting Events (Major League Baseball)
- Museums (Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Natural
History)
- Trips to Toronto/Niagara Falls, Washington DC, Boston and
Philadelphia
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Housing and Meals Information
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Intensive English Language students reside in the College dormitory located on
the Felician College Rutherford Campus. All rooms, suites and buildings are
non-smoking. Accommodations include:
- All rooms are arranged in 2 and 3 bedroom suites with a
private bathroom and a large living room for each suite.
- Debit system meal plan
- Linens provided for short term students (6 weeks or less)
(blanket, pillow and shower curtain). Students should bring bath towels.
- Weekly housekeeping service
- 24-hour security and maintenance, live-in Resident
Assistants
- Access to on site exercise room, game room, computer
facility, and basketball courts.
During the fall and winter sessions, Intensive English
Language program students live among and in some cases in the same room with
American or other International students. They live among 300 US and
International students on campus and use the same facilities and can attend all
dormitory activities throughout the session. During the summer sessions, some
American students live in the dormitories to care for the Intensive English
Language program students living on campus. They also coordinate weekly/nightly
activities free of charge. Some activities include:
- Karaoke parties
- Dance parties
- Movie nights
- Games - tournaments
- Conversation club
- Card games
- Shopping trips
- Trips to Manhattan
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