The mission of the Intensive English Program (IEP) is to support successful matriculation and progress toward graduation for graduate international students by providing appropriate English language instruction. Internal assessment and advisement ensure students’ proper placement in English language courses, as well as successful matriculation and degree attainment.

Good communication skills are essential to academic success at Pratt Institute. Instruction in the IEP emphasizes language use for general academic and specific purposes in the professions in which Pratt specializes: art, design, architecture, and information and library science. IEP faculty are trained and experienced in teaching English as a second language, as well as in integrating art and design content into their courses. Our classes are small (eight to 12 students per session), and enrolled inter­national students benefit from their use of the Language Resource and Writing and Tutorial Centers for additional language learning practice.

All graduate international students who have TOEFL scores less than 100 will be enrolled in the intensive English program levels 6 or 7 depending on their TOEFL score. 

Graduate Student Placement

• TOEFL less than 92: will be enrolled in IEP 6 
• TOEFL less than 100 but higher or equal to 92: will be enrolled in IEP 7. Successful completion of IEP level 7 exempts students from further language course requirements.

Course Descriptions for the Graduate Intensive English Program

IEP courses are intended for matriculated students at Pratt. The content of all IEP courses has an art and design focus or centers on topics of interest to artists and designers. For graduate students, IEP tuition is equivalent to the tuition of a two-credit course. Continuous enrollment in the Intensive English Program is required until exemption criteria has been met. 

IEP LEVEL 6

An integrated skills intermediate-level course that aims to develop all skills in order to build toward academic readiness in reading, writing, speaking and listening. Students read authentic materials such as essays, novels, magazine and newspaper articles, and textbooks, and work on reading skills such as faster reading, inference, and vocabulary development. They also listen to authentic materials such as films, websites, and lectures (live or recorded) and work on giving effective presentations using PowerPoint, visual aids, or handouts.

IEP LEVEL 7

An integrated-skills advanced-level course in which students develop their ability to do university-level work in English in writing, research, and citation skills. They focus on working with appropriate academic and professional sources, paraphrasing, summarizing, and using appropriate style sheets. They also develop their skills in delivering academic and professional presentations and giving, receiving and managing feedback on their and others’ work.

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IEP Manager
Fanny Lao
hlao@pratt.edu
cep@pratt.edu

Lara Allen
Lecturer Intensive English; Visiting Instructor
MFA Yale University School of Art, Painting & Printmaking; CELTA University of Cambridge; BFA San Francisco Art Institute, Interdisciplinary

Channing Burt
Lecturer, Intensive English
B.A. French and Romance Philology, Columbia University; M.A. TESOL, Teachers College, Columbia University.

Sarah A. Custen
Lecturer, Intensive English
B.A. English Literature, University of Utah; M.A. TESOL, The New School for Design.

Andrea De Toledo
Lecturer, Intensive English; Visiting Instructor
M.A. Higher Education, University of Chichester/University of Southampton, UK.

Rachid Eladlouni
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A., Ibn Tofail University, Morocco; M.A., Hunter College.

Cynthia Elmas
Lecturer, Intensive English; Visiting Instructor
B.A. French Literature, Rutgers University; M.A. TESOL, Hunter College; Art History, Rutgers University.

Claire Fisher
Lecturer Intensive English; Tutor

Nada Gordon
Assistant Professor
M.A., University of California, Berkeley.

Thomas Healy
Lecturer, Intensive English; Visiting Assistant Professor
M.A., University of Ireland; Takabijustu School of Art, Tokyo, and Massachusetts Institute of Art, Boston.

Antoinette Jones
Lecturer Intensive English; Visiting Assistant Professor

Fanny Lao
IEP Manager
B.A., Connecticut College; M.A. International Education, New York University.

Genevieve Leone
Lecturer Intensive English

Darleen Lev
Lecturer, Intensive English; Visiting Instructor
M.F.A. Fiction Writing, University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Allegra Marino Shmulevsky
Lecturer, Intensive English; Visiting Instructor
B.A. French Language and Literature, English Literature, and Studio Art, Tulane University; M.A. Applied Linguistics, Teachers College, Columbia University.

Michael Natriello
Lecturer Intensive English
M.F.A., Creative Writing, Fiction, The New School; M.A., Applied Linguistics/TESOL (K-12), Teachers College, Columbia; B.A. Philosophy, Connecticut College

Jon Pauley
Lecturer, Intensive English; Visiting Instructor
B.A. Hunter College Film; M.A. Hunter College TESOL

Eric Rosenblum
Adjunct Associate Professor with CCE
B.A. English, Ohio University; M.F.A. Fiction Writing, Syracuse University.

Nancy Seidler
Professor
B.A., Brooklyn College; M.A. TESOL, Monterey Institute of International Studies.

Gloria Steil
Assistant Professor
B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., New York University.

ENGL-097  Intensive English Program  - (0 Credits) 
The Intensive English Program accommodates those international students who have yet to satisfy Pratt's Intensive English requirement. Classes of no more than 12 students each emphasize listening and reading comprehension skills through methods and materials that complement students' artistic and academic careers. Students are encouraged to utilize the state-of-the-art computerized Language Resource Center for additional practice, and the Writing and Tutorial Center for one-on-one tutoring and conversation practice. The course is developmental in nature and is not offered for academic credit.

ENGL-098  Special Topics  - (0 Credits) 
The purpose of this independent study course is to provide international students English language instructional options outside the realm of a standard classroom.