“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” – Mark Twain
I’ve been told by one of my former colleagues that advisors on campus think that AEIS courses are dead. While the American English Institute, which housed AEIS (Academic English for International Students) is indeed dead as of June 15 (R.I.P.), AEIS courses will be housed in the Yamada Language Center which is part of GSL.
Here is a link to the AEIS information page: https://ylc.uoregon.edu/aeis Please bookmark this page for easy reference.
As we head into the season of IntroDUCKtion and freshman registration for Fall, please note that some international students will be required to take the AEIS Placement test to see if they need additional English language classes. We can work together on this.
What I am doing:
As the AEIS advisor, I am doing weekly audits of International Admission reports to identify students who need to test and sending their information to the UO Testing Center. I am also identifying students who are exempt but who show AEIS requirements on their degree guide and sending their information to the Registrar’s Office. Since this is a hand audit, I am not always perfect.
What you can do:
If you are advising an international student this summer and are not sure if they need to test, please contact me (aeisinfo@uoregon.edu or argoing@uoregon.edu) . I will be monitoring my emails this summer and I should be able to respond in short order. It’s very important that students who have additional English requirements complete them in a timely manner. This is a UO Admissions requirement.
Also, if you are advising an international student and they seem to be struggling in their communication, but you see that they do not have AEIS requirements, you can suggest that they take AEIS classes to help support them in their first year. If they think that they want to take a class or two, please email me with their name and ID number and I can give them permission.
The Fall AEIS classes are:
AEIS 101 – Academic Oral Communication
AEIS 110 – Written Discourse 1
If you have any questions, please contact me. I am happy to answer any questions you have.
Good luck with IntroDUCKtion this summer!
Alicia