Tareas

Coordinator of Student Services
Stann Creek Extension P.O. Box 340 Belmopan,Cayo Tel: +501-822Fax:+501-822-1107 Email:

INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS ACCEPTED FOR THE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM (ESL) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BELIZE (UB)
The University of Belize ESL Scholarship Program The University of Belize offers an Intensive English as a Second Language Programfor ten months from August to May yearly. The University offers this program on behalf of the Government of Belize who remains the sponsor of the scholarship program. The government of Belize pays for all the tuition, fees, books and a monthly stipend to defray the cost of housing and university expenses. It is important that recipients of the scholarship recognize that while the university doeseverything in its capacity to make their stay as comfortable and their studies as fruitful as possible; we are not the sponsors and cannot offer any services or undergo any expenses not listed in this document. Scholarship students will prevent much frustration if they do not make any requests of the university outside of its expressed means. Having clarified this important point, the university isvery happy to host these students and has a long history of providing them with individualized services and a learning environment that maximizes their chances for cultural immersion, language practice and personal development. This information document will list several of these services and programs that scholarship students will have access to. The ESL Program at the RLC The University ofBelize is proud to house Belize’s Regional Language Center (RLC) in the Garden City Belmopan. RLC is Belize’s mechanism for bridging the language barrier between the Caribbean and Central America. The RLC offers many specialized second language courses in English and other languages to meet the needs of our national and international clients. The ten (10) month English as a Second Language Program isdesigned to advance the English competency of those who enter the program regardless of their current proficiency. Students study in homogenous groups that are very close to each other’s competency levels. All students are given a placement test upon arrival to determine in which group they will study. The scholarship students join private
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students from all over the world who also study atthe Regional Language Center. It is typical for a class to be comprised of scholarship students from Cuba, Panama, Columbia and Mexico along with private students from Mainland China /Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Russia, countries in Africa, and countries in Central and South America. The ten-month immersion program focuses on strengthening students’ proficiency in reading, writing, listening andspeaking skills in English. The faculty members emphasize practice and design the coursework to encourage practical application of knowledge. During the first week of courses all new students will be given a detailed orientation of the expectations and methodology of the new curriculum for the course. Each student will have an academic advisor. At the end of the ten-month program, students will receive acertificate upon successful completion. Successfully completing a language internship is also a program requirement for eligible students. Though the Government of Belize pays for the scholarship students’ tuition, fees, and books and contributes towards housing, there are some financial responsibilities that the students will have to cover themselves. You will each be required to have an Englishdictionary and it is recommended to have a translator /translation dictionary and recording devices, headphones and laptop.

Arrival
Arriving in any foreign country alone may seem like a difficult task. Belize is a small country with friendly people who are used to helping out foreigners. It should be easy to get around Belize and to get to Belmopan without any problems. Most taxi drivers...