Congratulations

to the following former CESL students who have graduated from SIUC with the following degrees:

Qian Liu, Master of Accountancy
Wan-ling Tsai, Master of Accountancy
Feng Xia, Master of Accountancy
I-Jung Chung, Master of Accountancy
Hernan Arriaga Murillo, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Rima Zghyer, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Raed Althomali, Master of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Young Hwan Kim, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Science
Eun Sun Moon, Bachelor of Science, College of Applied Science
Faisal Alshabanat, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Bassil Al-Amoodi, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Wabran Alyami, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Sosuke Uematsu, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Xinyao Shao, Bachelor of Fine Arts, College of Liberal Arts

and to the following former teachers of CESL:
Daniel Phistry, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Chris Baughman, Master of Public Administration

again, congratulations! *

Six Flags- this weekend!

Mesfer- Culture Media EAP1-A

In the term 105 during the Culture Media class, I met seven students, four international students and three American SIU students, in the Wham building, specifically in the hallway of this building. We discussed some topics that are related to the American’s social life, such as family and education.
The first topic is, Americans have many types of family such as nuclear family, single parent family, extended family, and childless family. The nuclear is one that consists of a mother and father. It is the most common in the US because it can be a nurturing environment in which to raise children as long as there is love, time to focus on children’s development , emotional support, low stress, and a stable economic environment.
The second topic is the US education system and the Saudi Arabian education system. The education system in the US is different from the other education systems for many reasons. The education system in US cares for many things such as students, teachers, environment, technology, knowledge, and experience. Also, parents, students, community members, and governments always evaluate it. Moreover, it focuses on the information that is related to the student’s lives.
The third topic is the influence of media on American people. First of all, they think media is a good source of information and entertainment. The media play an important role in people’s lives: for example, it gives us a perception of various cultures, religions and beliefs. We will see how the people turn to media to learn about morals, values and interpersonal relationships from the media. In fact, the media has a great effect on the society and in our life experience. We sometimes try to apply these concepts to our everyday life. For example, teenagers like to watch TV shows about love, fashion, relationship, violence, speed and many other things.
In conclusion, this class is the best CESL class because it helps me to communicate with others, especially American students, and helps me to improve my English skills, such as speaking, listening, and writing. Also, I recognize American culture in different ways, such as holidays, customs, educations, laws, and lifestyles. I hope to continue this class in the next term.

go salukis!

Welcome back Salukis!

Welcome Thomas!

Congratulations to Abbey! He was born on Wed. Aug. 4, and everyone's happy and healthy!

CESL turns 46

there's no going backwards!

Go USA, win the World Cup!

This is a former CESL student whom you may know. He went back to his country an avid fan of the USA. We're with you, Adolfo!

CESL congratulates

all of its former students who graduated recently at the SIUC ceremonies.

Ji Young Lee, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Ling Yao Chang, Master of Music
Chi-Hung Chuang, Master of Science, Manufacturing Systems\
Soo-Jin Hwang, Master of Science, Professional Media and Media Management Studies
Faraj Aldossary, Master of Science in Education, Curriculum and Instruction
Sureeporn Lertpittayapoom, Master of Science in Education, Workforce Education & Development

Seok-In Jang, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Eunsoon Seo, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Meng-chun Chien, Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Hyung Hoo Kim, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Kitae Kim, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
KwangSub Sohn, Bachelor of Science, College of Business
Misfer Al Marri, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering
Mohammed Radwan, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering

Abdullah Alajmi, Associate in Applied Science, College of Applied Science and Arts
Ahmed Alotaibi, Associate in Applied Science, College of Applied Science and Arts

and to these teachers and former teachers:

Keith Wheeler, Doctor of Philosophy, Education/Curriculum and Instruction
Gene Kabbe, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Rachel Datzman, Master of Arts, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages


Note: We occasionally miss people, or include some who don't belong. Forgive us if we do! Contact us if it bothers you!

Attention please

The CESL weblog system even today remains open to all CESL students and faculty who want to use it to show what we do and what we can do. It may be difficult to imagine what true freedom of speech is like, but it relies on people using it for what it is intended for. It relies on our constant membership in a community that is concerned about what is said and shown in public. Please keep several things in mind.

1. Switching languages inherently leaves many people out; this is an English-speaking community, and in order for us to trust you you must teach us all your language first; you don't have time for that. You can of course do as you wish on your own weblog.

2. Switching languages of the entire system is of course something you can do; you can also destroy the entire system. But PLEASE DON'T. We use it. We like it. It is part of our class and our program. You can be sure that if you forced us, we would start over, and that if we had to start over, YOUR VOICE WOULD NO LONGER BE WELCOMED.

3. Making comments is ordinarily good and helpful. The above rules apply. We are adults. In order to keep our privileges we should behave. We welcome your contributions. If you have an attitude about CESL, what it does or how it does it, learn good English, say it in English, and follow the right channels. Thank you.

Eriko's show

Event: Eriko Ami- Senior Thesis Show
What: Preview
Start Time: Friday, March 26 at 7:30pm
End Time: Friday, March 26 at 8:15pm
Where: Studio B, Communications Building

Bowling!

SIUC CESL website

You may have noticed a change in CESL's main web site. It's not done yet, but the new web site will be much simpler, without many of the class pages, class links, and directories that it used to have.

There are many reasons for this; among them, they were hard to sustain, and the university is getting increasingly sensitive about pictures on its sites. The present web site will be used mostly for showing what the program is: its schedule, its costs, etc. Most of the other things you could do on the web will now be done at the Moodle, here on the weblogs, or not at all.

Sorry for the inconvenience! Tom L.

Welcome to 101, CESL students!