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The American English Institute (AEI) has provided English language instruction since 1978 to international students and educators who want to enter American universities or who want to learn English for personal or professional reasons. It is the mission of the AEI to enhance individual growth and global understanding in the international community through English language and inter-cultural learning, teaching, and research opportunities.
AEI is fully accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA) and agrees to uphold the CEA Standards for English Language Programs and Institutions. AEI is also a member of the American Association of Intensive English Programs (AAIEP) and University and College Intensive English Programs (UCIEP).
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(American English Institute, University of Oregon, 2018)For many language teachers around the world, the classrooms of today may look and feel very different to those that we remember from our own childhood. In teacher training workshops and professional development activities, ...
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(American English Institute, University of Oregon, 2017)The purpose of this handbook is to provide English language teachers of students ages 10-15 with support for their summer camps.
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(2018)This action research paper explores using authentic video material in our EFL classrooms and the advantages of using video materials in our teaching. Nowadays videos are considered an important educational tool for the ...
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(2018)The integration of literature into the curriculum is advocated to improve students’ language skills, their communicative and cultural competence, and enhance their critical thinking skills. Research showed that using ...
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(2018)This paper presents the implications of the use of listening journals in an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course, exploring the results and difficulties faced by students after the implementation of this activity. ...
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(2018)The aim of this action research project is to discover the effectiveness of scaffolding in learning punctuation marks for better writing skills at the primary Grade 5 level in my school. The action research is also being ...
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(2018)This action research project explores the use of a flipped classroom model for pre-service teachers in Venezuela. After struggling with an insufficient allocation of class time for teacher training courses and a lack of ...
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(2018)Two types of authentic materials were introduced in a Brazilian high school, including popular songs and texts from the students’ field of specialization. Following this intervention, student motivation was explored through ...
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(2018)This study investigated the reasons why learners drop out of the Ethiopian Police University College Peacekeeping Language Center. The data for this research was generated through questionnaires and interviews to collect ...
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The Effect of Short Story Books on Students' Attitudes and Motivation Toward Reading Comprehension (2018)In a public high school in Burkina Faso, English learners showed limited motivation and skill. With the support of school administration and parents, students began reading short stories, completing reading sheets, and ...
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(American English Institute, University of Oregon, 2018)In 2017, the University of Oregon welcomed the first cohort to its Advanced Certification in ELT (ACE) program. Educators from more than 20 countries exchanged ideas, formulated teaching philosophies, analyzed and revised ...
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(University of Oregon, 2017)In this packet you will find stories, vocabulary lessons, grammar lessons, and writing assignments. We suggest that you work on one unit at a time. First, read the example stories. If possible, talk about the stories ...
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(Indiana University, 2000-01)This dissertation examines rhoticity, the presence or absence of a pronounced syllable coda /r/, in the speech of actors and actresses in American films from the mid-1930s to the late 1970s. Rhoticity is examined from the ...
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(1991)The phonetic aspect of the Chinese written language is an area of Sinology that has been investigated by a number of scholars, both Chinese and Western. Most early researches have been concerned with (1) the historical ...
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(1991)This paper describes the clues to the pronunciation of Chinese characters in Mandarin inherent in many phonetic compound character series.