NOTE: The Accent Modification Program is temporarily unavailable and will resume in early 2025.
This personalized accent training is for individuals or small groups who wish to improve their English communication skills by focusing on fluency, stress and intonation, and sound production. To optimize training, there is an individualized pre and post assessment. This course can be customized to an individual or group’s personal, academic, or professional needs and is offered online, on campus at the University of San Diego, or on site at your organization.
Who should attend: Attorneys, Scientists, Medical Personnel, Executives, Customer Service Representatives, Managers, or Employees who speak English as a Second Language and whose job requires clear and effective communication.
Course format: Instruction may be delivered online, on campus at the University of San Diego, or on site at your organization.
Additional Information: Course may run for 10-14 weeks depending on the needs of the student and includes a pre and post assessment. The individual or group meets once a week for 1 hour.
USD's English Language Academy is a member of English USA (formerly the American Association of Intensive English Programs) and the Association of International Educators (NAFSA).
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Courses offer a convenient, yet rigorous style of learning that allows you to structure your education to suit your schedule while keeping you on pace toward achieving your educational.
These on-campus courses are offered in a traditional classroom where you can connect with your instructor and classmates in a live setting. This learning environment facilitates communication in real time, enables immediate feedback and fosters face-to-face interaction with the instructor and classmates. Classroom courses have a scheduled start and finish date, and students are expected to attend all course sessions.
Our individualized, skill-based placement system stimulates dynamic learning for students of varying levels of language proficiency with instruction that is tailored to their unique needs.
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Our mission is to help each student thrive while developing the English language skills that position them to achieve personal, professional and academic goals.
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