Learning English for Academic and Professional Purposes (LEAP)

2022 Excellence in Human Relations (Classified)

Cathy Lee

Part of the series: President’s Awards for Excellence 2022

Coworkers praise Cathy Lee, student services coordinator in the School of Fine and Performing Arts, for her helpful attitude and open mind when facing new challenges. Continue reading

Language modification

Cuban aviation technicians participate in specially designed LEAP Basic Communication Workshop at Wright State

Wright State faculty and volunteers customized a new curriculum to teach fundamental English to Cuban aircraft technicians. Continue reading

Some international students maintain campus presence with in-person English classes

This semester, the Learning English for Academic and Professional Purposes (LEAP) Intensive English Program has offered most of its English-as-a-second-language courses in-person. Continue reading

Wright State’s LEAP Intensive English Program shares knowledge with university in Iraq

Several thousand people from around the world participated in webinars on remote teaching and English pronunciation organized by Wright State faculty. Continue reading

Exchange students experience American college life through LEAP Program

LEAP exchange program allows international students experience American college life. Continue reading

International students transitioning to Wright State quiz faculty on test-taking, course-load

LEAP students, who will transition to Wright State in the next two semesters, asked questions of faculty members during a discussion in February. Continue reading

Remote control

Wright State faculty, staff and students embrace remote delivery of classes

Wright State faculty, staff and students have come together to ensure lessons can be delivered remotely for the remainder of the spring semester. Continue reading

LEAP gives student and his family a unique summer experience

While Gustavo Santos took classes in Wright State’s LEAP Intensive English Program, his family got to experience American culture. Continue reading

LEAP hosts international potluck to wrap up summer semester

LEAP Cultural Hours are designed to introduce international students to other cultures, meet new people and practice their English skills outside of class. Continue reading

2012 grad returns to Wright State to give English workshop

Ashley Velazquez, an assistant professor at the University of Washington-Bothell, gave a workshop on the Corpus and Repository of Writing (Crow) interface. Continue reading