{"id":31618,"date":"2014-07-08T11:45:02","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T15:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=31618"},"modified":"2014-07-08T11:45:03","modified_gmt":"2014-07-08T15:45:03","slug":"international-students-take-the-field-for-summer-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/07\/08\/international-students-take-the-field-for-summer-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"International students take the field for summer soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_31634\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/07\/08\/international-students-take-the-field-for-summer-soccer\/leap-soccer-13913-212\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31634\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31634\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31634\" src=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2014\/07\/leap-soccer-13913-212-260x204.jpg\" alt=\"LEAP soccer players\" width=\"260\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students in the LEAP Intensive English Program play one soccer game each semester.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fueled by the fervor of the World Cup, international students at Wright State University took part in a June 24 soccer game at Mulholland Field. The <a href=\"http:\/\/liberal-arts.wright.edu\/learning-english-for-academic-and-professional-purposes\" target=\"_blank\">LEAP Intensive English Program<\/a>\u00a0organizes one soccer game each semester for its students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really about the love of the sport,\u201d said Mailinh Nguyen, LEAP instructor who has helped coordinate the soccer games.<\/p>\n<p>Nguyen says that each semester, international students jump at the opportunity to play a few matches.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u201cOur students don\u2019t get excited about baseball, basketball or even the Olympics like the way they do soccer,\u201d said Nguyen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The soccer matches not only help to relieve the stress from studying, but they also give students a chance to practice their English. Like all sports, soccer requires intense communication.<\/p>\n<p>The LEAP Program prepares international students for college classes at Wright State. With an intensive curriculum packed with courses in speaking, reading and writing, LEAP is a crash course in English for its students.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Students come to LEAP for a variety of reasons. Some are here for a short time to improve their English language skills; others seek degrees from Wright State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the LEAP Intensive English Program or the activities organized for Wright State international students, contact Mailinh Nguyen at <a href=\"mailto:mailinh.nguyen@wright.edu\" target=\"_blank\">mailinh.nguyen@wright.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-31618 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/07\/08\/international-students-take-the-field-for-summer-soccer\/13913-bob-mihalek-leap-students-soccer-game-6-24-14-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2014\/07\/leap-soccer-13913-148-135x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-31631\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-31631'>\n\t\t\t\tPushing past his opponent, a student moves the ball down the pitch. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/07\/08\/international-students-take-the-field-for-summer-soccer\/leap-soccer-13913-212\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2014\/07\/leap-soccer-13913-212-135x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"LEAP soccer players\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-31634\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-31634'>\n\t\t\t\tStudents in the LEAP Intensive English Program play one soccer game each semester.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/07\/08\/international-students-take-the-field-for-summer-soccer\/13913-bob-mihalek-leap-students-soccer-game-6-24-14\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2014\/07\/leap-soccer-13913-120-135x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-31629\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-31629'>\n\t\t\t\tStudents rush after the soccer ball, pushing themselves to the limit.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/07\/08\/international-students-take-the-field-for-summer-soccer\/13913-bob-mihalek-leap-students-soccer-game-6-24-14-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2014\/07\/leap-soccer-13913-197-135x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-31632\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-31632'>\n\t\t\t\tA student charges the opposing forward, looking for the steal.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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