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Spring Quarter 2025 Information on Services

Our services are exclusively for international students and scholars currently enrolled or employed at Northwestern University. For resources for the general public, please see our English Learner Resources page.

  • Instructional Modality (in-person vs. remote) for ELP services offered in Spring Quarter 2025:
    • Group Classes (LING 380) will be held in-person on the Evanston campus during Spring Quarter 2025.
    • Individual Instruction (LING 482) & Supported Online Speech & Language Training (LING 483) will be held remotely during Spring Quarter 2025.
    • Additional ELP Services (Office Hours, Language Table Sessions, Small Group Instruction & Practice, etc.) will be held remotely during Spring Quarter 2025 unless otherwise indicated.
  • Registration for all ELP services will begin on March 31, 2025 for PhD/MFA/TGS Masters students and Postdoctoral Fellows.
    • Registration ELP services are provided according to the following prioritized registration groups: 1) PhD/MFA students, 2) Postdocs, and 3) TGS Masters students.
  • Registration for Northwestern Affiliates begins the week of April 7, 2025.
    • Northwestern Affiliates are defined as any member of the Northwestern University community who is not a PhD, MFA, TGS Masters student, or Postdoctoral Fellow
See table below for all registration categories and dates.

REGISTRATION LINKS

 

Links for Services

LING  380-20 Spoken English for Nonnative Speakers of English (Group Class - "Fluency, Intonation, & Listening")

* In-person Tuesdays/Thursdays, 4:30-5:50 PM, Kresge Hall Room 2335*
<CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LING 380-20>

Course registration via ELP Registration system.  

LING  380-21 Spoken English for Nonnative Speakers of English (Group Class - "Improv (Improvisation) for English Communication")

* In-person Mondays/Wednesdays, 4:30-5:50 PM, TECH Institute Room M349*
<CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LING 380-21>

Course registration via ELP Registration system.  

LING  381-20 Written English for Nonnative Speakers of English (Group Class - "Academic Writing for Graduate Students")

* In-person Wednesdays, 6:00-7:20 PM, TECH Institute Room M349*
<CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LING 381-20>

Course registration via ELP Registration system.  

LING  482-0 (multiple sections) Individual Speech and Language Instruction for Nonnative Speakers of English:

* Remote via Northwestern ZOOM, session times vary *
<REGSITRATION BEGINS 3/31/25>

Course registration via ELP Registration system.  Note - Registration for this service is a 2-step process. Follow-up is required to complete the registration process for this service.

LING  483-20 Supported Online Speech & Language Training for Nonnative Speakers of English

* Asynchronous (work on your own time, meeting weekly requirements) *
<REGSITRATION BEGINS 3/31/25>

Course registration via ELP Registration system

Instruction & Practice Small Groups:

* Remote via Northwestern ZOOM, groups meet weekly for one hour *
<REGSITRATION BEGINS 3/31/25>

Course registration via Google Form.  Small Group sessions will tentatively begin in Week 2 of Spring Quarter 2025 (depending on enrollment).  

 
Spring Quarter 2025 Group Class (Descriptions)

Group Class Descriptions Coming Soon

Spring Quarter 2025 Instruction & Practice Small Groups (Descriptions)

Small Group Descriptions Coming Soon

 

REGISTRATION DATES

Registration dates and deadlines
Registration Period
Dates
ELP Service
Registration Group

 

Advanced Group-Class Registration, Group 1

 

 

 

2/24/25 - 3/16/25 

 

 

Group Class (LING 380-20): Fluency, Intonation, & Listening

Group Class (LING 380-21): Improv (Improvisation) for English Communication

Group Class (LING 381-20): Academic Writing for Graduate Students

 

PhD/MFA students

 

 

Advanced Group-Class Registration, Group 2

 3/17/25 - 3/30/25

Group Class (LING 380-20): Fluency, Intonation, & Listening

Group Class (LING 380-21): Improv (Improvisation) for English Communication

Group Class (LING 381-20): Academic Writing for Graduate Students

 

 

PhD/MFA/TGS masters students

Add/Drop Week Registration, Group 3

3/31/25 - 4/6/25

Registration begins at 10:00 AM CST (GMT -5) on 3/31/25

Group Class (LING 380-20): Fluency, Intonation, & Listening

Group Class (LING 380-21): Improv (Improvisation) for English Communication

Group Class (LING 381-20): Academic Writing for Graduate Students

Individual Instruction (LING 482)

Supported Online Speech & Language Training (LING 483)

Instruction & Practice Small Groups

PhD/MFA/TGS masters students, Postdoctoral Fellows

Affiliate Registration, Group 4

4/7/25 - 4/11/25

Supported Online Speech & Language Training (LING 483)

Instruction & Practice Small Groups

Northwestern Affiliates

 

* Registration for Individual Instruction (LING 482) are provided according to the following prioritized registration groups: 1) PhD/MFA students, 2) Postdocs, and 3) TGS Masters students.