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Barbara Britt-Hysell

315-859-4150
ESOL

English for Speakers of Other Languages


Hamilton College has a nationally recognized writing program, an outstanding oral communications center, and an array of distinguished language study programs including a Critical Language component and study abroad opportunities ranging from Beijing to Madrid. An impressive network of connections binds these programs together, and this includes the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program.

Hamilton College's principal language of instruction is English, and the dominant cultural framework is North American and academic. Multilingual students thrive when they engage in ongoing opportunities for academic and social advancement while maintaining their skills in American Standard English. The ESOL program offers individual and small-group tutoring, independent study. and informal conversation tables.

Our students enhance their English reading, writing, speaking and comprehension skills in order to fulfill their intellectual potential and to take full advantage of all that a liberal arts college has to offer. Multilingual students, whether from the United States or abroad, bring a richness to Hamilton that must be matched by making resources available to them.

For more information, please contact Barbara Britt-Hysell (bbritthy@hamilton.edu).

Location:
Lower Level Buttrick Hall

Hours:
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m or call for an evening or weekend appointment.

Studying English for Academic Success

ESOL Academic Writing Intensive Courses
  • Fundamentals of Composition I and II (101,102)
Education Courses
  • Certification Course
    • Methods of Tutoring ESOL (F-quarter-credit)
    • Sem Teaching ESOL (S-full credit)
Tutorials and Workshops
  • Develop skills to complement your course of study
  • Articulate facts and ideas to communicate clearly
  • Recognize phrases, motions, and gestures contextually
  • Demonstrate your personal style
Conversation Tables
  • Cultures and Languages
  • Choices and Intentions
  • Colloquialisms and Truth
  • Challenges and Ideas


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Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we think bout.
B.L. Whorf