Center for International & English Learning

Remote Discover Portland

All students will participate in an English Communication class each day and then move to a content focused class of their choice. The general focus of our teachers is helping students practice their English conversation skills so they are prepared for future travel, study abroad, or use with international visitors and colleagues. Classes focus on skills like fluent pronunciation and how to have natural conversation flow rather than focusing on grammar or writing rules. 

Content classes may rotate depending on partner interest and teacher availability but currently include Discover Portland!, Portland Food Studies and SDG's #11 & 12: Sustainable Portland.

THE COURSE INCLUDES FOUR COMPONENTS:

  • Two daily live remote classes led by an ISP instructor
  • Daily conversation practice with a PSU student
  • Daily small group discussion sessions to work on assignments
  • A small group project that will lead to a final presentation.

Sample Program Schedule

Remote classes will be delivered LIVE (Zoom) by ISP faculty, Sunday through Thursday. The program includes a daily 2-hour class, a 30-minute break, a one hour conversation practice session (LIVE/Zoom) and a one hour group discussion session (LIVE/Zoom). Please see the more detailed sample schedule below.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1.5 hours remote English class activities with instructor 1.5 hours remote English class activities with instructor 1.5 hours remote English class activities with instructor 1.5 hours remote English class activities with instructor 1.5 hours remote English class activities with instructor
1.5 hours remote content class activities with instructor 1.5 hours remote content class activities with instructor 1.5 hours remote content class activities with instructor 1.5 hours remote content class activities with instructor 1.5 hours remote content class activities with instructor
Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
45 minutes conversation practice with a fluent conversation partner 45 minutes conversation practice with a fluent conversation partner 45 minutes conversation practice with a fluent conversation partner 45 minutes conversation practice with a fluent conversation partner 45 minutes conversation practice with a fluent conversation partner
45 minutes small group discussion 45 minutes small group discussion 45 minutes small group discussion 45 minutes small group discussion 45 minutes small group discussion
Total: 4.5 hours per day Total: 4.5 hours per day Total: 4.5 hours per day Total: 4.5 hours per day Total: 4.5 hours per day

Program Dates:

Program Dates*

August 7-18, 2022 (Portland time / Pacific Standard Time)

August 8-19, 2022 (Japanese / Korean Time / GMT +9)


*Program dates reflect dates in Portland.

Deadlines & Notifications:

  • Application deadline: July 1, 2022
  • We may still accept late applications if space is available.
  • A 2.75% credit card processing fee will be applied to all credit card payments.

Cancellation and Refund Policy:

  • We will issue a full refund of the program fee for cancellations prior to 14 days before the start of the program.
  • If you cancel your program participation for any reason within 13 days or less until the program start date, you will only receive a 50% refund of the program cost. 
  • Please note that we are not able to refund the Cashnet service fee of 2.75% percent. This means that you will lose the service fees.
  • There will be no refund for cancellations once the program has started. 
  • In the event that we can not run the program, a full refund of the program fee will be issued.