Are you a student who has difficulty expressing yourself in writing or through oral communication? The University of Houston has a wonderful resource for you.
The UH Writing and Communication Skills Center
It's in 205 Roy Cullen (right next door to us). Advice is given by well-prepared peer coaches who are students.
If you want to know more about it or have a question you may contact Dr. Marjorie M. Chadwick, Director.
In addition to what may be offered in the English Department and the Language and Culture Center here at UH, a couple of informal programs are:
Accent Reduction Individual Therapy
Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic
100 CRS
713-743-2898
Individual therapy is offered including an evaluation for those students who have not been evaluated for over a year.
For students, the rate is $150 for the semester. For non-students, the rate is determined through an income based scale allowing the fees to range from $10-$100 for the semester. The duration of the therapy is 12 weeks and it begins on September 2, 2008.
English-in-Action
This group meets on Mondays' from 9 am to 1pm at the University Center. Volunteers from the Houston community help international students with conversational English. Please view the scheduled events.
Baptist Student Center
They offer conversational English classes every Friday starting from September 5, 2008, from 9:00am-11:00am. There is no fee or sign-up process. The director is Ason McCall. Their telephone number is 713-741-0967. They are located at 4801 Calhoun. |
