Three Rivers Language Center

If you are...
🌎 A current teacher, particularly an ELL teacher
🌎 A student or alumn/a who is interested in international careers
🌎 Thinking about an international career down the road (e.g. 2-5 years from now)
🌎 Simply curious about opportunities in the U.S. Department of State
🌎 Hoping to ask questions and get some answers about the reality of teaching internationally with a government agency

..then we encourage you to join us for a special talk by Dr. Kelli Odhuu at Purdue University Fort Wayne!

If you haven't purchased a ticket yet, you'll be missing out on some delicious cuisine. 🍽🍲🥗😋

1 week to go until our grand party for educators, multilingual families, and immigrant and refugee communities!

Doors open at 4:30 PM
Performance begins at 5 PM

Get to know the TENL program and Three Rivers Language Center 🙂

TENL website: https://sites.pfw.edu/tenl/
Three Rivers Language Center: https://www.pfw.edu/trlc

Come and celebrate our multilingual community!

https://www.enrole.com/pfw/jsp/session.jsp?sessionId=24FCON450&courseId=CON450&categoryId=10005

The Academic English for Purdue Fort Wayne course is open for registration. Since the course will be conducted live via Zoom, it is important to find the equivalent time in your current country of residence. See the photos for some of the time zones.

Also, this course is open to immigrants and refugees who live in the United States and want to obtain a Bachelor's degree at PFW.
If you live in the U.S. and want to enroll in the course, then you must be available to attend the course from 9-10 AM US EST.

**If you have obtained at least 4 ELP certificates, then the course fee will be waived.

International students who are interested in studying abroad at Purdue Fort Wayne for a Bachelor's degree: If you don't want to take the TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo to show your English proficiency, you now have an alternative pathway starting this fall 2024! 🙂

This course is both an English language class and college preparation for Purdue Fort Wayne. We are offering this course to make U.S. higher education more supportive to international students. For this fall, I'll personally be teaching this course. 😊

Classes meet 3x a week, 9-10 AM US EST (check the equivalent time in your country of residence).

The course fee is $100 USD and is much cheaper compared to the test fees, which range from $200-$350.

I look forward to meeting many of you online and then possibly on campus here in Fort Wayne.

**If you have participated in the ELP program for at least 4 semesters and have received the certificate at least 4 times, then please contact us with your name and copies of your ELP certificates: [email protected]. We will waive the course fee and you will be able to enroll in the English Pathway to PFW course for FREE.

The Appleseed Writing project is affiliated with TRLC and "seeks to encourage teacher growth through Summer Institutes, professional development, focused workshops, and a supportive community of educators."

Appleseed Writing Project - Purdue University Fort Wayne Part of the National Writing Project, the Appleseed Writing Project, out of Fort Wayne, IN, provides professional development and support for educators of all grade levels and subjects.

The UNESCO conference hosted by TRLC and Purdue Fort Wayne was singled out by UNESCO as being especially noteworthy. They wrote:

Good Practice: Perspectives Conference at Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Based on a wide consensus, the most important event held in the USA was the Perspectives conference hosted by Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana, directly inspired by the year and attended by over 400 varied stakeholders from over 17 countries [. . . ] several members of the [UNESCO IYIL] Steering Committee attended (which was much appreciated). The conference was praised for facilitating a rather atypical dialogue between academics and community based indigenous language activists in an inclusive and open atmosphere.

Without the support of our local community and the Purdue Fort Wayne community, we would not have been able to host this event. We are continuing to partner with UNESCO on the Decade of Indigenous Languages.

One of the recent additions to TRLC is the Professors and Pathways program.

Professors and Pathways Program - Purdue Fort Wayne Professors & Pathways (P&P) is a multi-year academic program housed in Purdue University Fort Wayne’s University Research and Innovation. Professors & Pathways’ focus is two-fold: