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PELS PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
PELS will help to all 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, including multilingual and multidialectal 51³Ô¹ÏÍø to:
- Enrich reading, writing, and speaking abilities to meet their academic goals and professional expectations in their fields
- Enhance confidence in their communication abilities
- Develop a sense of community and collegiality with other 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and faculty
- Enrich university practices through their knowledge and diverse experiences
- Enhance their awareness of resources available to them to achieve their goals
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PELS will help faculty to:
- Support 51³Ô¹ÏÍø to advance their professional communication abilities
- Gain cross-cultural insights to better engage diverse 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in the classroom
- Expand their knowledge of global English
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PELS will help 51³Ô¹ÏÍø to:
- Better prepare multilingual and multidialectal 51³Ô¹ÏÍø for professional work in their fields
- Meet and exceed key performance indicators (KPI) and other metrics
- Enhance resources and support writing across the univerityÌý
- Increase growth funding
- Expand the university’s recruiting potential
- Further the impact of student publications and grants
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