PELS PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

PELS will help multilingual and multidialectical students 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 students and faculty
• Enrich university practices through their knowledge and diverse experiences
• Enhance their awareness of resources available to them to achieve their goals

 

PELS will help faculty to:

• Support students to advance their professional communication abilities
• Gain cross-cultural insights to help them better engage diverse students in the classroom
• Expand their knowledge of global English

 

PELS will help FAU to:

• Better prepare multilingual and multidialectical students for professional work in their fields
• Meet and exceed key performance indicators (KPI) and other metrics
• Enhance resources and support to help grow its multilingual student body
• Increase growth funding
• Expand the university’s recruiting potential
• Further the impact of student publications and grants