<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Dear AIIAS English Center Students,</b></div><div>Congratulations on completing the first week of classes of this Inter-semester.</div><div>We are glad to have you joining us for this learning journey. And to make the most of this experience, pay attention to some information I will share with you.</div><div><br></div><div>First, take note of the three holidays ahead of us: June 6 (tomorrow), June 9 (next Monday), and June 12 (next Thursday). Because every day counts, your teacher will be informing you what you will have to do to compensate for these days with no classes.</div><div><br></div><div>Organize yourself to be in class on time. Regular classes are from Monday through Thursday, from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm, and from 1:30 pm until 3:30 pm.</div><div>Please, be patient if you come to class before 8:00 am and you don't find anyone at the English Center. The reason is that AIIAS staff get together every day from 7:30 am until 7:55 for morning worship. If you want to join us you are welcome, it's open to all. Just come to the amphitheater.</div><div><br></div><div>Remember, you are enrolled in a very intensive program (8-9 weeks), and you can only be absent 15% of the total days of classes, which is equivalent to about 5 full days. </div><div>We take attendance every day and Chapels (Mondays, 11:00-12:00) are part of your class schedule, and you are expected to attend them. Your teacher may request some specific activities based on the Chapel topic/presentation. Chapels are a good listening and comprehension opportunity, besides being a time to connect with the AIIAS academic community.</div><div><br></div><div>Take advantage of the English immersion environment at AIIAS: talk with people, make new friends, attend the worship services, go to the special programs and trips. These are good activities to practice your English skills.</div><div>Study hard, do all your assignments, do your activities on MyEnglishLab and Clear Fluency, stop using Google Translate or any other tool and Artificial Intelligence (AI), use your brain, learn new vocabulary words and practice them. Soon you will see the results of your effort and commitment to learning (you need 83% or a B grade to pass to the next level).</div><div><br></div><div>Check your AIIAS email frequently and our social media (Facebook and Instagram) because these are our official ways of communication. In a few days we will announce the "One-on-One" conversation classes along with the Versant Test preparation class. These services are offered free of charge. I hope you will enjoy them.</div><div><br></div><div>If you have any concern or need clarification, just come to the English Center office and we will try our best to assist you.</div><div><br></div><div>See you on Tuesday (June 10).</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 4.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font face="times new roman, serif" color="#274e13"><span style="font-size:18.6667px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><i>--</i></b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#274e13"><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt"><font face="times new roman, serif">Beverly Nunes, MS, PhD(c)</font></span></i></b><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#274e13"><i style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:10pt">English Center Director, AIIAS English Center</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></i></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font color="#274e13" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><i>Writing Center Director, AIIAS Writing Center</i></span></font></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 4.5pt"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wVxeHHKCCo6AmLFdvvq5NZF_TENBj_VjpkZDjkbiGApJ6xMunyCg0ymBdBZ-82cngzR158gHIpt0JU" width="200" height="50"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#274e13"><span style="font-size:9pt">P.O. Box 038, Lalaan 1</span><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#274e13"><span style="font-size:9pt">Silang, Cavite, 4118</span><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#274e13"><span style="font-size:9pt">Philippines</span><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#274e13"><span style="font-size:9pt">Phone: (+63) 46-41-44-300</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="http://www.aiias.edu/en" target="_blank"><font color="#274e13">www.aiias.edu/en</font></a></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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