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When Fanty Polanco immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic five years ago, she spoke no English.<\/p>\n

But three years in Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s Intensive English Program<\/a> has made the 31-year-old fluent in the language and ready to take the next step in securing a career.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, I have a big plan to become a dental hygienist,\u201d Polanco said. \u201cThe program is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The expansion of IEP\u2019s recruiting efforts next year may help the program serve more students like Polanco, according to the program\u2019s director, Kathleen Roth<\/a>, a driving force behind a new partnership among EMU and four other Mennonite institutions.<\/p>\n

Students at the other four schools under the Mennonite Education Agency<\/a> will screen admissions applications and recommend international students to EMU\u2019s program.<\/p>\n

The institutions involved in the three-year partnership with EMU are Bethel College, Bluffton University, Goshen College and Hesston College.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a precollegiate program that teaches intensive English to prepare students to study in an English medium,\u201d Roth said.<\/p>\n

This month, an agreement also was made final between EMU and Bridgewater College that facilitates the same recruiting partnership.<\/p>\n

According to Anne Marsh, coordinator of Bridgewater\u2019s Center for International Education, the college will screen students and recommend those who may benefit from the English immersion courses.<\/p>\n

The program serves a wide range of students, from professionals to those who want to pursue or continue school in the U.S. or need to learn English for their job at home, to those who want to learn English for personal reasons. Roth is not sure exactly how much the new partnership will affect the program\u2019s enrollment, but said even small numbers would make a difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of these schools have not been able to recruit internationally,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

EMU\u2019s program began in 1989 to support international students wishing to study in America. The classes emphasize listening, speaking, reading, writing and grammar.<\/p>\n

Currently, 54 students \u2014 half of them international students here for the summer, and the other half immigrant or refugee students living in the U.S. \u2014 are enrolled in EMU\u2019s summer IEP program.
\nThe international students represent seven nations and the immigrant or refugee students hail from 14 countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really helped me,\u201d said Zyad Alqurnas, 24, an international student from Saudi Arabia. \u201cMy English skills are improving day after day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Courtesy Daily News Record, June 19, 2012<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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