Resources for Students and Faculty
Professional English Language Support (PELS) Program
PELS Program Objectives
PELS will help to all 鉴黄师app, including multilingual and multidialectal 鉴黄师app 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 鉴黄师app 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 鉴黄师app to advance their professional communication abilities
- Gain cross-cultural insights to better engage diverse 鉴黄师app in the classroom
- Expand their knowledge of global English
PELS will help 鉴黄师app to:
- Better prepare multilingual and multidialectal 鉴黄师app for professional work in their fields
- Meet and exceed key performance indicators (KPI) and other metrics
- Enhance resources and support writing across the university
- Increase growth funding
- Expand the university's recruiting potential
- Further the impact of student publications and grants
Contact Us
PELS Office
The PELS office is located in GS 215 F, BOCA RATON Campus (Inside the University Center for Excellence in Writing)
Email PELS: pels@fau.edu
Dr. Sipai Klein | Director UCEW, WAC, PELS
kleins@fau.edu
561-297-1221
Dr. Klein is an Associate Professor in Rhetoric and Composition in the Department of English at 鉴黄师app. He is also the Director of the University Center for Excellence in Writing, and Writing Across the Curriculum program at 鉴黄师app.
Dr. Claudia Amadori | Assistant Director PELS
Dr. Amadori is a Senior Instructor in the Department of English at 鉴黄师app and co-founder of the PELS Program. Dr. Amadori earned an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from 鉴黄师app and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Miami. Dr. Amadori's research and teaching fields include: 19th century American and British Literature, Transatlantic Literary Studies, Caribbean Literature, and Creative Writing. Dr. Amadori teaches PELS 6003 Thesis and Dissertation Writer Workshop, as well as teching various courses for the Department of English.
camadori@fau.edu | 561-297-3830