Intensive English Program
About Us
The mission of the American University of Kuwait’s (AUK) Intensive English Program (IEP) is to prepare students seeking admission to the academic degree programs of AUK by enabling them to gain sufficient mastery of the English language and successfully apply the critical thinking skills they need to succeed as students during their undergraduate studies. IEP will achieve its mission by providing quality English language instruction and promoting international, intercultural, and self-understanding.
Program Overview
IEP offers two semesters of instruction in receptive skills and productive skills. In each of semester I and semester II, students are required to attend 20 instructional hours per week: 10 hours of combined reading and listening classes and 10 hours of combined writing and speaking classes. Grammar and vocabulary instruction are included in both receptive and productive skills classes.