Emory English Language Learning Resources

While some attributes of academic writing remain constant across disciplines, others vary to meet standards and expectations of specific fields. The short guides below offer tips for writing within specific academic disciplines.

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects.

What is systems biology and how can it be applied to vaccinology? Immunologist Bali Pulendran, PhD, of Emory University, gives a quick explanation, including an overview of a recent trial testing immune responses in people vaccinated against yellow fever. Pulendran is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Pathology at the Emory Vaccine Center and Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University.

Basics of writing a research proposal

America's most useful and respected dictionary. In addition to all the definitions from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the app offers voice search, synonyms, antonyms, example sentences, Word of the Day, and more. This dictionary has a large database of academic, technical, and medical vocabulary.

The English Language Support Program (ELSP) strives to provide high quality language instruction to students whose first language is other than English and to encourage on-going and long term improvement of speaking and writing skills. Tailored to the needs of PhD and Master's students enrolled in the Laney Graduate School, as well as PostDocs and full-time research employees

The ESL Program supports Emory College students who speak English as a second language and provides specialized courses and tutoring.

Specialized for the Laney Graduate School, schedule a collaborative writing consultation personalized for your writing project. All types of writing are welcome, including seminar papers, dissertation chapters, applications for grants or fellowships, articles, and conference papers.

For a Fee, some night and weekend classes for presentations, business writing, Au Pair Enrichment Program, Accent Reduction

The Emory Writing Center offers 45-minute individual conferences to Emory College and Laney Graduate School students. The Emory Writing Center aims to: foster the development of writers of all levels, abilities, and disciplines;support reflection and research about writing, tutoring and teaching; model a multiliteracies pedagogy that draws on the strengths of students working across multiple languages, dialects, and modes.

The Global Debate Forum (GDF) is a joint-office initiative at Emory University that began in Fall 2013 between the Barkly Forum debate office and the Office of International Student Life. The GDF developed out of a need to support international students in the development of their public speaking skills, and also to provide an avenue for international students to debate issues of importance to them.

Emory University's Conversation Partner Program is a volunteer program that pairs international students with students from the United States. Students are matched with one another to assist with English conversation skill development and to build cross-cultural relationships. This program strives to build bridges between international students and US students through conversation, culture sharing, and friendship.

The purpose of the Coffee Hour is to give international students and scholars the opportunity to meet each other in a social and interactive setting and to make them feel more welcome and a part of Emory University.

The Office of International Student Life (OISL) is designed to help connect international students to meaningful campus life opportunities, provide intentional events and programs to highlight the diversity of nationalities and cultures at Emory, and provide opportunities for all Emory students to connect in a meaningful way. OISL is under the Division of Campus Life.