Intensive Reading & Writing

Improve Your Reading and Writing Skills

Develop your reading skills and become a more confident reader.

Learn writing strategies to communicate ideas more clearly in writing for academic and professional purposes.

Practice different essay types and learn to effectively edit your work.

Get focused, personalized feedback in our interactive classes, with many opportunities to practice new vocabulary and grammar.

Improve skills that are critical to success on the TOEFL and IELTS exams.

Writing skills: sentence, paragraph, and essay structure; topic development; editing and proofreading skills
Reading skills: speed and fluency, vocabulary building, note-taking, critical thinking, and the academic discussion skills necessary for success in an American university classroom
Academic vocabulary
Grammar

2 periods daily, Monday – Friday
- 1 ALPS period = 50 minutes + a 10-minute break
Each ALPS session is 4 weeks long – Take 1 or more sessions
6 levels – beginning to advanced
- We’ll give you a placement test to determine your level before you begin classes
Small class size guarantee – 3-8 students per class, 8 students maximum.

Other Fees

One-time application fee – $150 for F-1 visa students, $50 for all other visa types
Facility & Activity fee – $35 per 4-week session
Medical insurance – $175 per 4-week session
- F-1 visa students must have medical insurance. However, you are not required to buy insurance from ALPS. If you purchase insurance elsewhere, this fee is not charged.
Book fees – $30-90 per Intensive class (Intensive Speaking & Listening, Intensive Reading & Writing, and/or Intensive Test Prep), depending on class and level. You will need to buy new textbooks every 1-3 sessions.