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English Language Institute

Bayh College of Education

The English Language Institute, founded in Fall 2024 by Dr. Yong Joon Park at Indiana State University’s Bayh College of Education, focuses on international partnerships and global teacher education programs.

About

English Language Institute was founded in Fall of 2024 as a part of Bayh College of Education (BCOE) by director, Dr. Yong Joon Park, a professor of the Department of Teaching and Learning, and a BCOE Dean’s fellow of Bayh College of Education, Indiana State University (ISU). Dr. Park has been working on international partnerships with Korean or Japanese higher institutions and creating the Global Teacher Education Programs and Afterschool language and culture programs. He is initiating the new business, English Language Institute, in the fall of 2024. 

Purpose

The main purpose of the institute is to create mutual benefits between the State of Indiana or Terre Haute local partners and global partners of ISU. The Institute will offer various English language and culture programs such as 1) for degree-seeking students, potential undergraduate and graduate students, who are coming to Indiana State University and 2) for both undergraduate or graduate students for the non-degree short-term English language and culture programs from the partnering institutions overseas. 

Dr. Yong Joon Park

Director: Dr. Yong Joon Park
Professor of Department of Teaching and Learning at Indiana State University 
Ph.D. of Elementary Education, University at Buffalo, NY

Dr. Youjin Yang

Associate Director: Dr. Youjin Yang
Assistant Professor of Department of Teaching and Learning at Indiana State University
Ph.D. of Elementary Education, University at Buffalo, NY

The Cultural Event and Symposium 

2024 International Symposium of Korean Education System and Culture

Current Global Partners 

  • Partnership with Jeonbuk National University, South Korea (2024)
  • Partnership with Daegu National University of Education, South Korea (2023)
  • Partnership with Jeonju National University of Education, South Korea (2022)
  • Partnership with Kyungpook National University, South Korea (2022)
  • Partnership with Aichi University of Education, Japan (2021)
  • Partnership with Korea National University of Education, South Korea (2020)
  • Partnership with Seoul National University of Education, South Korea (2019)
  • Partnership with Chungnam National University, South Korea (2019)
  • Partnership with Jeju National University, South Korea (2018)
  • Partnership with GyeongIn National University of Education, South Korea (2018)
  • Partnership with Korean Consulate General and Korean Education Center in Chicago, IL (2017)

English Language Institute
Conditional Acceptance Program (i.e., ISU credit program) 

Summer Programs 

Potential undergraduate students with the conditional acceptance at Indiana State University

ELED 495 Topics in Education: English Language and Culture Program (3 credits/ 8 week long hybrid course = 4 weeks/on-line/ in his or her own country and 4 weeks in Indiana State University)

Potential graduate students with the conditional acceptance at Indiana State University

ELED 595 Topics in Education: Advanced English Language and Culture Program (3 credits/ 8 week long hybrid course = 4 weeks/on-line/ in his or her own country and 4 weeks in Indiana State University)

Purpose of the Program

This program can vary depending on the partnering institution’s request and purpose. We will design the program consulting with the partnering institution. Thus, the program duration and program delivery format can be changed for the purpose or request. 

(non-degree and non-credit short-term program/4-6 weeks)