A number of special programs are also supported, including the American English Institute, the newly-created Middle East Studies Project, the Peach Blossom Festival of Oral Interpretation, and Theatre for Young Audiences
American English Institute
The American English Institute (AEI), at California State University, Fresno has offered a non-credit intensive English program for international students since 1972. AEI courses are designed to prepare students for academic study in a college or university in the United States. In addition, the courses prepare students for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which is required for admission to most colleges and universities in the United States. The courses also help students improve their communication skills for everyday life in an English-speaking country.
Middle East Studies Project
The Middle East Studies Project aims at strengthening and improving undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages at California State University, Fresno. The project will enhance the university’s foreign language offerings through the implementation of a two-year program in Persian and Arabic. It will further strengthen the university’s offerings in international studies by developing a minor in Middle East Studies. An additional Study Abroad Program in Cairo, Egypt and collaboration with regional institutions will pave the way for further development of the program in the future. The project is funded for two years by a US Department of Education Title VI-A grant to the College of Arts and Humanities.
Peach Blossom Festival of Oral Interpretation
The purpose of the Peach Blossom Festival is to expose children to oral interpretations and allow them to have a positive experience at Fresno State. The children that attend are from all areas of the Central Valley.
Theatre for Young Audiences
Each spring, Fresno State students enroll in a course to tour children's theatre productions to elementary and middle schools throughout the San Joaquin Valley. This company of student actors has been a tradition at Fresno State for over 37 years, and we have toured to more than 40 schools and over 16,000 children in a single season.
American English Institute
The American English Institute (AEI), at California State University, Fresno has offered a non-credit intensive English program for international students since 1972. AEI courses are designed to prepare students for academic study in a college or university in the United States. In addition, the courses prepare students for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which is required for admission to most colleges and universities in the United States. The courses also help students improve their communication skills for everyday life in an English-speaking country.
Middle East Studies Project
The Middle East Studies Project aims at strengthening and improving undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages at California State University, Fresno. The project will enhance the university’s foreign language offerings through the implementation of a two-year program in Persian and Arabic. It will further strengthen the university’s offerings in international studies by developing a minor in Middle East Studies. An additional Study Abroad Program in Cairo, Egypt and collaboration with regional institutions will pave the way for further development of the program in the future. The project is funded for two years by a US Department of Education Title VI-A grant to the College of Arts and Humanities.
Peach Blossom Festival of Oral Interpretation
The purpose of the Peach Blossom Festival is to expose children to oral interpretations and allow them to have a positive experience at Fresno State. The children that attend are from all areas of the Central Valley.
Theatre for Young Audiences
Each spring, Fresno State students enroll in a course to tour children's theatre productions to elementary and middle schools throughout the San Joaquin Valley. This company of student actors has been a tradition at Fresno State for over 37 years, and we have toured to more than 40 schools and over 16,000 children in a single season.
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