Resources

Students in the Intensive English program have access to a number of offices and program to support their needs.

• Program in English as a Second Language 5134 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park StreetMadison, WI 53706 U.S.A.
  Phone: (608) 263-3780 Fax: (608)263-9305
  Email: askesl@wisc.edu
  
• The Office of Special Students, located on the 7th floor at 21 North Park Street, can answer basic questions about admissions. http://www.uhs.wisc.edu/home.jsp?cat_id=116
  
• The International Student Services Office, located in the second floor of the Red Gym at 176 Langdon Street, office can answer visa questions. http://iss.wisc.edu/
  
• University Health Services, located at 333 East Campus Mall, is the campus health clinic, and is available to current UW-Madison students. http://www.uhs.wisc.edu/
  All students must enroll in SHIP, the Student Health Insurance Plan offered through University Health Services. SHIP provides international students with a comprehensive and accessible health insurance plan. http://www.uhs.wisc.edu/home.jsp?cat_id=116

Links to UW Madison Resources

• GUTS The Greater University Tutoring Service is a volunteer tutoring organization that provides free tutoring to all students attending 
  UW-Madison. Tutoring is available to all students who wish to improve 
  their grades, study habits, and conversational English. Each year more than 
  4,500 students participate in GUTS programs, making it the largest 
  organization of its kind at any American college or university.
  
• GUTS Tutorial. To practice your conversational English, sign up to join 
  an informal conversation group at the University which is led by a 
  native speaker of English.
  
• The Writing Center. Check out all the workshops designed to help 
  students with their writing here at the UW-Madison. In addition, 
  you can sign up to meet with a writing tutor or complete exercises to 
  correct common grammatical and punctuation problems.

ESL Site Links

Here are just a few of the hundreds of sites on the World Wide Web 
which have been designed to help you, the ESL student, to learn 
and play with English. If you find other sites you like, e-mail us and we'll 
add them to the list for all to use and enjoy.

• Dave's ESL Cafe. This is the most famous of all ESL sites. You could 
  spend a whole day exploring just this site alone.
  
• ESL Chat Central. Join in on live on-line chats with other ESL learners 
  from around the world.
  
• TOEFL Preparation. The Shockwave plug-in lets you experience a truly 
  amazing site that helps you prepare for the TOEFL test.