Resources for Students and Faculty
Professional English Language Support (PELS) Program
PELS Program Objectives
PELS will help to all students, including multilingual and multidialectal students to:
- Enrich reading, writing, and speaking abilities to meet their academic goals and professional expectations in their fields
- Enhance confidence in their communication abilities
- Develop a sense of community and collegiality with other students and faculty
- Enrich university practices through their knowledge and diverse experiences
- Enhance their awareness of resources available to them to achieve their goals
PELS will help faculty to:
- Support students to advance their professional communication abilities
- Gain cross-cultural insights to better engage diverse students in the classroom
- Expand their knowledge of global English
PELS will help FAU to:
- Better prepare multilingual and multidialectal students for professional work in their fields
- Meet and exceed key performance indicators (KPI) and other metrics
- Enhance resources and support writing across the university
- Increase growth funding
- Expand the university's recruiting potential
- Further the impact of student publications and grants
Contact Us
PELS Office
The PELS office is located in GS 215 F, BOCA RATON Campus (Inside the University Center for Excellence in Writing)
Email PELS: pels@fau.edu
Dr. Sipai Klein | Director UCEW, WAC, PELS
kleins@fau.edu
561-297-1221
Dr. Klein is an Associate Professor in Rhetoric and Composition in the Department of English at Florida Atlantic University. He is also the Director of the University Center for Excellence in Writing, and Writing Across the Curriculum program at FAU.
Dr. Claudia Amadori | Assistant Director PELS
Dr. Amadori is a Senior Instructor in the Department of English at Florida Atlantic University and co-founder of the PELS Program. Dr. Amadori earned an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Florida Atlantic University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Miami. Dr. Amadori's research and teaching fields include: 19th century American and British Literature, Transatlantic Literary Studies, Caribbean Literature, and Creative Writing. Dr. Amadori teaches PELS 6003 Thesis and Dissertation Writer Workshop, as well as teching various courses for the Department of English.
camadori@fau.edu | 561-297-3830