Baylor GBL: Global Engagement
GBL 1101: Intercultural Competence
1 credit hours · 1 section · 22 open seats · Matthew Piech
This course equips students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for meaningful cross-cultural engagement. Whether preparing for study abroad, international mission trips, or simply seeking to better understand and interact across cultures, student…
GBL 1103: Reentry From Study Abroad
1 credit hours · 1 section · 22 open seats · Matthew Piech
This course is designed to help students with reentry into American culture and Baylor University specifically following study abroad or international mission experience. Students will identify and deepen cross-cultural learning gained through study abroad or…
GBL 1151: FYI: Trans to US University
1 credit hours · 2 sections · 49 open seats · Debra Wainscott
This course offers incoming international students an understanding of cultural and academic expectations as well as study strategies needed for success at Baylor. Topics include academic integrity, cross-cultural differences, classroom interactions and expect…
GBL 1311: Perspectives on Global Culture
3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Cornell Menking
This class is about understanding the power of culture and its impact on communicating with others. This is an important part of being an effective professional in the modern world, and is also part of being a better human being. To hone one's cultural commu…
GBL 1331: EAP Reading and Writing
3 credit hours · 1 section · 8 open seats · Matthew Piech
English for Academic Purposes Reading and Writing is designed to help students who are non-native to English read and write academic English and to facilitate development in these skills for success in university studies. Students will be provided opportunitie…
GBL 1333: EAP Listening and Speaking
3 credit hours · 1 section · 8 open seats · Matthew Piech
In this course students will learn and apply listening, note-taking, and presentation skills essential for academic learning, inquiry, and discourse in the context of authentic academic listening and speaking tasks. Students will work to build fluency, compreh…
GBL 5201: Teaching in English for ITAs
2 credit hours · 1 section · 18 open seats · Debra Wainscott
Teaching in English for International Teaching Assistants focuses on the classroom presentation and pronunciation skills necessary for ITAs to be successful in an American university classroom. Priority is given to international graduate students who are seeki…
GBL 5331: Grad EAP Reading/Writing
3 credit hours · 1 section · 8 open seats · Matthew Piech
This course is designed to help graduate students who are non-native speakers of English to improve and polish academic English for success in their field of study. Students are provided opportunities to analyze and express academic ideas while reading and cri…
GBL 5333: Grad EAP Listening/Speaking
3 credit hours · 1 section · 8 open seats · Matthew Piech
This course is designed for graduate-level non-native English speakers to develop advanced listening, note-taking, and presentation skills essential for academic research, inquiry, and discourse. Students engage in authentic academic listening and speaking tas…