ICAPE offers two types of workshops. We offer workshops for educators to help them improve their teaching skills. And, we offer workshops for multilingual students to help them improve their English language skills and achieve their academic goals.
Email Us at icape@lehigh.edu for Questions!
Academic Literacies Workshops FOR ALL
The International Center for Academic and Professional English offers workshops on communication skills, cultural awareness and intercultural communication for students, faculty and staff. Workshops are free for Lehigh University students, faculty, and staff. For Bethlehem community members, there is a $25 registration fee per workshop. See graduate and professional workshops below. To request a workshop, please complete this form.
SUMMER 2026 ACADEMIC WORKSHOPS
Workshop Series Part 1:
Giving Effective Oral Presentations
Wednesday, May 27th 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm – Maginnes 270 (Asa Packer Campus) Facilitator(s): Mark Ouellette
* At this workshop, participants will learn how to plan and deliver an engaging in-person oral presentation for a linguistically and culturally diverse audience. The workshop particularly uses the analogy of a “bus tour guide” to help you get your audience “on the bus” in the beginning, interested “during the ride,” and safely “off the bus with a souvenir,” using specific linguistic transitions and strategies.
This free workshop partially fulfills the requirements for the Lehigh Global Career Accelerator (GCA) micro-credential.
Workshop Series Part 1:
Clear Pronunciation: Intonation, Stress, & Pausing
Wednesday, June 10th 9:30 am - 10:45 am – Building C - 210 (Mountaintop Campus) Facilitator(s): Mark Ouellette
* Language scholars and educators agree that clear pronunciation of vowels and consonants are only understandable to others in the context of the prosodic elements or the “music” of the language. This workshop, therefore, focuses on the intonation, stress, and rhythm in the delivery of English speech in both formal and informal social situations for a linguistically and culturally diverse audience.
This free workshop partially fulfills the requirements for the Lehigh Global Career Accelerator (GCA) micro-credential.
Workshop Series Part 2:
Clear Pronunciation: The Consonant Sounds of English
Thursday, June 25th 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm – Building C - 115 (Mountaintop Campus) Facilitator(s): Ashley Murphy
* This workshop is primarily for students who speak a native language other than English and want to manage their English pronunciation to make themselves understood. Discussion and practice of consonants in English are the focus, as well as some communicative strategies to ensure comprehension by a linguistically and culturally diverse audience in both formal and informal situations.
This free workshop partially fulfills the requirements for the Lehigh Global Career Accelerator (GCA) micro-credential.
Workshop Series Part 2:
Email Writing in the Age of AI
Monday, June 29th 12:00 am - 1:15 am – Via Zoom (Register to receive link) Facilitator(s): Mike O'Neill
* This interactive workshop will showcase the guiding principles of effective email communication, including the do’s and don'ts regarding AI in the email writing process. Participants will practice applying these principals through email writing, leaving with a skillset they can use for academic and professional communication.
This free workshop partially fulfills the requirements for the Lehigh Global Career Accelerator (GCA) micro-credential.
Sketching Nature through Pros
July 9th 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Maginnes Hall - Outside Patio (Rain location: Steps 551)
Facilitator(s): Teresa Cusumano & Kiki Montufar
* At this workshop, participants will learn how the cultural dimension of power distance shapes social interactions in the workplace and in society. They will also learn the difference between high context and low context cultures which additionally shape such interactions.
Workshop Series Part 3:
Clear Pronunciation: Intonation, Stress, & Pausing
Wednesday, July 22nd 9:30 am - 10:45 am – Maginnes Hall - 480 (Asa Packer Campus) Facilitator(s): Mark Ouellette
* Language scholars and educators agree that clear pronunciation of vowels and consonants are only understandable to others in the context of the prosodic elements or the “music” of the language. This workshop, therefore, focuses on the intonation, stress, and rhythm in the delivery of English speech in both formal and informal social situations for a linguistically and culturally diverse audience.
This free workshop partially fulfills the requirements for the Lehigh Global Career Accelerator (GCA) micro-credential.
Workshop Series Part 3:
Giving Effective Oral Presentations
Monday, July 27th 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm – Building C - 115 (Mountaintop Campus) Facilitator(s): Mark Ouellette
* At this workshop, participants will learn how to plan and deliver an engaging in-person oral presentation for a linguistically and culturally diverse audience. The workshop particularly uses the analogy of a “bus tour guide” to help you get your audience “on the bus” in the beginning, interested “during the ride,” and safely “off the bus with a souvenir,” using specific linguistic transitions and strategies.
This free workshop partially fulfills the requirements for the Lehigh Global Career Accelerator (GCA) micro-credential.
Other Workshops
International Teaching Assistant (ITA) and TOPSS Workshops
Overview of the TOPSS
Friday, July 31st 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Via Zoom (Register to receive link)
Facilitator(s): Jessica Harbaum
* This workshop will provide a broad overview of the TOPSS test for teaching assistants and Lehigh’s Oral Proficiency Interview. Time allowing, attendees can practice and receive feedback.