Second Language Services (SLS) was created to unify the many services Suffolk University offers to students from linguistically diverse backgrounds. The mission of SLS is to provide academic support to those students whose primary language is not English by aiding them in strengthening their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Support is offered by ESL professionals through intensive and semi-intensive English classes, workshops, individual tutorials, self-study materials, an institutional TOEFL program, and a faculty outreach program provided free of charge.