The Parent Outreach Conversation Class is for parents of children who attend Hillcrest and Waverley Elementary Schools. The class will meet on Thursday afternoons at from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., April 4 through May 23, at Centro Hispano de Frederick.

This ongoing ESL class is for adults at a high intermediate level of English proficiency who want to improve their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as well as their vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and critical thinking skills. The class meets on Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Asian American Center of Frederick (AACF).  Contact AACF for more information.

The ESL Intermediate Class incorporates reading, listening, speaking, grammar and conversation. Reading for leisure and expanding socialization through conversation will be encouraged to help students leave their comfort zone and engage outside their native community. The class will provide tools necessary to use English, rather than their native language, to engage in our society. Students must be literate in their native language and have some basic English education to participate in this class.  Space is limited and registration is required.

In the ESL Beginner Level 2 class, students will learn more words, form longer sentences and questions, and use more negatives and verbs in the present, past, future and continuous tenses.  The class also meets on Wednesday.

The Tuesday afternoon Pronunciation Class is a ten-week class for English students.  We will focus on the sounds and other aspects of spoken English (stress, intonation, etc.) which are most problematic for the students participating in the class.  The goal of the class is for the students to improve their ability to understand spoken English and to clearly express themselves when speaking in English. The class will meet each Tuesday from March 5 through May 7, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00…

In the ESL Level 1 Beginner Speaking and Reading class, students learn new words and how to form short sentences and questions.  They also learn to use negatives and verbs in the present and present continuous tense. The class will meet on Tuesday evenings, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., from April 16 through June 25.

The Wednesday morning Advanced Conversation Class is a class for adults who want to improve their ability to speak and understand American English.  We have conversations about many subjects - holidays, food, travels, family, current events and more.  The class will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. each Wednesday, January 9 through May 29. Space is limited. Preregistration is required.

In the ESL Beginner Level 2 class, students will learn more words, form longer sentences and questions, and use more negatives and verbs in the present, past, future and continuous tenses.  The class also meets on Mondays.  

Students can come to the Online Learning Lab to use various online programs independently.  They can improve typing skills, reading, or vocabulary, work on GED preparation and more!  Students must have basic computer skills.  The lab will be held on Mondays from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., May 6 to June 24.

Writing Class 2 is a more advanced course than Writing 1.  Students will be asked to write paragraphs using a cogent argument and persuasive language.  They will continue to learn basic grammar and edit paragraphs for grammar errors and error in the structure of a paragraph.  They will read paragraphs and discuss main ideas and the value of supporting materials. The class will meet on Tuesday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., May 7 through June 25.

This is a student-led ESL conversation class.  Students meet every other week to plan the class and class strategies.  Students themselves give presentations and mini-presentations about their country of origin, first year in the United States, or anything else of interest to them.  Idioms are discussed.  We also read the newspaper News for You for practice in pronunciation.  We break down into smaller groups to have discussions.  It is a very social time for students to get to know one…

Writing Class 3 is a more advanced class than Writing 2. Students will review the elements of writing structurally sound sentences, clear and logical paragraphs, and then develop a 5 paragraph essay.  Students will read and discuss The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez. The class will meet on Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. from May 8 through June 26. Space is limited and registration is required.

Beginner Conversation Class is a class for beginning adults who want to improve their ability to speak and understand American English. The class will meet on Friday afternoons, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., from May 10 through July 26.