Meet other parents of children ages birth - 5 and share conversation and current events topics.  Children will be busy with stories and activities while parents practice conversational English skills with other adults.  This series is made possible by a partnership between Frederick County Public Libraries and the Literacy Council of Frederick County and will be held at the C. Burr Artz Library on Wednesday afternoons from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. on August 1, 8, 15 and 22.

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.

This beginning English Conversation Class is for adults (18 and over) who want to improve their ability to speak and understand American English. The classes will be informal and will include different discussion topics, pronunciation practice, current events, learning about American idioms, holidays, and life skills. The class will meet at the Urbana Regional Library on Wednesday evenings beginning September 5 through November 14, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Students may come in on any Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., for help with using computers.  No registration is required - just come in.  This is not a class.  It is a chance to get help with problems or get answers to questions.

This class will introduce word processing and other skills to students who already have some basic computer skills.  Class will meet on Monday afternoons from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m., September 10 through December 10.  Registration is required - space is limited.

The Tuesday morning Conversation Class is a class for beginning 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.  It will meet beginning September 11 until November 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Computer Lab in the C. Burr Artz Library. Space is limited and registration is required.

The Tuesday afternoon Pronunciation Class is an eight-week class for beginning 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 September 11 through October 30, from 2:15 p.m.…