The ESL Beginning Literacy Class is for adults with little to no English language proficiency. The class will focus on building basic vocabulary needed for daily life skills. The class meets on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 beginning January 7 through March 13. Students may attend on Monday or Wednesday or on...
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). ...
The more kids read, the better readers they become! Help us send a new book home for the summer with children served by Blessings in a Backpack Frederick. This campaign is a collaboration between Blessings in a Backpack, Curious Iguana bookstore, Frederick County Public Libraries and the Literacy Council of Frederick County. Together, we can…...
The ESL Beginning Literacy Class is for adults with little to no English language proficiency. The class will focus on building basic vocabulary needed for daily life skills, daily living conversations and pronunciation. This class meets on Monday and Friday from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., February 15 through March 29. Space is limited and registration...
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.
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...
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., February 4 through April 8. Registration is required - space is limited.
The ESL Beginning Literacy Class is for adults with little to no English language proficiency. The class will focus on building basic vocabulary needed for daily life skills, daily living conversations and pronunciation. This class meets on Monday and Friday from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., February 15 through March 29. Space is limited and registration...
This is a student-led 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...
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...
This 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...
Professional development sessions will provide opportunities for tutors to gain expertise that will support their tutoring. A different topic will be presented each month, and tutors will also have a chance for general discussions and to ask questions after the presentation. The sessions will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 1:30 -...
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). ...
The ESL Beginning Literacy Class is for adults with little to no English language proficiency. The class will focus on building basic vocabulary needed for daily life skills, daily living conversations and pronunciation. This class meets on Monday and Friday from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., February 15 through March 29. Space is limited and registration...
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.
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...
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., February 4 through April 8. Registration is required - space is limited.
The ESL Beginning Literacy Class is for adults with little to no English language proficiency. The class will focus on building basic vocabulary needed for daily life skills, daily living conversations and pronunciation. This class meets on Monday and Friday from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., February 15 through March 29. Space is limited and registration...
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...
This 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...
