E N G L I S H A S A
S E C O N D L A N G U A G E ( E S L )
Online registration is not available for these classes. You must take the placement test given on Mondays.
LEARN ENGLISH AT HOME
Instructors: Rochelle Dishon, Pauline Gunderson and Nikki Holt
If you cannot come to regular classes or would like to study additional hours at home, you can come to our Learn English at Home program. You will meet weekly with a teacher at our office. The teacher will give you a video and some exercises to do. Appointments with the teacher can be scheduled during the day. Call (650) 494-2326 for more information.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
All classes teach listening, speaking, reading and writing with a focus on learning to communicate better at work and in the community.
CLASSES ARE FREE. BEGIN ANY TIME IN THE YEAR.
For more information call: (650) 494-2326.
WALK-IN TESTING SCHEDULE FOR NEW ESL STUDENTS
All students new to Palo Alto Adult School must take a placement test before attending the free classes listed in this section. The test takes approximately 2 hours. Please bring your address, phone number and a pencil. There is no childcare available during the test. Returning students may re-enter class by speaking with the placement tester.
TESTING FOR DAY CLASSES
Where: Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Room A-3
Time: 9 a.m.—Students arriving late must come another day.
Dates: Mondays: January 5-March 16, 2009
No testing December 22 and December 29, 2008 and January 19, February 16 and March 23, 2009.
|
TESTING FOR EVENING CLASSES
Where: Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road, Room 218
Time: 6:30 p.m.—Students arriving late must come another night.
Dates: Mondays: January 5-March 16, 2009
No testing December 22 and December 29, 2008, and January 19, February16 and March 23, 2009.
|
For additional classes beyond the adult school level, please contact Foothill College www.foothill.edu/la/eslclasses.php
INGLES COMO SEGUNDO LENGUAJE
Ofrecemos cursos de inglŽs como segundo lenguaje por la ma–ana y por la tarde. Por la ma–ana las clases se ofrecen en el Centro Comunitario de Cubberley, en Middlefield Rd. en Palo Alto. Por la tarde, las clases se ofrecen en la escuela secundaria de Palo Alto (Palo Alto High School), en la esquina de las calles Embarcadero y El Camino Real. Para matricularse en los cursos de inglŽs usted necesitar‡ presentar el examen de ingreso, que se da todos los lunes que no sean d’as de fiesta. Las clases son gratis.
COMMUNITY-BASED ENGLISH TUTORING: Study at Home
Instructor: Susan Stevick
Palo Alto Adult School and the Barron Park Elementary School offer a class for parents who want to learn English and who want to help their children with school. Students watch videos and study at home. They meet once a week with a teacher for 30 minutes. For more information, please call (650) 858-0508. Se habla espanol.
|
CLASES DE INGLÉS: Puede estudiar en su casa
Maestra: Susan Stevick
La escuela de adultos de Palo Alto y la esceula primaria Barron Park ofrecen las clases para los padres que desean aprender ingles y que desean ayudar a sus ni-os con la escuela. Los estudiantes miran videos y estudian en casa. Tambien estudian una vez cada semana con la maestra por treinta minutos. Para mas informacion llame a (650) 858-0508.
|
ESL ON THE COMPUTER
Instructor: Sarah Gitter <gitter@yahoo.com>
ESL students, work at your own pace on reading, vocabulary, grammar, writing and listening using many different Internet websites and/or MS Office. The lab teacher can help you. Register in your ESL class. Ongoing enrollment.
9 wks: January 15-March 12
Thursday: 6:30-9 p.m.
Palo Alto HS Rm 410: No fee*
WINTER QUARTER SCHEDULE
No class December 22, 2008 through January 2, 2009; January 19, February 13 and February 16, 2009.
DAY CLASSES
CUBBERLEY COMMUNITY CENTER
|
Literacy
|
M-F
|
9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
|
|
Beginning Low
|
M-F
|
9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
|
|
Beginning High
|
M-F
|
9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
|
|
Intermediate Low
|
M-F
|
9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
|
|
Intermediate High
|
M-F
|
9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
|
|
Advanced Low
|
M-F
|
9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
|
|
Advanced High
|
M-F
|
9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
|
|
Multi-level High
|
TWTh
|
12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
|
LYTTON GARDENS
|
Intermediate
|
TTh
|
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
|
ESCONDIDO VILLAGE, STANFORD
|
Beginning
|
M-W
|
12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
|
|
Intermediate
|
M-Th
|
9 a.m. - 12 noon
|
|
Advanced
|
M-Th
|
9 a.m. - 12 noon
|
EVENING CLASSES
PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL
|
Literacy
|
MW
|
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
|
|
Beginning Low
|
MW
|
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
|
|
Beginning High
|
MW
|
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
|
|
Intermediate Low
|
MW
|
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
|
|
Intermediate High
|
MW
|
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
|
|
Advanced Low
|
MW
|
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
|
|
Advanced High
|
MW
|
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
|
BE A VOLUNTEER TUTOR
Help someone learn English.
Set aside two hours a week to help wonderful people at a crucial moment in their lives. Learn about other cultures, learn about your own language, and feel good about what you're doing. You can work one-on-one with a student or you can work with a teacher in a classroom. You do not have to speak a foreign language or have teaching experience. The tutoring program provides free training and ongoing support.
ORIENTATION
Are you tempted but need just a little more information before jumping in? Get your questions answered at the orientation.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 7-8 p.m.
Room 29 in the Tower Building at Palo Alto High School
TRAINING
Please be available to attend all three meetings.
Tuesdays, January 13, January 20 and January 27, 2009
Room 29 in the Tower Building at Palo Alto High School
To R.S.V.P., leave a message for Lynn Tanner at (650) 704-3215 or email the instructor at < dltesl@comcast.net >.
|
|
