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Empowering Ottawa's Inner-city with an ESL class

Details

Who can join?

This course has been written with the beginner English learner in mind, covering foundational skills needed to interact with others in English. But all those looking to improve their pronunciation and conversation skills in English are welcome.

Location and timing

The current class offering is scheduled every Tuesday, starting March 25th, and will conclude May 27th. The class will run from 12:00 - 2:00 pm at OIM's building (391 Gladstone Ave.).

Registration

There is no cost to take this class. To sign up and attend the class, please call OIM's office: (613) 237-6031.

Instructors

The class instructor is Heather Berghuis, an OIM volunteer and a certified English as a second language instructor through Carleton University. Heather also has a team of volunteers to help students grow their skills.

Purpose

Through this English as a Second Language class, OIM is committed to empowering individuals with limited English proficiency, including newcomers and refugees, by enhancing their reading, writing, and speaking skills. We strive to facilitate their successful integration into society, unlocking opportunities for employment, daily interactions, and an improved quality of life.

Curriculum

The course will run for 10 weeks, with a typical class consisting of teacher-led instruction using PowerPoints and small-group practice through games, worksheets, and conversation. All participants will get emails with the PowerPoints to practice and review their learning on their own.

This new unit will focus on learning the melody of English from syllable stress to the melody of different sentence structures.

Each language has its own melody. We often try to put our melody into other languages when learning them. Together, we will learn the basic melody of English. If you want to sound like a native English speaker, then this course will help you do that.