Conversation Partners
Course Description
Conversation Partners is a community building class where students with some English experience can engage with English speaking volunteers and instructors that provide opportunities for students to use new English vocabulary words and grow their confidence and comfort speaking English! Students and volunteers share conversation, culture, and food. The goals of this class are to build English vocabulary, listening, and speaking skills. At the end of this course, students will be able to introduce themselves to a new acquaintance and ask and answer "small talk" questions to get to know them.
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Spring 2021 Schedule
Course |
Code |
Day |
Time |
Teacher |
Status Registration |
College Readiness (Accuplacer Preparation) *requires 2 hrs/week independent virtual language lab time* |
ACCU1 |
Sat |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Ammar, Dania |
Open |
Citizenship Prep Level 1 |
CIT1.1 |
T/Th |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Van Tilborg, Dana |
Open |
Citizenship Prep Level 1 |
CIT1.2 |
T/Th |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Van Tilborg, Dana |
Open |
Citizenship Prep Level 2 |
CIT2 |
M/W |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Cowan, Aaron |
Open |
Citizenship Prep Level 3 |
CIT3 |
T/Th |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Cowan, Aaron |
Open |
ESL for Arabic Speakers *requires 2 hrs/week independent virtual language lab time* |
ESLA |
Sat |
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Ammar, Dania |
Open |
English as a Second Language Level 1 |
ESL1 |
T/Th |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Atencio, Paulette |
Open |
English as a Second Language Level 2 |
ESL2 |
M/W |
11:30 am - 1:30 pm |
Van Tilborg, Dana |
Open |
English as a Second Language Level 3 |
ESL3.1 |
M/W |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Van Tilborg, Dana |
Open |
English as a Second Language Level 3 |
ESL3.2 |
M/W |
9:00 am - 11:00 am |
Nunez, Laura & Marrujo, Mercy |
Open |
English as a Second Language Level 4 |
ESL4 |
T/Th |
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
Bustamante, Maria |
Open |
Conversation Partners for ESL *must be ESL level 2 or above* |
ESLCP |
Sat |
9:00 am - 11:00 am |
Atencio, Paulette & Nunez, Laura |
Open |
ESL for Dari and Pashto Speakers *requires 2 hrs/week independent virtual language lab time* |
ESLDP |
Sat |
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Ammar, Dania |
Open |
High School Equivalency - taught in English *open by invitation of instructor only* |
HSEE CR |
M/Th |
11:30 am - 1:30 pm |
Stanton, Taylor |
Open |
High School Equivalency - taught in English |
HSEE1 |
M/W |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Boese, Philip |
Open |
High School Equivalency - taught in English |
HSEE2 |
T/Th |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Stanton, Taylor |
Open |
High School Equivalency - taught in English |
HSEE3 |
T/Th |
10:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Boese, Philip |
Open |
High School Equivalency (Advanced Math) - taught in Spanish |
HSES1 |
M/W |
8:00 am - 10:00 am |
Vasquez, Carlos |
Open |
High School Equivalency (Basic Math) - taught in Spanish |
HSES2 |
M/W |
10:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Vasquez, Carlos |
Open |
High School Equivalency (Advanced Math) - taught in Spanish |
HSES3 |
M/W |
6:00 pm 8:00 pm |
Vasquez, Carlos |
Open |
High School Equivalency: Reading, Social Studies, Science - taught in Spanish |
HSES4 |
M/W |
10:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Sanchez, Juan |
Open |
High School Equivalency: Reading, Social Studies, Science - taught in Spanish |
HSES5 |
M/W |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Sanchez, Juan |
Open |
High School Equivalency: Writing - taught in Spanish |
HSES6 |
T/Th |
10:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Sanchez, Juan |
Open |
High School Equivalency: Writing - taught in Spanish |
HSES7 |
T/Th |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Sanchez, Juan |
Open |
High School Equivalency: NMRCA |
HSES8 |
F |
8:00 am - 12:00 am |
Vasquez, Carlos |
Open |