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English as a New Language (ENL)

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Three teachers standing in front of a yellow background for Teacher Appreciation Day.

Want to learn English? Our free English as a New Language (ENL) classes give you the opportunity to improve your skills in speaking, reading, listening, and writing. We offer seven different class levels ranging from beginner to intermediate to advanced. Areas of instruction include but are not limited to daily conversation, workplace vocabulary, general life skills, grammar, and computer skills. Enrollment is open 9am to 1pm Monday to Friday. You can enroll by visiting our office in room 216. Bring any forms of identification you have available. 

Class Information

  • Daytime classes
    • Monday to Friday
    • 9:00am to 3:30pm
  • Evening classes
    • Mondays and Wednesdays
    • 5:00pm to 8:00pm
  • 2 Online sections
    • “Empower”
      • Monday to Wednesday
      • 9:30am to 11:30am
      • Levels two and up.
    • “Elevate”
      • Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
      • 11:30am to 1:30pm
      • This is a college readiness course tailored for students levels 5 and up who want to attend university, want to pass the TOEFL, are already in university but want extra English language support, attended university in another country and want to transfer their degree(s), or are married to international students attending university here in the United States.
  • Offsite evening
    • World Relief
      • Monday to Thursday
      • 6:00pm to 7:30pm
      • Childcare provided

I love my English teacher so much. She makes me feel like we are a family. She teaches with lots of feeling, and when I need extra help she is always there to support me. She encourages me to speak up and not be so shy and I am no longer afraid of learning English.

- OACES student