One-on-One Tutoring

Many of our students work more than one job and have limited free time to attend a regularly scheduled class. Other students have childcare or transportation concerns that prevent them from attending classes outside of the home. In addition, many of our clients need individualized attention because of their lack of prior education and ability to read.

Matching the availability of our volunteers with the needs of the student, we arrange tutoring sessions that fit their schedules and adjust to their educational background. One-on-one matches are held in homes, libraries, community centers, and other locations convenient for both tutor and student to meet.

Empowering Parents

This program gives parents access to English instruction through their child’s school, either during the school day or in the evening. Besides improving their English, the classes help parents become more active participants in their children’s education and integrate them more fully into their communities. Studies show that children whose parents learn English do better in school.

Small Group Classes

Our small group classes are offered in locations where our students are already gathered, making it convenient for them to attend classes. We offer small-group classes in apartment complexes, churches, community centers, and at the YWCA. Our class sizes are small so that we can continue to focus on individual students’ needs.

We have partnered with University Neighborhood Partners (UNP) project at Hartland Apartments and the Hser Ner Moo Center at South Parc Apartments to serve refugee communities in those apartment complexes.

We are one of 4 non-profit organizations collaborating with several departments from the University of Utah to provide a comprehensive approach to stability for refugee and immigrant families at a low-income apartment complex on the west side of Salt Lake City. ESLC provides English language support for the adults of the program’s families through volunteers teaching small group ESL classes.

Workplace Literacy

Whatever the job, employees work safer and more efficiently if they can communicate with other coworkers and management. Additionally, employees with effective communication skills are more likely to be promoted within the company, improving retention and saving employers the cost of hiring and training new workers.

Where sufficient numbers of non-English speakers are employed, it is advantageous to bring ESL instruction directly to the workplace. ESLC fills this need by offering on-site classes led by professional instructors. If you are a local company and would like to learn more, please click here.

Citizenship

Many of our students are very motivated to become U.S. citizens.

Our tutors work with students in one-on-one or small group situations to help students to prepare to take the citizenship exam.

Computer Lab

ESLC hosts an on-site computer lab for our students. Basic computer skills are taught in the classes. Students can be trained in the basics of the Microsoft Office suite as well as learn to type with Mavis Beacon. Several self-paced programs for varying levels of English proficiency are available. For very beginning level students, “Total Physical Response” software helps them learn vocabulary through video and still photos. Rosetta Stone, a powerful and fun computer-based learning tool and Focus On Grammar are available for beginning to intermediate students.