English as a Second Language (ESL)h

ESL and EL Civics classes (see below) are offered year-round on a rolling admission bases to allow for a self-paced learning experience. Classes are held in the mornings from 9:00am to 1:00 pm and in the evenings from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. This helps accommodate participants work schedules.

In ESL oral skills are taught for the purpose of preparing students for real life situations. Students learn to count money, tell the time, parts of the body etc. Students role-play job interviews, hospital visits, ordering at restaurants and other situations that they confront in real life.

English Language (EL) Civic Classes

Students in EL Civics classes read, talk, and write about United States culture, history, and government. Some students prepare for the United States Citizenship examination through a class of formal instruction. Students hear English from teachers and volunteers. Students role-play situations: buying food; buying clothes; dealing with health and safety emergencies, and calling doctors and teachers to make appointments.

Students acquire levels of knowledge through the State of Delaware Certificate of Educational Attainment (CEA) process. CEA’s provide students, teachers, and employers with a standard measurement of achievement.

The LACC has state of the art computing and software. Our students learn to use computers and language software (Rosetta Stone) to enhance the classroom learning experience.

The ESL/EL Civics classes are held at the LACC Adult Education Center located at 701 Maryland Avenue, in Newport, Delaware (on Calvary Presbyterian Church premises directly across from Banning Park).

For information contact:

Colin Marshal
Program Coordinator
(302) 351-8259
cmarshall@thelatincenter.org

Computer Classes

The Bilingual Computer Literacy Program is available to adults that want to enhance their general computer and job search skills. The main goal of the program is to prepare adults to use computers and the internet to effectively access online job search engines, and to link them directly to online employer job applications in different industries.

The program is offered once per week for 2 hours over a 6 week period, and uses Wachovia’s eCommunities First Curriculum which covers the following topics:

• Introduction to PC’s
• PC Operating Basics
• Introduction to Internet Access and Internet Email
• Internet E-mail
• Introduction to Internet Research

The program also offers a class in resume writing using Microsoft Word. Participants have the opportunity to create a resume, while learning the role it has in a candidate’s job search.

For information contact:

Jorge Echavarria
Program Coordinator
(302) 655-7338 ext. 247
jechavarria@thelatincenter.org

Conversational Spanish Classes

Law Enforcement Conversational Spanish
This is a 3-level program: Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced for a total of 99 hours of instruction time. It goes beyond the basic command Spanish offered in most typical law enforcement programs, allowing officers to better interact with people in a number of non life-threatening situations. It was developed by a California-based instructor that has taught law enforcement Spanish for over 20 years.

General Conversational Spanish
This program is offered at 3 levels: Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced. Each level consists of 32 hours of instruction time, usually held in 2 hour sessions twice per week, over an 8 week period. Program fees are $200 (including book and cassette tape).

Corporate Conversational Spanish
These are programs that are developed to meet the needs of specific corporate clients. Our instructors tailor the conversational Spanish program to the needs of the client, covering business-specific language applicable to the industry the client operates in. This program is usually conducted on client premises. Fees are negotiated depending on the needs of each client.

Elementary Conversational Spanish
This is a program that is available for the introduction of children and youth to the Spanish language. It is usually offered to small schools that would like to have their students develop an appreciation of the Spanish language in an age-appropriate environment. This program is conducted on client premises.

For information contact:

Carlos de los Ramos
Program Director
(302) 655-7338 ext. 234
cdlosramos@thelatincenter.org