Beginning-level English Classes
Beginning-level English classes teach the foundation skills adult English language learners (ELLs) need to learn to speak, understand, read, and write English. Offered at several locations through the region, classes are held at least two nights a week for two hour class sessions and are closed enrollment. The curriculum focuses on American culture and life skills important to the workplace, community, and family, which includes an introduction to technology through blended learning.
Family Learning Program Classes
The Family Learning Program (FLP) provides English language instruction classes for parents or caregivers, while their children participate in reading and writing activities and receive guidance with their homework. At least twice a month, the children join the adult class for PACT (Parent and Child Together Time) activities. The class also encourages reading as a family activity through workshops, book give-a-ways, and fieldtrips. Classes are held throughout the region and in partnership with our local public schools.
Tutoring
Adult learners require opportunities for supplemental instruction and practice outside of the classroom. English Empowerment Center furnishes small group tutoring to enhance their learning. Our rigorous English Empowerment Center Instructor Training prepares volunteers to assist students before, during, or after class.
Skills-based Classes
Skills-based courses delve deeper than English Empowerment Center's Beginning-Level English classes, giving learners the option of focusing exclusively on the specific skills they need to succeed. These courses are designed for those who have completed the Beginning-Level English program and need intensive work on particular skill sets. Adult learners are also eligible for skills-based classes if they test out of our Beginning-Level class. Still in the development and design stages, the English Empowerment Center releases these courses as they emerge. The program design features shorter class sessions and more intensive instruction on topics involving reading, writing, pronunciation, computer literacy, and financial literacy.
Destination Workforce®
Destination Workforce® delivers career-specific language and literacy training to immigrants at the lowest literacy levels in Northern Virginia. The program teaches adults basic skills in language and literacy to improve their employability and empower them to participate more fully and confidently in the workplace. Through Destination Workforce, the English Empowerment Center designs, tests, and delivers scalable language-based workforce training for today’s limited English proficient population living under challenging conditions. LCNV teaches immigrants the foundational language, literacy, and cultural skills needed to obtain, succeed and advance in entry level jobs. This unique initiative offers language access to career pathways for those seeking a fast track to an entry level job.
Download English Empowerment Center's informational program flyer here.
