ESL FOR WORK
Learn the language for the job you want
Career-focused ESL classes allow you to explore a new career while learning English. These classes can help you prepare for a new career by giving you the language skills you need.
For example, students taking ESL For Healthcare would learn terms associated with being a medical assistant or community health worker.
WHICH SCHOOL IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Both the adult schools and the community colleges offer classes that will help you improve your English skills, but there are a few key differences.
ADULT SCHOOL ESL
FREE classes
Focused on achieving personal goals, community involvement, work readiness
Prepares you to transfer to college or career training classes
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ESL
FREE or low cost
Focused on preparing you for academic classes
Prepares you to earn a certificate or AA degree
HOW TO GET STARTED
the ESL For Work class that’s right for you! ESL for Healthcare ESL for Careers in Early Childhood Education ESL for the Workplace ESL for Hospitality ESL for Office Skills And more! YOUR FUTURE STARTS HERE Visit opendoorssouthbay.org to contact us and get started!
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1 2 3 Choose your school and get enrolled OR Meet with a Counselor or Transition Specialist Follow the school’s steps to find the level that is right for you Start your classes!
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
ESL classes can help you with:
Personal Goals
Communicate in English
Prepare for citizenship
Participate more in your community
Help your children succeed at school
Access community resources
Academic Goals
Study English at a higher level
Get a high school diploma or prepare for the GED/HiSET tests
Continue your education at colleges and other training programs
Career Goals
Get a job, a better job, or a promotion
Begin a job training program
Improve your current job skills and/or obtain a better job
Do you want to learn or improve your English? English as a Second Language (ESL) classes help non-native speakers learn and improve their ability to communicate in English by developing skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, and pronunciation.
DECIDE WHAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU:
STUDENT SUCCESS
Afendi Kezemi is an engineer from Ethiopia, who spoke very little English. He never dreamed he would have the opportunity to pursue his engineering career in the US, but the non-credit engineering classes opened doors for him when he started taking regular credit ESL reading and Fundamentals of AutoCAD classes.
Need to learn or improve your English? Start with taking ESL classes ESL TRACK Intermediate Advanced ESL FOR WORK • ESL for Healthcare • ESL for Careers in Early Childhood Education • ESL for the Workplace • ESL for Hospitality • ESL for Office Skills ESL FOR COLLEGE • Academic writing • ESL for college success ESL FOR COMMUNITY • Citizenship • Conversation • ESL for parents Then decide on your path, based on your goal: Community, Career, or College
ESL PATHWAYS Beginning
Afendi’s Path to Success ESL Classes Non-Credit Engineering Fundamentals of AutoCAD
