Chinanews.com, October 14th, according to the US "Overseas News" report, starting from October 18th, New York Chinatown will launch this year's English literacy program to provide free English teaching courses for Chinese immigrants.
Volunteer staff Ms. Ren said that due to the impact of the epidemic, in order to ensure the safety of teaching staff while conducting courses smoothly, this year's free English courses are all carried out remotely through the online platform.
Through formal classroom teaching and a comfortable practice environment, it helps students improve their confidence in their oral English ability.
It is understood that the teaching content of the Chinatown English Literacy Program includes basic grammar, vocabulary, English idioms and commonly used phrases, and conducts daily conversations, such as talking about life situations, family traditions, hobbies, travel, and so on.
In this way, students and teachers can establish a bond and enhance mutual understanding of Chinese traditional culture.
The course will be held from 9:30 am to 12 noon every Sunday from the 18th, and registration will be accepted from now on.
According to the applicant's English level, the courses are divided into basic classes, elementary classes, intermediate classes, and advanced classes.
Interested parties can log on to the website to fill in and submit the Chinese questionnaire.
After completing and submitting the Chinese questionnaire, the staff will contact the applicants one after another and help students learn to use the online platform to participate in the course.
This year's Chinatown English Literacy Program courses are taught by bilingual teachers who can speak Chinese and English, so students do not have to worry about language communication problems.
After about 2 hours of lectures, volunteers will also participate in one-to-one dialogue sessions, helping students practice English by discussing and communicating topics such as immigration, culture, and history of Asian American immigration that are of interest to the Asian community. Spoken.
(Liu Yiling)