ESOL
Orientation
How
Long Will It Take Me to Learn English?
What
Will I Need to Pay?
Instruction and materials
within the Odessa College Adult Education Division are free. State
and federal money fund the adult education program. Therefore, you
pay for your ESOL classes through taxes. Education, however, is not
free!
Education requires
time and hard work. Learning English will require a lot of time and
it will not be easy. Here is a chart that will help you understand
how long it will take to complete the Odessa College ESOL program. These
estimates are based on your attending school every semester until
you complete the program.
Beginning
Levels
It will take you 8-10
semesters (2.5-3.5 years) to complete the ESOL program
if you attend school every semester and practice speaking English
outside of class. If you do not attend every semester or if you
do not practice outside of class, it will take longer because you
will forget what you have learned and will need to repeat classes.
Intermediate
Levels
It will take you 5-8
semesters (1.5-2.5 years) to complete the ESOL program
if you attend school every semester and practice speaking English
outside of class. If you do not attend every semester or if you
do not practice outside of class, it will take longer because you
will forget what you have learned and will need to repeat classes.
Advanced
Levels
It will take you 2-5
semesters (.5-1.5 years) to complete the ESOL program
if you attend school every semester and practice speaking English
outside of class. If you do not attend every semester or if you
do not practice outside of class, it will take longer because you
will forget what you have learned and will need to repeat classes.
How
can you make learning English go faster?
- Attend class at
least 90% of every semester. You cannot miss more than 5 days a
semester!
- Ask your teacher
for homework.
- Speak English
at home, at the stores, with friends, at work.
Group
Activity
Get into groups of
three. Discuss how you feel about how long it takes to learn English.
Are you disappointed? Did you think you could learn English in just
a few months? Why do you think it takes so many years to learn English?
- What can you
and your partners do to help each other learn English?
- What can your
teacher do to help you learn English?
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