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Top Five Most Spoken Languages in Orlando
After a whole year of COVID-19 quarantine, you have no doubt mastered several different hobbies, or became an expert in the field of online programs. It won’t be too long before you’ll be free to unleash your new skills and interests upon the world. You might be asking yourself “Who should I share my interests…
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Es hora de estudiar inglés
Mucha gente nueva está llamando a Orlando su hogar y por eso está creciendo la demanda para clases de inglés. En febrero de este año empezamos a dar clases de inglés por primera vez en la biblioteca principal (Orlando Public Library). Comenzamos con lo básico en English from Zero. Aunque entendemos español, hablamos principalmente en…
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How Ali Learned English With The Library
Did you know the Orlando Public Library is now offering English from Zero? Located in the heart of downtown, the location will offer the course on Sundays starting June 9. English from Zero is a basic English course for speakers of other languages, no matter the language. To give you a little more insight on…
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English Classes for Families: Week Six Recap
This week our focus was to describe people and places with as much detail as possible. On the first day, students were instructed to think about their home cities or towns and to describe it by what they can see, hear, smell and taste. For many students this was a reflective time, as they thought…
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English Classes for Families: NOW at Chickasaw
English Classes for Families was a new series offered last year at the North Orange Branch thanks in large part to funding from the Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. This series was designed to develop English skills for the whole family. Over the course of the series, bilingual teachers help parents and children work on…
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English Classes for Families: Weekly Recap
During the second week of English Classes for Families, we made an effort to get to know the families who have been attending better, and as a result participation in our classroom has increased. In the first class of the week, we reviewed formal and informal greetings and went on to introduce the Think Marks strategy. Think…
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English Classes for Families
The Orange County Library System was forunate to receive funding from the Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities to begin a new series at the North Orange Branch called English Classes for Families. This 10-week series is designed to develop English skills for the whole family. Over the course of the series, bilingual teachers…
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