What's included
1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade 7 - 10
This is a level one English class for absolute beginners. This is an ongoing subscription for students to learn the basics with vocabulary and grammar in English. Some of the topics will include school, telling time, adjectives, activities, food, etc. FALL SEMESTER Our fall semester starts the week of August 25th and runs through December 21st. You can join anytime. If a class has 0 students it will start from day 1. Message us if you want to find out what day/time a specific class is on. This class builds on the material, but you're welcome to join up through unit 1.2 because it is still easy enough to catch on. OUR TEACHERS: Please see the section on "Teacher Expertise" for details about our teacher. CLASS STRUCTURE - introduce new vocabulary or grammar with notes (We make sure to engage students while note-taking by adding group practice and activities in between slides) - practice pronunciation of new vocabulary/grammar in between note-taking - group practice (can include speaking, games, matching activities, etc.) - individual practice (usually writing/answering questions or using the chat box on zoom to answer a question) CLASS RESOURCES We use Google Slides and the Zoom whiteboard to teach. We sometimes use nearpod.com for interactive slides (see more in Parental Guidance). Students receive a PDF of the materials we use and a class recording is automatically posted within 24 hours of the lesson so they can watch the lesson again. Re-watching the lesson typically helps with pronunciation and vocabulary or grammar practice. We have an engaging teaching style where we incorporate games and discussion with the students. In that sense, we interact often throughout the lesson. 🔴 ➡️ NEW CLASSES STARTING NOW❗️ Any of the sections you see listed right now with 0 students are starting from the Preliminary Unit, which includes the alphabet, Spanish greetings, and weather. The summer semester ends August 24th. Message us with any questions. If your student has taken English before, send US a message and we can find a section that might be a better fit. We still have sessions in progress all the time, but classes that are past the Preliminary Unit are set to private, so you have to message us if you want to enroll in a class that is further along in the semester. Week 1 - Monday, August 26th - Preliminary Lesson - English Alphabet Week 2 - Monday, September 2nd - Preliminary Lesson - Review the Alphabet, learn numbers 1-10 and days of the week Week 3 - Monday, September 9th - Preliminary Lesson - Greetings and Introductions Week 4 - Monday, September 16th - Preliminary Lesson - Greetings and Introductions Part 2 Week 5 - Monday, September 23rd - Preliminary Lesson - Weather This class is a subscription so you can cancel at any time. If you've completed this class, join English Level 2 for Middle and High School If you don't see a section listed that you'd like to join, send us a message. We are flexible! If your student has had some exposure to English vocabulary and grammar, and you think he/she would be able to start mid-semester, message us. We have many sessions listed privately that won't show up on the calendar. REFUNDS No refunds for group classes because we provide class recordings. Please ensure your learner is verified by Outschool in order to get access to class recordings. Learn more about this here: https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/4063624-learner-verification If your learner is the only student enrolled in class, kindly let us know 24 hours in advance if you need to cancel the class and we'll provide a refund since there won't be a class recording. For cancellations that are less than 24 hours in advance, we cannot provide a refund. If there is a group class and no students shows up, there will not be a refund because our teachers are still showing up to teach. We do not offer make-up classes for group classes. However, if you'd like to enroll in another class for a one-time makeup, you are welcome to do so. We appreciate you respecting our teachers' time. Thank you!
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Sometimes we use Nearpod during the lesson. This website provides interactive practice for the student where they can drag and drop, type answers or do matching activities. We will provide the link to students during class in the Zoom chat box. Students do not need an account. We also screen share Google Slides, but students won't need an account.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
8 teachers have teaching certificates
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Wisconsin Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
3 teachers have a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from DePaul University
Master's Degree in Foreign Language from University of Missouri
Master's Degree in Foreign Language from University of Northern Iowa
8 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from Loyola University Chicago
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Bachelor's Degree in Spanish Language and Literature from Sam Houston State University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from The Open University of Hong Kong
Bachelor's Degree in English from The Open University of Hong Kong
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature from fuzhou university of China
Reviews
Live Group Class
$18
weekly1x per week
25 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-16
3-12 learners per class