Welcome to the ESOL Lab!

The ESOL lab is located in rooms 5110 and 5111 in the Learning Center.

ESOL Tutoring Schedule.

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ESOL Conversation Groups meet every Friday from 10:00-11:00 in the Basic Skills lab of the Learning Center.  You must be enrolled in ESOL 655 or another lab class to attend.  Come and learn with others in a fun and relaxing environment!

Spanish-English Language Sharing Groups meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11-12 in the Learning Center.  For a half-hour, we speak in English, and the second half-hour, we speak in Spanish.  Learners of English and Spanish help each other learn the two languages. 

What can I do at the ESOL Lab?

• use computer software to improve your English skills
• join conversation groups
• work with ESOL tutors
• practice pronunciation in our pronunciation lab
• record your voice for your ESOL class
• attend workshops.

How Do I Enroll?
You can sign up for ESOL 655 on Websmart at: http://websmart.smccd.net/.

Students can earn units of credit as follows:

• 0.5 unit = 24 hours = approximately 1 ½ hrs per week
• 1.0 unit = 48 hours = approximately 3 hrs per week
• 1.5 units = 72 hours = approximately 4 ½ hrs per week
• 2.0 units = 96 hours = approximately 6 hrs per week
• 2.5 units = 120 hours = approximately 7 ½ hrs per week
• 3.0 units = 144 hours = approximately 9 ¼ hrs per week.