ENGLISH SPEAKING CLASS

Usually when we think of learning a new language we picture textbooks, grammar lessons, and practicing vocabulary flashcards. While writing and reading are essential elements in learning a new language, the hearthbeat of a language is most often overlooked: speaking it. To have conversations and be capable of expressing oneself is what it means to truly "speak a language".  Thus, in recognition of this fact, here in El Colegio Los Olivos a specific "English Conversation" class has been implemented across the board from Kindergarteners to Secondary Schoolers. These children focus on giving presentations, having debates, class discussions, and learning native phonics(for the younger). The activity people enjoy doing the most is talking with one another. Consequently, these conversation classes are made to be fun. Students can participate in games designed around practicing conversation, learning to sing songs native to the United States, and most impactfully, having weekly contact with American Language Assistants. These assistants have traveled from the U.S.A. to listen and observe the students speaking, to correct their pronunciation, and provide new definitions, vocabulary and expressions to develop a native accent and diction.

                                                                                                     - Elizabeth (Atlanta)