What is ESL Community Education?

ESL Community Education

ESL Inglés de la Comunidad

The mission of the ESL Community Education is to provide high quality non-credit ESL courses that equip developing English language students with the skills necessary to demonstrate proficiency in reading, writing, grammar, communication, and listening skills. La misión del programa de inglés de la comunidad es provee cursos de inglés de alto calidad para equipar estudiantes aprendiendo los habilidades necesario a mostrar competencia en leyendo, escribiendo, gramatica, comunicación, y escuchando.
Anyone can register for ESL classes. You do not need to be an enrolled student at UVU. Cualquier persona puede registar para los clases de ESL. No tienes que ser  estudiante de UVU.
The program offers an introductory course as well as 4 levels of English. Each level has two courses: Listening & Speaking and Reading, Writing, and Grammar. La programa ofrece un curso de introdución y 4 niveles de inglés tambien. Cada nivel tiene dos cursos: Escuchando y Hablando, y Escribiendo, Leyendo, y Gramatica. 
Courses are comprised of 17 sessions and meet twice a week from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Reading, Writing, and Grammar courses are offered on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Listening & Speaking courses are offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Las clases estan constuida de 17 sesiones y juntan dos veces a la semana de 6:00 p.m. to 8:0 p.m. El curso de Leyendo, Escribiendo, y Gramatica se hace los Lunes y Miercoles. El cusro de Hablando y Escuchando se hace los Martes y Jueves
The program offers 4 terms that last two months each (Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall). El programa se hace quatro veces al año y duren dos meses.(Invierno, Primavera, Verano, Otoño)

Set an Appointment

For more information or to schedule a free placement exam, please call us at 801.863.7333 or send an email to [email protected]

COMMUNITY ED SCHEDULE 2022
WINTER 2022
Reading/Grammar/Writing January 24 - March 23
Listening/Speaking January 25 - March 24
SPRING 2022
Reading/Grammar/Writing April 18 - June 15
Listening/Speaking April 19 - June 14
SUMMER 2022
Reading/Grammar/Writing July 06 - August 31
Listening/Speaking July 07 - September 01
FALL 2022
Reading/Grammar/Writing September 14 - November 09
Listening/Speaking September 13 - November 10

 

Our Teachers

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Susan Guinn

My name is Susan Guinn. I have my Masters degree in Teaching English as a Second Language and a Bachelors degree in Mandarin Chinese. I have lived and studied in China. I taught beginning Mandarin at the Missionary Training Center (MTC) at BYU while I was a student. Since then, I have taughtESL for elementary school students as well as adults. For the past few years, I have worked with the MTC to create ESL materials for the worldwide EnglishConnect program. I love taking Art classes at UVU. I have a passion for creating language materials and am currently working toward a degree in Instructional Design and Technology. I have four children and three dogs and I love Korean dramas.

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Sofia Ybarra

My name is Sofia Ybarra. I graduated with my BA degree from UVU, and received my ESL teaching certification from Anaheim University. I've worked in the field of English language teaching, learning, and curriculum development in many capacities, including as an English teacher in China, working with the community Headstart Action program, as an ESL tutor, and at the Utah County Health Department. I've taught in UVU's community education program for over 6 years now, and love it. I am passionate about teaching, and love the opportunity it gives me to meet so many unique people with diverse stories, skills, and experiences. I'm committed to helping my students succeed and reach their goals.

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Hilda Woodbury

My name is Hilda Woodbury. I’ve taught ESL for 20 years. I’ve taught at UVU, Provo College, Provo High School, and several international schools. I taught EFL in Saudi Arabia for five years. I love teaching. It gives me the opportunity to meet great and wonderful people.

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M. Harvey Taylor

My name is Mr. M. HarveyTaylor. I have been a teacher for 37 years. I retired from Alpine School District and has been an Adjunct Professor for UVU in the Continuing Ed. Department for the past 7 years teaching Computer Coding and ESL. I earned my Teaching Degree and ESL Endorsement from BYU. I am married and I have 4 sons. I am Bilingual and enjoy teaching English as a second language. During the past 7 years at UVU I have taught all four levels of Listening & Speaking, and all four levels of Reading Writing & Grammar in the ESLprogram. Though I am retired, I still love teaching English to anyone needing more help with the language.

Ellen Richey
Ellen Richey

 

Ovidia Tarin
Ovidia Tarin

 

Arwen Wyatt
Arwen Wyatt

 

Former Students

Faculty & Staff

Vincente Savala

I strongly recommend the English courses that UVU offers, specifically the ESL Program (English as a Second Language). They are very good for us because the courses are designed to help us get involved in any activity or role that we have in our daily lives. These programs are focused on the necessity of communicating well in any scenario. The teachers are very professional, they have the skills to teach us and always look for ways to teach us dynamically.

Faculty & Staff

Jhoseline Garzon

I am Jhoseline Garzon, a 37-year-old Venezuelan native. I studied in Venezuela and received a degree in Nursing. Now that I am living in the United States, I have the personal and professional goal of mastering the English language to be able to register and validate my university degree here. This goal led me to investigate and learn about UVU’s community program. I am grateful to this program, not only for the help in the evolution of my learning, but in different moments of sharing that we had during the 4 levels studied. I chose to continue my English study in the UVU ELL Intensive English program. In my personal experience, the community course was a big step in my evolution of communication in English, as well as meeting people and sharing common needs.

Community Education Staff

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