Culture has been described by some as the "fifth skill" in language acquisition, equal in importance to reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Helping learners make sense of the culture that is intertwined with language is integral to the role of an ESL instructor. Lea...

The English as a Second Language (ESL) program provides English instruction to adult non-native English speaking residents, living and/or working in the United States with a focus on college and career readiness skills. We offer classes at various locations throughout Wake C...

If English is your second language and you're headed to college, this course will teach you the principles of grammar and structure you'll need to succeed. The six-week, online course includes in-depth analysis of English grammar for intermediate-to-advanced ESL students. Th...

Learn how to integrate various technologies into the ESL classroom to engage and reinforce learning. Use websites and internet applications to enhance instruction and make lesson planning more efficient. In this course, you’ll learn how to design and create tools to enhance...

Is writing in English a challenge? Many ESL learners have excellent educations, training, and skills in their native countries. However, their dreams of success elude them in English-speaking countries because they cannot write effectively in their new language. Learn what E...

This course teaches healthcare professionals how to recognize life-threatening emergencies, provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), use an automated external defibrillator (AED), and relieve choking in a timely and effective way. The course uses the American Heart Assoc...

This course is customized content for Charles & Colvard. Participants will improve English fluency/pronunciation, expand vocabulary, review grammar, and practice writing. The class focuses on grammar essentials and appropriate target sounds/word stress/patterns, using practi...

Experienced instructors know that effective and well-organized lesson plans are at the center of great teaching. This course has been designed for those new to teaching with extensive reading and analyzing of lesson plans at the beginning of the course. Additionally, this co...

Language teaching methodology is the link between theory and practice. This course presents various approaches, methods, and techniques for teaching English as a Second Language. It provides students with the theoretical underpinning to determine how these approaches can be...