ESL Workshops

NOTE: All workshops begin on time. No late entry is permitted. Workshops require a minimum of two students in attendance. Workshops may be cancelled due to instructor absence. If disability accommodations are needed to participate fully in any of these workshops, please submit your request to AccommodationsRequest@cerritos.edu within 7 school days in advance of the workshop.

Pre-Recorded Online Workshops- Available 24/7

Online Learning

To access the pre-recorded workshops, click on the title of the workshop and sign on to the Cerritos College portal. From there, click the "Student Lingo Online Workshops" tile. 

Cerritos portal tiles

Then, click on the workshop you wish to access. 

Student Lingo workshops

LIVE SCHEDULED ZOOM WORKSHOPS


To attend one of the live workshops listed below, please click the date above the workshop title. You will be connected with a receptionist who will log you in and send you to the workshop. These workshops are facilitated by Success Center faculty members. Be sure to arrive five minutes early to the session so that the receptionist can log you in.

Wednesday October 4

6pm Past Verb Tenses

Tuesday October 10

6pm Types of Sentences: Compound (Part 2)

Wednesday October 11

6pm Correcting Run-ons & Comma Splices

Thursday October 12

5pm Pronunciation: Reductions Past Verb Tenses

Tuesday October 17

6pm Types of Sentences: Compound-Complex 

Wednesday October 18

6pm Modals of Advice

Thursday October 19

5pm Pronunciation: Troublesome Consonants

Tuesday October 24

6pm Using Sentence Variety

Wednesday October 25

6pm Parallel Structure

Tuesday October 31

6pm Correcting Fragments

Wednesday November 1

6pm Conversation: Culture Shock

Thursday November 2

5pm Pronunciation: Word Stress (Part 1)

Tuesday November November 7

6pm Correcting Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences

Wednesday November 8

6pm Conversation: Elections and Voting

Thursday November 9

5pm Pronunciation: Word Stress

Tuesday November 14

6pm Types of Clauses: Noun Clauses

Wednesday November 15 

6pm Conversation: Fashion and Trends

Thursday November 16

5pm Pronunciation: Rhythm & Stress

Wednesday November 22

6pm Using Articles (a, an, the)

Tuesday November 21

6pm Types of Clauses: Adjective Clauses

Tuesday November 28

6pm Types of Clauses: Adverb Clauses

Wednesday November 29 

6pm Conversation: Gestures 6-7

Thursday November 30 

5pm Pronunciation: Reductions  5-6 Thurs

 

LIVE SCHEDULED IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS


To attend one of the live in-person workshops listed below, please come to the Success Center in LC137. The receptionist at the front desk will log you in and send you to the workshop room. These workshops are facilitated by Success Center faculty members. Be sure to arrive 5 minutes early to the session so that the receptionist can log you in.

Tuesday, October 3

12pm Conversation: Applying Language Learning Strategies

Monday, October 9 

12pm Perfect Verb Tenses

Tuesday, October 10

2pm Conversation: Attitude Matters

Monday, October 16

12pm Verb Tense Shift

Tuesday, October 17

2pm Conversation: Happiness & Encouragement

Monday, October 23

12pm Correcting Verb Form Errors

Tuesday, October 24

2pm Conversation: Love, Commitment, and Cultural Differences

Monday, October 30

12pm Subject-verb Agreement: noon

Tuesday, October 31

2pm Creating Your Future Today

Monday, November 6

12pm Correcting Verb Form Errors

Tuesday, November 7

2pm Conversation: Tips for Becoming a Successful Language Learner

Monday, November 13

12pm Correcting Fragments

Tuesday November 14

2pm Conversation Managing Stress

Monday November 20

12pm Subject Verb Agreement

Tuesday, November 21

2pm Conversation: Skills for Increasing Understanding 

Monday, November 27

12pm Conversation: Reducing Stress

Tuesday, November 28

2pm Conversation: Creating Your Future Today