Our Approach
English At Large programs provide a ladder of support to meet the needs of local English language learners, to provide an accessible pathway to knowledge and understanding that helps them achieve their potential and engage fully in life in the United States.
Our Approach to Learning
EAL programs help learners gain the skills and confidence they need to move forward in their new lives in the United States. Some of our learners strive to join the workforce to provide for their families; others seek to navigate the American education system for themselves or their children. Newcomers need language and cultural knowledge in order to communicate with their doctor, at the bank, or in a store.
Our approach to learning goes beyond teaching English. While knowing the language is a vital step in adapting to this new life, it is but the first step toward achieving life goals. EAL programs connect newcomers with volunteers who are active members of their community, and who generously share their life experience with their learners. Volunteers and learners develop trusting relationships that create a fruitful climate for learning. As newcomers undergo the process of adjusting to a new culture, English At Large learner programs can open gateways to understanding and achievement, and promote stronger, more inclusive communities.
Our Approach to Tutoring
Every English At Large learner has unique personal and language objectives. Our tutors provide individualized instruction, guidance, and support to help learners reach their goals.
Most EAL tutors are not ESL teachers; they are members of the community who are passionate about imparting their cultural knowledge and life experience to help newcomers acclimate.
EAL tutors are trained in the Language Experience Approach (LEA), a learner-centered teaching method and diagnostic tool which provides a starting point for language and cultural instruction. The learner is given a speaking prompt, and the tutor transcribes the response, word for word. This learner-generated text contains context and vocabulary that is familiar and relevant to the learner. The text can then be used for a variety of learning activities, and provides opportunities for side-by-side development of the four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.
EAL tutors employ a variety of other teaching tools, including textbooks, internet resources, and real-life materials, such as PTA newsletters, employee handbooks, citizenship exam questions, and workplace communication documents.
Tutors have full access to the English At Large resource library, as well as the free professional development workshops offered through EAL and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Learner Success
By improving their knowledge of English and U.S. Culture, English At Large learners have been able to:
- secure a job or advance their career
- enroll in college or university
- improve family communication
- become active at their child’s school
- volunteer in their community
- learn how to use public transportation
- vote in an election
- pass the U.S. Citizenship exam
English At Large
800 West Cummings Park, Suite 5550
Woburn, MA 01801
tel : 781.395.2374
email : info@englishatlarge.org
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Registration for our Fall Conversation Groups is now open! Learn more about this program for #English language learners and enroll in a group here: https://t.co/turxr5sBvJ
Recent @NatImmForum report shows #immigrants & #refugees are more likely to start businesses than US born & that these businesses revitalize local economies: https://t.co/PclQCch1Ex @IIRGMU
Representation matters. A key first step is to register & mobilize voters of color, incl. naturalized #immigrants & children of immigrants. But we also need to actively encourage emerging political leaders.
The Mass. Legislature is not diverse, and that’s probably not going to change next year. - The Boston Globe
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Check out our newly designed "Cummings Buildings Power Charities" webpage! Many thanks to our #leasing clients for making this kind of giving possible. https://t.co/LMpqdlapJj
Food was the topic at a recent conversation group at the @walthamlibrary! A delicious way to learn new words and share culture!
Thank you @CindyFriedmanMA for your efforts to preserve programs for local immigrants. Also co-sponsors @SenJasonLewis @JamieEldridgeMA @BarrettSenate and our reps @repjaykaufman and Jim Dwyer
Woburn Earmarks Include Opioid Awareness, English Instruction https://t.co/H3IFfQt0Lc
This is an awesome opportunity to sharpen your skills, learn more about key policy issues, and prepare for a busy election season. Sign up today & please SHARE! #mapoli #SafeCommunities #UnitetheVote
Sign up for Democracy School! Regional workshops across Mass. start Aug. 6
Join us for MIRA's annual workshop for new and emerging community organizers to build up their knowledge and skills and make new connections.
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Fun in the office today giving feedback to one of our learners on the English he uses as a ballroom dance instructor at @SuperShagStudio
It's a Scavenger Hunt … with Libraries! Visit 5 libraries to receive a prize (1 per group while supplies last) Be sure to post your photos and tag @winpublib.
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Thank you @CindyFriedmanMA for your work to secure funding for local #ESOL programs. You are our hero!
Today is Prime Day! Amazon donates to English at Large Inc. when you shop Prime Day deals at https://t.co/Kb2UGabCET.
Our Ice Cream Social and WHS Show Band concert is TONIGHT rain or shine! You will also be able to buy Sam Adams beer. Join us at 6:30PM on the front lawn - in the Lecture Hall if it rains.
#Teachers! Join 10 experts in our annual, free online workshop to gain the skills and strategies to promote immigrant student success in these perilous times. Learn more and register for free: https://t.co/fD3QfTGfn3 #ESOL #adulted #immigration #K12
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Thank you Concord Carlisle Community Chest, for investing in the potential of local immigrants! #ESOL #community
Learner graduates share their experience with their volunteer tutors.
Starting now EAL learner graduation!
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Gain great experience and make a difference! Apply today!Looking for hands-on, substantive work experience and a chance to make a difference? We still have slots available for NAIP 2018-19. Teach English, help immigrants adapt to life in the U.S., help aspiring citizens apply... Learn more & apply today! bit.ly/apply-naip.
Registration for our Fall Conversation Groups is now Open! This program fills up quickly - register today to secure your spot! www.englishatlarge.org/conversation-groups/
We are still recruiting for an AmeriCorps Member for the 2018-19 service year! patch.com/massachusetts/woburn/americorps-members-needed-serve-woburn-organizations?utm_source=ne...
AmeriCorps Members Needed to Serve at Woburn Organizations
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Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)There are two #Woburn organizations with openings for 2018-2019 NAIP AmeriCorps members! Your service will help local immigrants secure employment and advance their career. Apply today!Where will YOU serve? NAIP AmeriCorps opportunities are still available in Woburn, Gloucester, Peabody, Lynn/Lawrence/Lowell, Chelsea, Quincy, Framingham, and Boston!
Action for Boston Community Development The Chelsea Collaborative English At Large English for New Bostonians JFS of Metrowest JVS Boston North Shore Community Action Programs Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. Wellspring House YMCA International Learning Center YMCA Training, Inc. Boston
Learn how to apply: www.miracoalition.org/apply-to-naip-americorps
We are still recruiting for an AmeriCorps Member for 2018-2019!Applications are still open to join New American Integration Program in 2018-2019! View our openings in Greater Boston, Framingham, Merrimack Valley, Woburn, Gloucester & Peabody here: www.miracoalition.org/apply-to-naip-americorps
Action for Boston Community Development The Chelsea Collaborative English At Large English for New Bostonians JFS of Metrowest JVS Boston Mujeres Unidas Avanzando North Shore Community Action Programs Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. Wellspring House YMCA International Learning Center YMCA Training, Inc. Boston
What are your favorite foods? Where do you like to eat? These questions lead to great discussions in our summer Conversation Groups! Participants learned new vocabulary, shared their culture with recipes on favorite dishes from their home country, and picked up some great tips on where to eat locally. Thanks to the Waltham Public Library for partnering with us to deliver this important local program!
AmeriCorps Members help deliver services to thousands of local immigrants in local communities across Greater Boston! Applications are still being accepted for the 2018-2019 program year!Five of our NAIP members who have dedicated this past year to removing barriers to employment for immigrants and refugees in Massachusetts are ending service tomorrow, and three more are ending service at the end of the month! Congratulations to these soon-to-be alums of the New American Integration Program for their outstanding achievements!
NAIP 2017-2018 Leaders in Job Readiness Training:
Catalina Bello Puentes, Isaac Fuhrman & Aviva Herr-Welber, JVS Boston
Malou Duverne, BINcA
Danae Webster, YMCA International Learning Center
Gretchen Kellogg, English At Large
Andrew Wofford, YMCA Training, Inc. Boston
Samuel Spencer, BEST Hospitality Training
Apply today to join next year's job readiness team! Click here to learn about current openings in 2018-2019: miracoalition.org/apply-to-naip-americorps
We are proud and grateful for the support of these outstanding legislators who stood with State Senator Cindy Friedman to protect services for local immigrants. Also Jason Lewis, State Senator Mike Barrett and Senator Jamie Eldridge patch.com/massachusetts/woburn/woburn-earmarks-include-opioid-awareness-english-instruction
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State legislators representing Woburn issued a press release Tuesday highlighting the $110,000 they secured for Woburn in the state budget.Scenes from the site of our recent staff retreat at the Boston Public Library. This local treasure was established in 1848 to provide a public space for learning in this immigrant city. The perfect place to work on program strategy for the coming year. We highly recommend the free Art & Architecture Tours, offered daily!
Cindy’s work in the Senate made sure that services for local immigrants received funding in the FY 19 State Budget. We are proud and grateful for her support!
To commemorate my 1-year anniversary as your state Senator, my team compiled a list of highlights from the past year. Please click on the link below to view our “Year in Numbers” and get a better sense of the work I’ve been doing this session to benefit the 4th Middlesex district and the Commonwealth.
This morning EAL staff put on their dancing shoes to give feedback to one of our learner's on the English he uses for his work as a ballroom dance instructor at SuperShag Dance Studios in Waltham. Interested in dancing with Imi? We highly recommend it! www.supershag.com/imre-gombkoto.html
Congratulations and thank you to our #AmeriCorps member! MIRA: Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Prime Day is here! Amazon donates to English at Large Inc. when you shop Prime Day deals at smile.amazon.com/ch/04-3050593.
Thank you En Ka Society for supporting life-changing services for Winchester immigrants! We value your partnership in service to the community.
We have posted the gallery of pictures from our first-ever Learner Graduation Event! Congratulations to the graduates and thanks to the wonderful volunteer tutors who supported their success! www.englishatlarge.org/events/2018-learner-graduation-event/
Thank you Concord-Carlisle Community Chest for investing in the potential of local immigrants! We are proud to have you as a partner in our work.
We keep losing phone service due to the ongoing problems Comcast is experiencing with its Business systems. We apologize for this inconvenience. Our email is working - please contact us at info@englishatlarge.org. Thank you!
Apply to Join NAIP AmeriCorps for 2018-2019!
We are now recruiting applicants to serve with English At Large as an NAIP AmeriCorps Member.
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Quick shout out to the wonderful local businesses who are donating refreshments for this week's Graduation event! Thank you for your generosity and community spirit!
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