English Language Learners

02/20/2025

The support we have received from Mike and the library has been amazing! Please reach out if you have any questions or want more information 😃

Can you spare one hour a week? We need your help!
English Language Learners (ELL) Adult Classes at the Yorkville Public Library

In the last two years, the Yorkville Public Library's ELL program has grown tremendously! We are seeking a few gracious and dedicated members of the community to help this program continue to thrive and serve the new members of our community.

No teaching experience necessary, and you do not need to be able to speak any other languages. We only ask for a one-hour-per-week commitment to come and speak English with a non-native English Language Learner in our conversation-based classes.

Let us know! If you are interested in and willing to help, contact the Yorkville Library's Adult Services Director, Mike, at [email protected].

11/02/2024

All set up and ready to meet you! Stop by the YHS Cafteria (Door 21) to find out about the ELL.

10/22/2024

Check out how the YEF is helping out the districts ELL students with their grants!

Throwback to a Past YEF Grant Winner! ELL Specialist Karen Schmidt was looking for a way to help her students gain confidence speaking aloud. Karen applied for the grant to cover the purchase of a touch screen Chromebook and headphones with a microphone so that her students could practice speaking, without fear of making a grammar mistake in front of a larger audience.

The YEF Grant window is open now and closes on Sunday 11/10.

10/12/2024

We are excited to announce that the English Language Learners are participating in the Follow Your Heart Non Profit & Entrepreneur Fair on 11/2 from 12pm to 3pm at the YHS Cafeteria. The fair is being hosted by Girls Run the World Yorkville, IL

If you have ever wondered what the English Language Learners (and other amazing organizations) are about, stop by on Nov. 2nd and say Hello!

10/10/2024

Did you know that in English there are nouns that are always plural? ✂ 👖

How many can you name?

10/08/2024

Happy National Hero Day! For the ELL group, our heroes are the students who come to our classes each week, working towards the goal of learning English.

Who is your hero?

09/19/2024

Did you know that in September of last year, Merriam-Webster Dictionary added 690 words?! 📖
Our ELL volunteer teachers help our students learn new vocabulary words each class, and they can help anyone ready to start learning English.

09/16/2024

Happy First Day of Fall Classes for the English Language Learners, and Happy Mexican Independence Day! 🎉
The ELL supports and teaches many students from a variety of backgrounds and a variety of languages, and we love to celebrate them all!

09/10/2024

Did you know that according to the United States Department of State, the Foreign Service Institute English is a difficult language to learn? Luckily, the ELL can help! If you or someone you know needs some support stop by the Yorkville library for more information on class dates and times.

08/29/2024

Despite the recent weather we have been having, Fall is coming! Our Fall classes will be starting on Monday September 16th. We offer beginner and intermediate classes and have various days and times. If you or someone you know are interested in starting one of our fall classes, stop by the Yorkville Public Library and fill out a new student form in Adult Services.