English classes are offered at beginner, lower-intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced levels. For more information, please email esl@sjd.org.
Mondays: 9:30am-12:30pm
Wednesdays: 9:30am-1:30pm
Fall Semester 2024
- Registration: June 1 – July 31 ($100)
- First day of class: Monday, August 19
- Labor Day: Monday, September 2 (No class)
- Thanksgiving Potluck: Wednesday, November 20 (No class)
- Thanksgiving Week: Monday, November 25, Wednesday, November 27 (No class)
- Last day of class: Monday, December 16th
Classes are held in person at:
The Church of St. John the Divine
2450 River Oaks Boulevard
Houston, TX 77019
We design our courses to help you improve your English for work, study, or social interactions. We offer a balance of activities, with an emphasis on improving speaking, listening, writing, and vocabulary. Developing confidence is important – we like to involve students in using English in real-life situations. Therefore, we offer conversation classes in addition to grammar classes.
Our instructors come from a variety of backgrounds and all have a passion for teaching. We offer high-quality teaching, individual attention, and student care.
Our program emphasizes:
| Communication Skills | Writing Skills |
| Fluency Practice | Grammar Focus |
| Vocabulary Building | Cultural Elements |
| Pronunciation | Special Events |
| Listening Practice |
General ESL Websites
Grammar
- Speech Modification
- Accent Reduction and American English Pronunciation Training
- Accent Reduction Videos
