Summer Semester begins on Monday, may 12, 2025
IN ORDER TO ATTEND ESL CLASSES, YOU MUST HAVE A GMAIL ACCOUNT AND ACCESS TO ZOOM
For help to set these up check out these How-to-Get-Started videos:
ORIENTATION / REGISTRATION
Summer Semester: May 12 – July 11, 2025
NEW Students only (those who have never attended or those who attended before 2017)::
ESL Orientation and Placement for Summer 2025
- In-Person Registration is a TWO-day process. YOU MUST ATTEND BOTH DAYS.
- Be on time! The lottery is between 8:45 – 9:00 AM and 5:45 – 6:00 PM
- NEW Student Selection Process: DAY ONE 50 Students will be selected by lottery to register. There is no need to arrive more than 15 minutes early. Everyone who arrives on time will be given a lottery ticket. ONLY 50 tickets will be randomly selected.
- Attention: NO children are allowed during the registration process
- To register for a class you will need a Gmail account.
Once Day ONE registration and Day TWO assessment are completed, you will receive your Spring 2025 class information. Following are the new student registration date options:
RETURNING STUDENTS ONLY: If you attended an ESL class between 2017 and Spring 2025 and want to return, please email your name, date of birth, and your preference for a morning or evening class to SMAS_ESLinfo@smuhsd.org by April 4th and we will contact you with information about registration details by April 7th, 2025.
Orientation & Registration Sessions
Morning
Listening & Speaking Class Registration
Tuesday April 15th at 12:30 PM
Friday April 18th at 12:30 PM
Monday April 21th at 12:30 PM
Monday May 5th at 12:30 PM
Thursday May 8th at 12:30 PM
Orientation & Registration Sessions
Evening
Writing Class Registration
Monday, April 14th at 6:30 PM
Wednesday, April 16th at 1:00 PM
Friday, April 18th at 1:00 PM
Monday, April 21st at 1:00 PM
Monday, May 5th at 1:00 PM
Wednesday, May 7th at 1:00 PM
ORIENTATION / REGISTRATION
Clases de Verano 2025: 12 de mayo – 11 de julio, 2025
SOLO estudiantes NUEVOS (que nunca han asistido o asistieron antes de 2017):
Orientación y colocación de ESL para el verano de 2025
- El registro presencial es un proceso de DOS días. DEBES ASISTIR AMBOS DÍAS.
- ¡Llega a tiempo! El sorteo se realiza entre las 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. y entre las 5:45 – 6:00 p.m.
- Proceso de selección de estudiantes NUEVOS: PRIMER DÍA se seleccionarán 50 estudiantes por sorteo para inscribirse. Llegar 15 minutos antes. A todos los que lleguen a tiempo se les dará un boleto de lotería. SOLO se seleccionarán 50 boletos al azar.
- Atención: NO se permiten niños durante el proceso de registro.
- Para registrarse en una clase, necesitará una cuenta de Gmail.
Una vez que se complete el registro del PRIMER DÍA y la evaluación del SEGUNDO DÍA, recibirá la información de su clase de Verano 2025. Las siguientes son las nuevas fechas de registro para estudiantes:
Si asistió a una clase de inglés entre el año 2017 y la primavera de 2025 y desea regresar, envíe un correo electrónico con su nombre, fecha de nacimiento y su preferencia por una clase (mañana o noche) a SMAS_ESLinfo@smuhsd.org antes del 4 de abril de 2025 y nos comunicaremos con usted para brindarle información sobre la inscripción antes del 7 de abril de 2025.
Orientation & Registration Sessions
Mañana
Orientation & Registration Sessions
Noche
Courses Offered
These classes focus on developing students’ reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills in English. Vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation work are also incorporated. We offer seven levels of all-skills classes, both morning and evening. There is an assessment of reading, writing and listening/speaking ability to determine placement.
Mornings at San Mateo Adult & Career Education
Evenings at San Mateo Adult & Career Education
Mornings at San BrUno, Belle Air Elementary School
Open Enrollment
These classes are offered four or five afternoons per week and placement is based on an assessment of speaking and listening comprehension. The focus is on the development of listening comprehension and verbal ability.
It is an ESL open lab to support technology skills at all levels: basic, intermediate and advanced.
Reading Plus is a self-paced online reading program to enhance reading skills. It helps students to increase their fluency and reading comprehension. Enrollment in Reading Plus requires a weekly two hour commitment
Citizenship classes focus on basic English, U.S. history, and government. Students will practice for the oral interview and writing for the citizenship test. Open entry – enroll anytime. Classes are FREE.
WRITING BASICS Online
This class is for students who want to improve their basic skills in writing. We start at the sentence level and move to paragraphs, reviewing verb tense, word order, word form, word choice, connecting words, prepositions and articles. We also focus on effective punctuation. The class is intended for ESL students at High Beginning or above, as well as students in the GED and High School Diploma programs.
Registration:
- Wednesday, July 3rd at 1:00 PM
- Thursday, August 15 at 1:00 PM
Instructor: Dentoni
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday
- 8/19- 12/13
- 1:00-3:45 pm
- FREE
WRITING intermediate Online
This is a continuation of the writing basics class for students who want to improve their writing skills. We take a closer look at sentence structure and paragraphs, reviewing verb tense, word order, word form, word choice, connecting words, prepositions and articles. We also focus on effective punctuation. The class is suitable for ESL students at High Intermediate and above, as well as students in the GED and High School Diploma programs.
Instructor: Hernandez
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday
- 8/19 – 12/13
- 1:00-3:45 pm
- FREE
WRITING Advanced Online
This class is intended for Low and High Advanced ESL, High School Diploma, and GED students who are preparing to attend community college. The curriculum focuses on academic writing for students who have mastered writing basic sentences and are ready to move onto paragraphs and essays. In this class, you will review basic paragraph structure, acquire academic vocabulary, brainstorm ideas, learn to organize your thoughts and write and revise your work. Commitment to attend all classes is highly recommended.
Instructor: Bhullar
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday
- 8/19 – 12/13
- 1:00-3:45 pm
- FREE
WRITING Intermediate in-person
This is a continuation of the writing basics class for students who want to improve their writing skills. We take a closer look at sentence structure and paragraphs, reviewing verb tense, word order, word form, word choice, connecting words, prepositions and articles. We also focus on effective punctuation. The class is suitable for ESL students at High Intermediate and above, as well as students in the GED and High School Diploma programs.
Instructor: Knaus
- Monday & Wednesday
- 8/19 – 12/11
- 6:30-9:15 pm
- FREE
San Mateo Adult & Career Education offers pronunciation classes through the College of San Mateo
- ESL 888: Pronunciation of English Stress, Rhythm and Intonation
(offered in Fall semester) - ESL 887: Pronunciation of English Consonants and Vowels
(offered in Spring semester)
How to Enroll
These classes are open to ESL students at the High Intermediate level or above. The class is a 3-unit, fee-based class, taught by CSM faculty, Todd Windisch. There are 3-6 hours of homework per week and attendance is mandatory.
For questions please contact Patty Villar at pvillar@smuhsd.org.
How-to get started videos
How to create a new Gmail account
Instalar Aplicacion Zoom en celular Android y PC escritorio
Using Zoom app on mobile (Chinese)
Questions?
Contact ESL Coordinator Lisa Sparks