Welcome to ESOL 20 – Level 2 (42231) Integrated Skills?
Watch this:? Welcome Video
Hello, my name is Irene Pe?aloza. I am your teacher for the ESOL 20: Level 2 evening face-to-face class for the fall of 2024. ? Our first day of class will be on Monday, September 23rd. ?
??????We will work and learn together in a classroom setting. We will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 6:00 – 8:50 pm.? Our classroom is Mt. Scott Hall Room 202.? Attendance is important, but I understand if you’re not able to attend class on time due to your work schedule. If you are sick with a cold, or your family is ill with cold and flu symptoms, please rest and stay home.? Text or email me if you are going to be absent.
You will need the textbook ENGLISH IN ACTION, BOOK 2.? Please bring a notebook, pen, and binder on the first day of class.? I will give you lots of handouts for practicing grammar, we will watch, read, and listen to grammar videos, do online exercises, and write in our BlueBooks.? We will practice conversations and go over the lessons I assign weekly.? Don’t worry! We will have fun and learn a lot.?
?I will try to make it easy for you to understand the unit lessons, to be able to do your classwork, and to attend class.? I will email you our weekly lessons and homework, post them on my WebEasy page, and write the lessons and activities for the day on the board in our classroom.? Please check your email daily for more information about our class and other important announcements.?
Do you have any?friends,?family, neighbors, or co-workers who want to take English classes?
1.? To?take the placement?test online,?ask them to fill out this form:
https://tinyurl.com/2uccmr5b
2.? To?take the placement?test on campus,?go to this webpage and choose a time to take the test:
/testing/esol-testing/
?????I look forward to working with you this term.? If you have any questions or concerns or simply want to say “hi” – I am available to communicate via email at irene.penaloza@pcc.edu or voicemail/text message at 503-453-6478.??
Thank you so much.
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Irene Pe?aloza
(Pronouns: she, her,”siya”)
Instructor, PCC South East Campus
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Registering for the Winter term 2025:? If you do not take a class during the Fall term, call or e-mail ESOL Navigator, Jennifer Hall at 971-209-2736 or e-mail jhall@pcc.edu.
Jennifer will register you for a Winter class. Tell Jennifer your PCC G# in your message. Also, tell Jennifer if you want a Class Fee Waiver application (to get a free class) because you have SNAP (food stamps), Oregon Health Plan (OHP), are unemployed, or have other qualifying benefits.
How do we know if PCC is closed and there is no class because of bad weather?
ESOL How-to Videos:
Setting up MyPCC |
How to view the WebEasy Page
Help for students
PCC has emergency money for students.
Direct PCC Support:
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PCC Counseling Services?– PCC offers free, short-term counseling to currently enrolled students
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Academic Advising – Academic Advisors are available to provide guidance and support regarding the successful completion of courses and programs
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Student Life Resources?– identity-based support, social connections, Student Government
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Community resources and funding assistance
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Office of Student Conduct and Community Support –?works closely with students around navigating PCC processes and accessing available resources to support overall academic success
Resources for students and their families:
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Applying for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Benefits
Students already receiving SNAP benefits may be eligible for additional coaching and financial support to help cover the cost of tuition, fees, and supplies.? To find out more visit?www.pcc.edu/enroll/paying-for-college/snap/?or contact?cp@pcc.edu?to schedule an appointment. -
Panther Food Pantries?are now open?to provide temporary, supplemental food relief to PCC students, staff, and faculty at no cost.
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211?– Health and human services in the Greater Northwest Portland area. Dialing 211 is the most efficient form of contact, as they have the most complete list.
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Home Forward?– Rent assistance
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https://www.findhelp.org/– (Previously Aunt Bertha) Provides free or reduced-cost services based on zip code
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Oregon Housing and Community Services: Rental and Housing Assistance: State of Oregon
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Housing Resources?[pdf]
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PCC Food | Housing | Living Resource List
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OFB Food Finder?– Locates food resources based on zip code
Technology, Computers, and Internet Resources:
- AFTRR?(Alliance for Technology Refurbishing and Reuse) – Map of non-profit home refurbishments
- Free Geek?– Refurbished electronics, computers, and equipment
- Internet Essentials – Refurbished computers and Internet essentials
- National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) – Low-cost internet package plans
- PCs for People?–? Refurbished computers)
- Emergency Broadband Benefit – Helping households with internet service