ESL Beginner Levels 1 & 2: Integrated Skills *In-Person*

This class is for beginner students who would like to work in a systematic way on their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Focus will be on grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, spelling, and simple conversation. Students at this level will learn to identify common words concerning their immediate concrete surroundings, read very simple texts, converse on very familiar topics and master everyday situations, and write a short, simple note. Instructor: John O'Donnell

Sections

EBEG-SP26.01

Start Date

April 13, 2026

Time

11:00am

Location

CCAE

Cost

$350.00

Availability

10

8 Weeks, Mondays & Wednesdays, 11am-12:30pm. Begins Apr. 13

No class Apr. 20 & May 25

This class will meet in-person at CCAE. 

Please note, this course requires the additional purchase of a textbook: Interchange Intro Studentbook and Workbook (ISBN: 9781009040419 & 9781316622377)



Instructors: John Coleman O'Donnell

EBEG-SP26.02

Start Date

April 14, 2026

Time

7:45pm

Location

CCAE

Cost

$350.00

Availability

10

8 Weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:45-9:15pm. Begins Apr. 14

This class will meet in-person at CCAE. 

Please note, this course requires the additional purchase of a textbook: Interchange Intro Studentbook and Workbook (ISBN: 9781009040419 & 9781316622377)



Instructors: John Coleman O'Donnell

Instructor

John Coleman O'Donnell

John was born in Philadelphia, PA and grew up in Montreal, PQ. His educational background includes a BA in political science and an MA in political theory from Notre Dame University in South Bend, IN. He has been teaching ESL for 15 years in the Boston area. John is married to a Brazilian woman and has visited Brazil three times. He is learning Portuguese and completely empathizes with second language learners, since Portuguese is not an easy language to learn!