ESL

Learn English with Hudson County Community College's Continuing Education! We will develop a personalized ESL plan to help you achieve your goals and open opportunities!

Benefits of Studying with HCCC's Continuing Education:

Professional, Supportive Instructors
Small Class Size for Extra Attention
Comprehensive Progress Evaluations
Affordable - No Registration Fee!
Placement test for new students is only $10

FREE Access to:

Library Services, Computer Labs, Personal Tutoring

Classes Available:

Union City and Journal Square, Jersey City and Online!

*** All Spring 2022 classes are In-Person and Virtual! ***

A placement test is required for new students and returning students who have not taken ESL classes for a minimum of two years (Fee: $10).

To register for non-credit Continuing Education ESL classes and for more information,
please call (201) 360-4224 or email CE@hccc.edu .

If you are interested in earning an Associate Degree, learn more at the Academic ESL department page.

ESL Everyday Skills

In this class, students will practice the skills they need to communicate in their everyday lives. Through lessons and practice, the students will take their writing, reading, speaking and pronunciation skills to the next level.

SPRING 2022

VIRTUAL
February 14 – March 23, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
7pm-9pm
$215

For more information, please email qransom@hccc.edu.

ESL Level Classes

In-Person ESL Level Classes
$299 per level
Students meet weekly with their classmates and teacher in-person only.

Virtual ESL Level Classes
$225 per level
Classes are interactive. Students meet weekly for live, virtual meetings.

Level 1 - Introductory

This course is for the true beginner to start learning to read, write, pronounce letters, numbers and common sight words. Listen and respond to basic greetings and simple phrases. Learn basics like how to write your name, address, and phone number. Students will fill out simple forms. Identify family members, foods, colors, traffic signs, directions and parts of the body. Begin to learn to tell time and count American money. Students learn how to read a map, examine a bus schedule, read and write basic paragraphs. Students will get an introduction to American culture.

SPRING 2022

In-Person
January 24 – April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
9am-11am
Journal Square Campus

January 24 – April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
7pm-9pm
Journal Square Campus

January 30 - April 17, 2022
Sundays
9am-1pm
Journal Square Campus

January 24 – April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
9am-11am
North Hudson Campus

January 24 – April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
7pm-9pm
North Hudson Campus

January 30 - April 17, 2022
Sundays
9am-1pm
North Hudson Campus

Virtual
February 7 - April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
7pm-9pm

Level 2 – Low Beginner

Continue to listen, speak and read and write in English. Review the alphabet and cardinal numbers through 100. Learn common greetings, how to introduce people, listen and describe family members, jobs and workplaces. Continue learning grammar, reading and writing. Learn Basic English in order to be able to complete an emergency contact form and know how to make a doctor's appointment. Learn how to order food in a restaurant and how to talk about the weather through listening, reading and writing exercises.
Learn to write a check; how to make simple graphs and interpret a calendar, how to tell times and count hours worked, and calculate weekly earnings. Learn about American culture.

SPRING 2022

In-Person
January 25 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9am-11am
Journal Square Campus

January 25 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
7pm-9pm
Journal Square Campus

January 25 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9am-11am
North Hudson Campus

January 25 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
7pm-9pm
North Hudson Campus

Virtual
February 8 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
7pm-9pm

Level 3 – High Beginner

Continue to listen, speak and read and write in English. More in-depth grammar usage with regular and irregular verbs, learn more vocabulary in order to describe events, medical symptoms, job duties, fields of employment, and driving directions; and more listening and speaking and writing exercises. Learn more current events and American culture; converse about common scenarios you may have with teachers and supervisors, how to read nutrition labels and understand payroll deductions.
More number skills including weights and measures, percentages, calculate tips, sales tax, calculating the cost of rent and utilities and medicine dosages. Learn basics of Internet and computer skills.

SPRING 2022

In-Person
January 24 - April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
9am-11am
Journal Square Campus

January 24 - April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
7pm-9pm
Journal Square Campus

January 24 - April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
9am-11am
North Hudson Campus

January 24 - April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
7pm-9pm
North Hudson Campus

Virtual
February 7 - April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
7pm-9pm

Level 4 – Low Intermediate

Continue to improve grammar, vocabulary, speaking, reading and writing skills. Continue use of Internet and social media tools to improve communication. Improve numeracy and financial literacy by reading and speaking about credit cards, bank accounts and checking account statements; continue to read, speak and write about American civics and cultural knowledge to
be able to identify the three branches of US government, famous presidents and more. Learn through practicing reading and discussion about various careers and write about your goals for your own educational or career pursuits.
Learn to read and complete a job application, get a library card and borrow material from the library. Learn to give and follow travel directions and practice job interview skills. Continue to practice speaking in conversation and writing more advanced paragraphs.

SPRING 2022

In-Person
January 25 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9am-11am
Journal Square Campus

January 25 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
7pm-9pm
Journal Square Campus

January 25 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9am-11am
North Hudson Campus

January 25 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
7pm-9pm
North Hudson Campus

Virtual
February 8 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
7pm-9pm

Level 5 – High Intermediate

SPRING 2022

In-Person
January 24 - April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
9am-11am
Journal Square Campus

January 24 - April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
7pm-9pm
Journal Square Campus

January 24 - April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
9am-11am
North Hudson Campus

January 24 - April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
7pm-9pm
North Hudson Campus

Virtual
February 7 - April 4, 2022
Mondays and Wednesdays
7pm-9pm

Level 6 - Advanced

Continue listen, speak, read and write in English. Learn to identify the main idea and supporting details in a listening and reading text, deliver presentations on a social issue using real-world examples, and continue to learn more in-depth grammar usage. Learn about gerunds, past continuous, comparative adjectives, possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns, participial adjectives, future and real conditional and simple present and simple past usage. Continue to practice speaking in conversation and writing more advanced essays.

SPRING 2022

In-Person
January 25 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9am-11am
Journal Square Campus

January 25 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
7pm-9pm
Journal Square Campus

January 25 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9am-11am
North Hudson Campus

January 25 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
7pm-9pm
North Hudson Campus

Virtual
February 8 - March 31, 2022
Tuesdays and Thursdays
7pm-9pm

Contact Information

Department of Continuing Education
161 Newkirk Street, Room E504
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 360-4224
CE@hccc.edu