Thursday, September 18, 2008

Let's Talk! in Gwinnett

Gwinnett County Public Library will host the program Let's Talk!, a free English conversational program for non-native speakers.

Registration is not required. Let's Talk! is a 10-week session designed to improve the English conversation skills of non-native speakers. The Gwinnett County Public Library has created a program complete with participant resource materials. Other benefits include meeting people from other countries and sharing global perspectives on opportunities and challenges in the U.S., world events and culture differences.

The main purpose of Let's Talk! is to increase fluency in speaking English, to turn "passive knowledge" of the English language to "active knowledge." This means that if you are able to read and listen in English, then the program will help you use and build upon these skills to hold comfortable conversations in English.

Census estimates report that 30 percent of Gwinnett County residents speak a language other than English at home. Of those, approximately half report that they do not speak English well.

Click here to see the locations and times of the group meetings.

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