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English Language Learning at the Learning Center

The Winnebago Area Literacy Council offers free English language courses to help adults improve their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. These courses are designed for non-native English speakers at all proficiency levels, from beginner to advance. 

Through meaningful experience and practice, our classes focus on practical communication skills for everyday life, work, and community involvement. Students learn in a supportive, welcoming environment led by WALC teachers and trained volunteer teaching assistants. 

Aprendizaje del Idioma Inglés en el Centro de Aprendizaje 

El Consejo de Alfabetización del Área de Winnebago (WALC) ofrece cursos gratuitos de inglés para ayudar a adultos a mejorar sus habilidades de lectura, escritura, expresión oral y comprensión auditiva. Estos cursos están diseñados para personas cuya lengua materna no es el inglés, en todos los niveles de competencia, desde principiante hasta avanzado. 

A través de experiencias significativas y práctica, nuestras clases se enfocan en habilidades de comunicación práctica para la vida diaria, el trabajo y la participación comunitaria. Los estudiantes aprenden en un ambiente acogedor y de apoyo, dirigido por docentes de WALC y asistentes voluntarios capacitados. 

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Women & Children

The Women and Children program creates a supportive space for women to strengthen their English skills while their children receive free, quality care.

Classes focus on practical language for daily life, family, and community involvement – integrating conversational English, American customs, and topics that reflect the interests of women in the group.

Mujeres y Niños 

El programa Mujeres y Niños crea un espacio de apoyo para que las mujeres fortalezcan sus habilidades en inglés mientras sus hijos reciben cuidado gratuito y de calidad. Las clases se enfocan en el lenguaje práctico para la vida diaria, la familia y la participación comunitaria, integrando inglés conversacional, costumbres estadounidenses y temas que reflejan los intereses de las mujeres del grupo. 

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One-to-One Tutoring

The One-to-One Tutoring program connects adult learners with volunteer tutors for individualized English lessons.

Sessions are tailored to the learner’s personal goals, creating a supportive and flexible space for language growth.  

Sessions run an hour long, once a week, and are based on learner and tutor availability.   

Tutoría Uno a Uno 

El programa Tutoría Uno a Uno conecta a estudiantes adultos con tutores voluntarios para clases individuales de inglés. Las sesiones se adaptan a las metas personales del estudiante, creando un espacio flexible y de apoyo para el desarrollo del idioma. 

Las sesiones duran una hora, una vez por semana, y se programan según la disponibilidad del estudiante y el tutor. 

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Road to Work

Road to Work assists, guides, and equips refugees and immigrants with vocational literacy training to help them obtain meaningful employment and confidently contribute their skills to the workforce.

Through on-on-one sessions with WALC’s Vocational Services Director, Dr. Oxana Martynova-Perzentka, learners work through each step of the job application process.

Call.Text: 920-573-5506
Email: perzentka@winlit.org

Camino al Trabajo  

Camino al Trabajo ayuda, orienta y capacita a refugiados e inmigrantes con formación en alfabetización vocacional para que puedan obtener un empleo significativo y contribuir con confianza sus habilidades a la fuerza laboral. 

A través de sesiones individuales con la Directora de Servicios Vocacionales de WALC, la Dra. Oxana Martynova-Perzentka, los estudiantes trabajan en cada paso del proceso de solicitud de empleo. 

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Workplace Literacy

The Winnebago Area Literacy Council partners with local employers to provide English literacy classes for their employees.

Instruction is delivered through a class-based model that targets all four language domains–reading, writing, speaking, and listening–as well as grammar. The overarching goal of our award-winning workplace literacy classes is to strengthen the local workforce while equipping learners with the skills and confidence they need for effective communication and self-advocacy on the job.

Interested in bringing workplace literacy to your organization? 
Please contact WALC Executive Director Dr. Chu May Paing at: executivedirector@winlit.org

Alphabetización en el Lugar de Trabajo 

El Consejo de Alfabetización del Área de Winnebago (WALC) colabora con empleadores locales para ofrecer clases de alfabetización en inglés a sus empleados. La instrucción se imparte mediante un modelo basado en clases que abarca los cuatro dominios del idioma: lectura, escritura, expresión oral y comprensión auditiva, además de gramática. El objetivo principal de nuestras clases galardonadas de alfabetización en el lugar de trabajo es fortalecer la fuerza laboral local mientras se brinda a los estudiantes las habilidades y la confianza necesarias para una comunicación efectiva y la autodefensa en el trabajo. 

¿Interesado en llevar la alfabetización en el lugar de trabajo a su organización? 

Por favor, comuníquese con la Directora Ejecutiva de WALC, Dra. Chu May Paing, al correo executivedirector@winlit.org. 

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Special Programs

Financial Education Workshops

Paving Education Pathways

Paving Education Pathways (PEP) is a collaborative pilot program with the Oshkosh Area School District ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) Department that teaches intervention-based English to 18.5 – 21 year old refugee learners.

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GROW: Gardening for Resilience, Opportunity, & Wisdom

Designed to address food insecurity among immigrant and refugee populations in Oshkosh, GROW is a summer garden project, launching in June 2026, that provides a dedicated space for WALC learners—many of whom have backgrounds in gardening and farming and are in need of culturally appropriate foods.

The garden creates a hands-on learning environment and a community gathering space, offering opportunities for knowledge exchange among WALC learners, staff, teachers, and community members. 

GROW is a collaborative partnership between WALC, St. Andrew Church—which generously provides garden space on Murdock Avenue—and the Oshkosh Seed Savers Collective, which supplies culturally and dietarily relevant seeds for WALC learners.  

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Paving Education Pathways

Paving Education Pathways

Paving Education Pathways (PEP) is a collaborative pilot program with the Oshkosh Area School District ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) Department that teaches intervention-based English to 18.5 – 21 year old refugee learners.

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The Oshkosh Experience

The Oshkosh Experience (TOE) is an experiential learning program designed for older adults who are English language learners or who have limited formal education.

The Oshkosh Experience (TOE) is an experiential learning program designed for older adults who are English language learners or who have limited formal education. TOE uses an experiential learning model that combines classroom instruction with monthly community outings to everyday locations—such as grocery stores, pharmacies, libraries, museums, and cafés—where participants can practice English and become more familiar with the Oshkosh community. 

The pilot TOE program launched in 2026 and is generously supported by the Ladies Benevolent Society: Advocates for Older Adults grant through the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation. 

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Winnebago Network for Language Access

Winnebago Network for Language Access (WIN) is a professional development initiative created for local English language educators seeking to expand their skills and deepen their expertise in supporting learners from immigrant and refugee backgrounds. 

In partnership with regional institutions—including the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, the Oshkosh Area School District, and Fox Valley Technical College—WALC offers a series of innovative professional development workshops focused on current, research-based English language teaching strategies. WIN also works to strengthen connections among ELL teachers, fostering a vibrant and collaborative professional network across the region. 

The pilot WIN program, launched in 2026, is generously made possible by the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation Community Investment Grant.

 

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