Students
Every year more than 250 students come to Mid-State Literacy Council to study with a tutor or take a small class to help them accomplish their education and communication goals, including:
- Preparing to pass the GED test
- Studying and practicing for the TOEFL test
- Learning computer skills
- Increasing reading, writing, math and communication skills
- Studying for the CDL
- Studying English
- Preparing to apply for jobs
- Learning new work skills
- Preparing for University or Graduate School entrance exams
- Preparing for the Citizenship test
- Volunteering in our community
- Getting a job or a promotion
See class schedule below or download the pdf HERE.
Connect
Do you know someone who is struggling to survive in our community without proficient literacy skills? Do you know someone whose life would improve if they better understood the English language?
To help someone (or yourself!) improve their literacy skills and their life, email us at mslc@mid-stateliteracycouncil.org or call (814) 238-1809!
Spring Classes 2019
Beginner Classes
Beginner English
PSU Teaching Assistants
Monday 10:00am – 12:00pm
January 21 – April 15
Beginner English Conversation
Margie Gaffron
Wednesday 10:00am – 11:30am
January 23 – May 15
English for Doctor Visits
Low Beginner
PSU Teaching Assistants
Tuesday / Thursday 11:00am – 1:00pm
January 29 – April 11
High Beginner / Low Intermediate
Low Intermediate English
Brenna Lamson & Lina Chung
Monday / Friday 10:00am – 11:30am
January 25 – April 12
English for Doctor Visits
High Beginner & Intermediate
PSU Teaching Assistants
Tuesday / Thursday 11:30am – 1:00pm
January 29 – April 11
Low Intermediate Grammar
Zull-kifuly Moumouni
Tuesday / Thursday 10:00am – 11:30am
January 22 – April 18
Intermediate
Culture & Conversation
Robert Leach
Tuesday / Thursday 10:30am – 12:00pm
January 22 – April 18
English Conversation
Ranjana Mathur
Wednesday / Friday 10:00am – 12:00pm
January 23 – April 26
English for Doctor Visits
High Beginner & Intermediate
PSU Teaching Assistants
Tuesday / Thursday 11:30am – 1:00pm
January 29 – April 11
Evening English Conversation
Caroline Condon-Lewis
Wednesday 5:30pm – 7:30pm
January 23 – April 17
Women’s Health
Kassidy Deibler
Monday 11:00am – 12:30pm
January 28 – April 8
Writing, Reading & Discussion
Margie Gaffron
Wednesday 1:00pm – 2:30pm
January 23 – May 15
High Intermediate – Advanced
Advanced Conversation Skills
Zull-kifuly Moumouni
Tuesday / Friday 1:00pm – 2:30pm
January 22 – April 19
Grammar & Vocabulary
Carol Pollard
Wednesday 10:00am – 12:00pm
January 23 – April 17
American Short Stories
Tom Hettmansperger
Thursday 12:30pm – 2:00pm
January 24 – April 18
Multi Level
Evening English Conversation
PSU Teaching Assistants
Tuesday 5:30pm – 7:30pm
at Webster’s Bookstore Cafe
January 29 – April 16
TOEFL Program
A fee of $395 covers TOEFL classes, book, 3 other MSLC classes and tutoring.
TOEFL Prep
Tracy Roth & Kaelyn Gwynne / Scott LaPaglia
Monday / Wednesday 12:30pm – 2:30pm
January 21 – April 17
TOEFL Reading
Yingxue Liu
Monday / Wednesday 10:30am – 11:45am
January 23 – April 10
TOEFL Speaking
Lexi Basciano
Friday 2:00pm – 3:30pm
January 25 – April 5
TOEFL Writing
Mikaela Axman
Tuesday 2:00pm – 3:30pm
January 29 – April 9
TOEFL Listening
Yichen Shang / Yichen Yu
Thursday 9:00am – 10:30am
January 29 – February 28 / March 14 – April 11
Summer 2019 Assessment Testing
Students who are registering for Summer 2019 are invited to take a level placement test. This test will assess your listening skills and help us with advising and placement for classes and tutoring. There is no fee for registered students.
Please register in advance by calling (814) 238 – 1809 or emailing Tracy Roth at tracy.roth@mid-stateliteracycouncil.org.
All testing will take place at the Mid-State Literacy Council Office.
- Please plan to arrive 10 minutes early.
- The testing session will take about one hour.
- You do not need to bring any materials.
Contact Details
248 E Calder Way, Suite 307
State College, PA 16801
Phone: (814) 238 – 1809
email: mslc@mid-stateliteracycouncil.org