Announcement: English as a Second Language (ESL) Workshop
– Atlanta (DeKalb County), GA
Dates:
Thursday, August 16, 2012: (5 – 6 pm: Light Dinner); (6 – 10 pm: Workshop);
Friday, August 17, 2012: (5 – 6 pm: Light Dinner); (6 – 10 pm: Workshop);
Saturday, August 18, 2012: (7 – 8 am: Continental Breakfast); (8 – 12 noon: Workshop),
(12 – 1 pm: Lunch); & (1 – 4 pm: Workshop).
(Must attend all 14 ½ hours of instruction for North American Mission Board certification.)
Location:
First Baptist Church of Atlanta
4400 N. Peachtree Road
Atlanta, GA 30338
Cost:
$55.00 (Includes Workshop Manual, 2 light dinners, continental breakfast, lunch, and snacks.)
A. If paying by check, please write it to: “FBA” with the following on the memo line: “ESL Teacher Training,” &
mail it to First Baptist Church Atlanta, to the attention of Barb Sixsmith, Global Missions, OR ...
If registering and paying online, go to:
http://www.fba.org/ministries/international.html
Contact Person:
Barb Sixsmith – 770.234.8237 - barb@fba.org
Registration Deadline: Friday, August 3, 2012, or until class is filled.
Statistical Information:
1. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the noted percentages of the population (5 years of age and above)
in the following communities reflect those who speak a language other than English at home:
Alpharetta: 14.0% Atlanta: 10.8% Chamblee: 71.3%
Decatur: 56.7% Doraville: 56.7% Dunwoody: 17.2%
Norcross: 43.7% Roswell: 19.1% Sandy Springs: 19.7%
Smyrna: 21.4% Stone Mountain: 11.5% Tucker: 20.0%
According to www.PeopleGroups.info, there are at approximately 3,162 people from 37 non-English-speaking countries in the 30338 zip code area alone who would likely want to improve their conversational English skills. The largest representation of those countries are:
India: 766 South Korea: 412 China: 368
Taiwan: 189 Germany: 143 Mexico: 119
Colombia: 118 Japan: 112 Pakistan: 79
For information about:
A. other workshops, please to go www.LiteracyMissions.org, and click on “Workshops”;
B. hosting your own workshop, please contact ...
Paulette DeHart,
Georgia Baptist Literacy Missions Consultant
Tel.: 770.979.0588
E-mail: pdehart@gabaptist.org
Website: www.LiteracyMissions.org
“ ... and you are to love those who are aliens ... “
- Deuteronomy 10:19
