Open Doors English empowers adult English language learners in Ithaca and Tompkins County to live fuller lives through affordable, comprehensive English Language (ESL) classes. Everyone is welcome to learn here! We pride ourselves on maintaining an environment where students and community members feel that ODE is their home away from home.
Teachers at Open Doors English use a wide variety of methods in their teaching, especially those related to Communicative Language Teaching. Lessons are active and dynamic. We incorporate reading, writing, listening, speaking, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar from the beginner through the advanced level, with a focus on both accuracy and fluency. Students have the chance to receive feedback about their language production, and to practice using English every day through guided conversations, role plays, and field trips.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak in NYS, ODE teachers have moved online to continue to provide as much weekly content as possible for our classes at all levels of English.
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