Midwest Language Services was On-the-Air with Julie Metz

Julie Metz, Executive Director of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce, interviewed Tanya Hoover, President of Midwest Language Services on Giant FM, 106.5 in Shelbyville, Indiana.

Tanya Hoover, President and Founder of Midwest Language Services, was invited to talk about her business on a radio show this morning that aired on 106.5 FM, The Giant. Executive Director of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce, Julie Metz, invited Ms. Hoover to speak on the Chamber Chat radio show. While Tanya is not new to Shelby County, Midwest Language Services, LLC is. She started English as a Second Language teaching adult students from Yuma Industries when she started her business as a sole proprietorship nearly fifteen years ago.

A new English as a Second/New Language (ESL/ENL) class is being offered by Midwest Language Services in Shelbyville, Indiana that will meet on Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 12:00 noon for non-native speakers of English. For more details about this and other services Midwest Language Services provides, such as sign language (ASL) interpreting, document translations, and other interpreting services, please contact us at info@midwestlanguageservices.com or call (317) 296-7997.

Eikawa English Conversation Group

Join us for a weekly English conversation group that will meet on Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 12:00 beginning in March. The cost for each class is $12.50. We will meet at 735 Shelby St., Suite #106, Indianapolis, IN 46203. Class size is limited to five students.

Telling the Story of Thanksgiving Using a Story Map

This is an example of a story map for Thanksgiving. Finding out what vocabulary the students know and introducing new vocabulary should be done before drawing the story map. Also, draw the map as you tell the story. This helps with comprehensible input. Drawing the entire map ahead of time may contribute to visual overwhelm and reduce comprehension of target vocabulary and ideas.

Today we learned about the first Thanksgiving and why the Pilgrims came to the New World. Before we began, I asked everyone what words came to mind when they heard the word, “Thanksgiving.” The words “turkey,” “family,” and “dinner” were called out by our students. I wrote these on the board.

As I told the story of the history of Thanksgiving, I drew pictures on the dry erase board to help illustrate key points I wanted our students to know and remember. In this case, I started with England on the right side of the dry erase board and moved westward, to the New World. New vocabulary was introduced and explained as we progressed through the story. We also paused for a three-minute video about Thanksgiving that included captions.

After sitting for a while, I asked everyone to stand up in a small group. Speaking doesn’t just happen when sitting in a classroom setting, after all. The students took turns sharing a sentence or two about the picture to tell the story in chronological order. I then challenged each student to tell the entire story independently.

Later, the students were given time to write their stories in their notebooks and have their teacher check them. Interestingly, the students repeated common errors when reading their stories aloud despite reading their own (corrected) writing; however, progress was still made. At first, when I asked what came to mind when they heard the word, “Thanksgiving,” only three words came to mind. Now they are able to talk about the history of Thanksgiving. One of the students commented that the story map was helpful for being able to talk about and write about this topic. Overall, I would consider this lesson to be a success!

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Formations linguistiques pour les entreprises
Anglais (Langue étrangère) pour les expatriés et leurs familles.
Formation linguistique pour les entreprises, cours en groupes et cours individuels

ESL / ENL – Anglais Langue Etrangère

cours collectifs
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COURS D’ANGLAIS EN LIGNE
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COURS D’ANGLAIS INDIVIDUELS
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ESL / ENL - Anglais Langue Etrangère
Pourquoi choisir Midwest Language Services LLC ?
Depuis 2004, Midwest Language Services propose à travers le territoire américain et au-delà, des cours d’anglais langue étrangère aux apprenants adultes souhaitant maitriser l’anglais de tous les jours, mais également des cours d’anglais des affaires pour les apprenants ayant des besoins professionnels.
Nous proposons des cours personnalisés, un suivi de haute qualité ainsi qu’un service client exceptionnel. Nous proposons un service à la hauteur de l’excellence de nos clients. Nous portons une attention toute particulière à nos clients, tout comme nous aimerions être traités.
Nous proposons des cours de langues mais nous offrons également à nos élèves la possibilité de découvrir la culture américaine à travers nos leçons et sorties.
Nous comptons parmi nos clients, des multinationales, leurs employés et membres de leurs familles.

Notre offre:
Anglais de la vie courante
Anglais des affaires
Anglais pour des besoin particuliers
Cours de conversation
Grammaire
Cours de prononciation/ intonation/ accent/ accent tonique
Préparation de présentation et relecture de newsletters d’entreprise
TOEIC (oral et écrit) : préparation et centre d’examen
Nos nouveaux étudiants bénéficient de:
Test de niveau en ligne gratuit
Abonnements mensuels à un périodique pour nouveaux arrivants aux Etats Unis , niveau anglais facile
Rappels automatiques par mail de vos horaires de cours 24hrs à l’avance
Possibilités de paiement mensuel pour les cours individuels

Nouveaux cours Anglais Langue Etrangère
Anglais Langue Etrangere Indianapolis, expats Indiana, services de relocalisation  , Nouveaux Cours,
Les cours ci-dessous sont proposés dans nos locaux à Indianapolis
735 Shelby St.
Suite 106
Indianapolis, IN 46203
Le tarif est de $75.00 pour 4 semaines
Débutant / Conversation basique: Ce cours s’adresse aux étudiants ayant un niveau de communication assez basique. Si vous avez des compétences linguistiques vous permettant de communiquer simplement sur des thématiques de la vie courante et que vous connaissez déjà des expressions courantes, ce cours sera adapté à vos besoins. Le cours portera essentiellement sur le perfectionnement en matière de grammaire et de vocabulaire. (CEFRL A1-A2)
Niveau intermédiaire: Ce cours s’adresse aux étudiants souhaitant se perfectionner à l’oral et améliorer leurs compétences grammaticales. Nous aborderons l’expression orale à travers diffèrent sujets, ainsi que l’utilisation de divers temps verbaux, passé, présent et futur.. Les thématiques couvriront des domaines tels que les loisirs, objectifs et projets de vie. (CEFRL B1-B2)
Conversation informelle (Type groupe MeetUp): Ce groupe vise à permettre à des anglophones non natifs de comprendre les conversations de la vie courante : allant de type de conversations pour faire connaissance, aux sujets de types différences culturelles ou encore l’actualité. Ce cours couvre un ensemble de compétences permettant aux étudiants d’écouter et d’apprendre en groupe.
Les sujets seront dans un premier temps proposés par l’enseignant pour à terme laisser les étudiants définir les thématiques de conversation. ( Niveau intermédiaire à niveau avancé, CEFRL B1-C1)

Lundi
9H00 -10H00  - Débutant / Conversation basique
10:00 AM-11:00 AM - Débutant / Conversation basique
11H00-12H00  – Niveau intermédiaire
13H00-14H00 - Niveau intermédiaire
14H15-15H15 – Conversation informelle
15H30-16H30 -Conversation informelle
17H00-18H00 - Débutant / Conversation basique
18H15-19H15 - Niveau intermédiaire

Mardi
15H30 – 16H30 Débutant / Conversation basique
17H00 – 18H00 PM Débutant / Conversation basique
18H00 – 19H00 Niveau intermédiaire
19H00 – 20H00 Conversation

Mercredi
15H30 – 16H30  Niveau intermédiaire
17H00 – 18H00 Niveau intermédiaire
18H00 – 19H00 Conversation
19H00 – 20H00 Niveau intermédiaire

Jeudi
9H00 -10H00 - Débutant / Conversation basique
10H00 -11H00 - Débutant / Conversation basique
11H00 -12H00 - Niveau intermédiaire
13H00-14H00 - Niveau intermédiaire
14H15-15H15 - Conversation informelle
15H30-16H30 - Conversation informelle
17H00-18H00 - Débutant / Conversation basique
18H15-19H15 - Niveau intermédiaire

INSCRIVEZ VOUS DÈS MAINTENANT
"Les cours avec Midwest ont permis à mon épouse d’améliorer ses compétences linguistiques et de prendre confiance en elle." - R. Silva
“Je suis très satisfait des services proposés par Midwest Language Services. Ils sont très flexibles et offrent différents types de cours et différents horaires , notamment des cours a domicile, ce qui est d’autant plus pratique. Mon formateur était très compétent en matière de pédagogie. J’ai suivi la formation de modification d’accent. Ceci m’a permis d’apprendre beaucoup de techniques et exercices ainsi que des explications grammaticales afin de m’améliorer dans ce domaine » --Pablo Da Rosa

Letter to Newcomers from a Current Student

One of our students, Akiko, will be be returning to Japan very soon. After teaching a class about phrases used to offer advice and suggestions, I asked the students to write to a letter to people who would be moving to the United States. This gave an opportunity for Akiko to use her English skills while leaving a legacy here for newcomers who might look for advice about things to do while living in Indiana. Here is her revised letter.

Dear New Friend,

My name is Akiko and I’m from Japan. I’ve been in Columbus, [Indiana] for three years. I would recommend going to watch sports such as baseball, basketball, and football. There are many professional sports teams in the U.S.A. Live games are exciting.

My favorite game is basketball. Any team is fine, but I like the Indiana Pacers. You should check the Pacers home page [so] that you can get information about where you can watch the games, get tickets, and ticket prices.

You should take an English class or workshop. Don’t stay in your house alone. I would recommend Midwest Language Services.

Best regards,

Akiko S.

Testimonial from Pablo Da Rosa

Thank you to Jeff Burnham for your excellent work for Midwest Language Services, LLC!

“I was very happy with the service provided by Midwest Language Services. They are very flexible and able to offer different types and meeting times for classes, including teaching at my home, which was very convenient. My instructor was very experienced at teaching. I took the Accent Modification Training and I learned lots of techniques and exercises to help me improve in this area in addition to some grammatical explanations.”

Midwest Language Services, LLC in the News - Inside Indiana Business

Midwest Language Services, LLC currently provides in-person interpreting services and also over-the-phone interpreting in over 200 languages. We are looking to add video relay interpreting (VRI) in the near future.

Midwest Language Services, LLC is excited to have our new headquarters located at Switchboard in Fountain Square.

Click here to read the article that appeared in the recent issue of Inside Indiana Business.

Our Students Learned How to Make Reservations and Appointments Today

Our students no longer have reservations about making reservations. We introduced frequently used sentences and phrases. The students learned about frequent mistakes non-native speakers make, and then we practiced making reservations. They also learned the difference between reservations and appointments.

Come join us in Columbus, Indiana for one of our classes. Do you have friends who would like to join you? Let us know!

Join us for English conversation classes on Wednesdays from 1:15-2:15 PM.