Did you know that Wesleyan has a student-organized English as a Second Language program that pairs student-tutors with Wesleyan's workers? 

Check out the information available on the group's website (needs some updating, but it's really cool to learn more about the recent history of the program): 

The idea for student taught ESL classes was suggested by a worker in the Spring 2000 during the aftermath of the "Justice for Janitor's" campaign.* In the Fall of 2000 we began holding student taught classes on Saturdays and ESL tutoring during the week in La Casa de Albizu Campos.** Thanks to great effort and enthusiasm on the part of workers and students the classes succeeded in the beginning. There was great support from the Wesleyan community and we even won a service award. However, the logistical problem of having workers come to Wesleyan on a Saturday eventually proved to be too great a challenge and the classes broke up in the Spring of 2001. In the Fall of 2001 we relaunched the ESL project with a focus on individual tutoring during the work week. We also aim to expand our program by providing services such as letter writing in English and internet tutorial. Now that Fall 2002 is upon us the program has expanded and is hoping to reach all contracted workers on campus. The University will also be paying workers to be instructed and will provide them with books. We will still be focusing on individual tutoring and in some cases group tutoring.

The burden of the responsibility to ensure that these classes succeed lies on the tutors and tutees. It is up to the tutors and tutees to develop the course curriculum. We, the organizers of the ESL program, are here to coordinate classes and to provide teaching support for the tutors. At the first session tutors should find out the tutee's skill level in English (there is a great range) and what the tutee's main needs and interests are in English (i.e. vocabulary for work at Wesleyan, vocabulary for work in other fields, grocery store shopping, pick up lines, etc.) Tutees with less experience may need to focus on basic vocabulary and grammar, while more experienced tutees can practice reading newspapers and speaking on the phone. Workout a realistic meeting schedule with the tutee (probably no more than one or two classes per week to begin with). Discuss logistical issues such as meeting place and whether homework should be assigned (many tutees won't have time for it). Setting goals is critical. What do you want to teach by this month? By the end of the semester?

Resources:
We will be providing Books and in some cases other materials, if you feel that you are in need of resources of any sort please contact us. There are also places in Middletown where if you'd like you can go and gain new ideas, such as Russell Library and the Middletown Adult Education Center (on Main Street). Remember to be creative: go on field trips around campus, bring music and current articles to class, show photographs, go online, etc.

Check out the website: 

www.wesleyan.edu/wsa/esl