Trinity Lutheran Church offers an “English as a Second Language” conversation group. Every year students, researchers, and visiting professors from all over the world (and their families) come to Norman and to the OU community. On Saturday mornings, volunteers from Trinity present talks on topics of interest from Oklahoma and American culture, followed by English language practice in small groups. A Bible study is also offered, and there are wonderful opportunities to make friendships along the way. Join us for one Saturday or for more – no obligation. You’ll be glad you did!
For more information, including times and locations, e-mail us at esl.trinity@gmail.com
JULY NEWS
The ESL Conversation group may be on pause for our Saturday morning meetings, but that doesn’t mean that we have stopped meeting completely. One of our big goals for this group is to develop relationships with our international students that serve them and open doors to share God’s love and His truth with them. So, we are planning to meet about 3 – 4 times during the summer for activities with the group.
On Saturday, June 6, we invited the group to join us at the Norman Farmers’ Market for an outing and some conversation. We had 5 adults and one child join us for a great time learning and enjoying the market together. All but one of them had never been there, and all had interesting questions:
- What is “sour dough” (a new vocabulary term at a baker’s stand)
- Are those pumpkins? (at a farmers vegetable stand)
- Are these home-grown?
and many others.
They enjoyed free samples from the library’s “healthy cooking” stand and examined chai to see how close the vendor’s recipe was to theirs. John and I got a new appreciation for, and a new look at one of our favorite Norman places. This is a wonderful part of our relationship with this group. We learn and benefit as much from them as they do from us.
After our exploration of the market, we were able to use a meeting space upstairs for some conversation with the group. We asked them about their ideas for summer activities. They were VERY enthusiastic about the possibility of more summer events They are hoping the we can do some outdoor activities and some things involving making and eating foods together.
Right now, we are considering going to some of the 4th of July activities here in Norman. After that, we will plan for more (watch this space for updates).
Whether you have ever attended one of our ESL groups in the past or not, you are always welcome to join us for any of our activities! You can drop in only once if something looks interesting. No obligation for more. And if you have any questions talk to John or Vickie Zubialde to learn more.
You are also invited to learn about prayer requests for our group members. We need that foundation of prayer and for our students too!
