ELL Community

Hello, hola, 你好!, こんにちは, Здравствуйте, سلام,

However you say hello, you’re invited to our English Language Learners community. We are a group, getting to know each other, as we are learning English. We have ELL classes, plus lots of fun activities that include time to practice speaking English while building friendships.

We offer free classes for beginner, intermediate and advanced speakers of English. The classes are each Thursday morning and evening, and childcare for pre-school age children is available during the morning program. Classes are based on conversational English.

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Opportunities to Learn English

Morning English classes: Thursdays, 9:30–11:30am
Evening English classes: Thursdays, 7–8:45pm
“Talk Time” conversation practice: Mondays, 9:30–11am

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Register for Evening Classes

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2026 Spring Class Schedule

January:
8 – ELL Classes Begin
12 – Talk Time
15 – ELL Classes
19 – No Talk Time (Martin Luther King holiday)
22 – ELL Classes
26 – Talk Time
29 – ELL Classes

February:
2 – No Talk Time (Global Outreach Conference)
5 – No ELL Classes (Global Outreach Conference)
9 – Talk Time
12 – ELL Classes
16 – No Talk Time (Knox County Schools closed)
19 – ELL Classes
23 – Talk Time
26 – ELL Classes

March:
2 – Talk Time
5 – ELL Classes
9 – No Talk Time (Knox County Schools Spring Break)
12 – No Classes (Knox County Schools Spring Break)
16 – Talk Time
19 – ELL Classes
23 – Talk Time
26 – ELL Classes
30 – Talk Time

April:
2 – No ELL Classes (Easter Break)
6 – Talk Time
9 – ELL Classes
13 – Talk Time
16 – ELL Classes
20 – Talk Time
23 – ELL Classes
27 – Talk Time
30 – ELL Classes

May:
4 – Talk Time
7 – End-of-Year Celebration!

Location

Where we meet

Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church is located at 9132 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37923, at the corner of Kingston Pike and cedar Bluff in West Knoxville.

Classes meet Thursdays from 9:30-11:30am and 7-8:45pm.

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Our Teachers

All teachers and staff are trained experienced volunteers and serve as teachers of English because of God’s love for all people. We want to make your experience here in the United States easier and more enjoyable. We consider it a privilege to be your friend.

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