Student Success: ESL Resources

For information only— NYSMDA does not endorse or recommend specific programs.

Classes may be currently unavailable due to COVID-19 restrictions.

• We Speak NYC: The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs' English Language Learning program. Provides videos and practice quizzes for online learning and includes a directory of classes.
• Queens Public Library Learn English: Beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes at various community libraries in Queens. With a library card and password, you can take online English courses from Rocket Languages or Transparent Language Online.
• Brooklyn Public Library ESOL: Beginner, intermediate, and advanced ESOL classes and conversation groups at various branches across Brooklyn. With a library card and PIN, you can take online English courses from Mango Languages.
• New York Public Library Free English Classes: ESOL classes, Adult Basic Education classes, English for Work classes, and drop-in Conversation classes. Locations in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island. With a library card and PIN, you can take online English courses from Mango Languages.
• CUNY Adult Literacy/HSE/ESL Program: ESOL classes at 14 different campuses throughout NY, including LaGuardia Community College  and Queensborough Community College.
• YWCA: English classes in Queens and in Brooklyn.
• Free websites to practice English at home and English Resources: Lists from the New York Public Library.