Merritt College at Fruitvale

We're doing it again!

ℹ️Register for college or our FREE ESOL classes!
📅 Wednesday and Thursday, January 17th and 18th
⏰️ 10am - 2pm
📍2325 E. 12th St., Room 102, Oakland, CA 94601
☎️ 925-587-6387 for more info.

ℹ️¡Regístrese a la universidad o a clases GRATIS de Inglés!
📅 Miércoles y Jueves, 17 y 18 de Enero
⏰️ 10am - 2pm
📍2325 E. 12th St., Salón 102, Oakland, CA 94601
☎️ 925-587-6387 para más información

ℹ️Classes Start Monday!
📅January 22 - May 25

✏️FREE ESOL &
Bilingual Child Development classes
Register Today!

📝 Community Enrollment Event
📅 Tuesday, January 16th
⏰️ 10am - 2pm
📍2325 E. 12th Street, Room 102, Oakland, CA 94601

FREE Immigration legal services. In-person consults at Merritt College's Fruitvale office on 10/16, 11/06, and 12/11

Servicios legales GRATUITOS.
Consultas en persona en la oficina de Merritt College en Fruitvale los días 10/16, 11/06 y 12/11

🌸 Spring 2023 Class Schedule at the Merritt College Fruitvale Center.

🌸 Horario de Clases para el Semestre de Primavera 2023 en el Centro Fruitvale de Merritt College.

NOW REGISTERING for Spring 2023!

¡Regístrese Ya para el Semestre de Primavera 2023!

ℹ️ We'll be offering classes in/Ofreceremos clases de:

📎ESOL/Inglés como Segunda Lengua

📎Bilingual Child Development/Clase Bilingüe de Desarrollo Infantil

📎Basic Skills English/Escritura Básica en Inglés

NEW Classes. Just added. ESOL 541A and ESOL 541B.

For more information, text or call: 925-587-6387.

Or schedule an appointment for assistance with registration:
https://calendly.com/brendamora/spring2022classregistration

MEET OUR ESOL FACULTY MEMBERS:

Robert Tindall
[email protected]

Robert Tindall is an adjunct ESOL instructor at Merritt College and has also taught at the Academy of Art University. As a storyteller/writer and musician, he promotes the teaching of culture, stories, and song in English along with grammar, punctuation, and spelling. He also believes humor is important in the classroom, and has even been known to tell bad jokes. He encourages students to develop a multicultural perspective, where they can embrace their new sense of identity as English speakers while holding to their own unique cultural backgrounds. Robert received his B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Music from U.H. Manoa, and two Master's degrees from SFSU, one in English Literature and the other in MATESOL. When not teaching, he enjoys playing guitar, writing his fantasy novel, and boogie boarding with his 11 year old daughter at the beach in Mendocino.

MEET OUR ESOL FACULTY MEMBERS:

Cheryl Eccles
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Cheryl Eccles is an adjunct ESOL instructor at Merritt College and has also taught at the American Language Institute (ALI) at San Francisco State University (SFSU). She promotes a collaborative classroom environment guiding her students to realize their own personal goals for academic and personal success. She encourages students to make the connection between college and their future goals, identify potential barriers to their college successes, and discover resources and strategies for overcoming those barriers. She received her BA at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, and her MA in English/TESOL at SFSU. She also received a Certificate in the Teaching of Composition, and a Certificate in Teaching Post-Secondary Reading at SFSU. When not teaching, she enjoys hiking, backpacking, taking Spanish classes, and playing board games and ping pong with her family.

MEET OUR ESOL FACULTY MEMBERS:

Emma Donnelly
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Emma Donnelly is an ESOL instructor at Merritt College and a world traveler. Her passion for culture and languages brought her to twenty-six countries around the world. In 2010, she began teaching English to speakers of other languages in Cape Verde, West Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer. Upon her return, she earned a TESOL Certificate from UC Berkeley and a Master’s Degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from University of San Francisco. Since then, Emma has taught in Asia, Europe, Latin America and locally at Cal State East Bay, Ohlone College and College of Alameda. Currently, Emma teaches Bridge to Credit ESOL courses at Merritt College and proudly serves on the Peralta Equity Team.

MEET OUR ESOL FACULTY MEMBERS:

Evan Nichols
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Evan Nichols is an ESOL and English instructor at Merritt College. He began his career teaching in a special education cooperative in Managua, Nicaragua with the Institute for Central American Development Studies. Next he taught English as a Foreign Language for one year at the Universidad Técnica de Machala in Ecuador. He earned his B.A. in Latin American Studies and Spanish Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz and an M.F.A. in English and Creative Writing (Creative Nonfiction) at Mills College. As a Teacher Consultant with the Bay Area Writing Project, he has taught creative writing camps in Oakland, South Korea and China. He holds a ClearBilingual, Cross-cultural, Language and Academic Development Certificate from the State of California as well as a Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. He taught for 16 years in California’s K-12 public schools, mostly in Oakland Unified, before reinventing himself as a community college instructor, first at Laney and Diablo Valley College and now at Merritt College, where he has taught full-time since 2016.

Judit Trinidad is a Merritt College counselor. She provides academic counseling to students at the Merritt campus and in our Fruitvale site. Call 925-587-6387 to schedule an appointment.