GRAND CAFÉ English
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Grand Café English.

ESL| Entrepreneurship | Storytelling
Grand Café English is an English Language Learning (ELL/ESL) series that follows the story of Sylvia, an aspiring immigrant woman entrepreneur from Mexico.

Sylvia and her friends are on a journey to start up their own businesses in the U.S. while improving their English. But what obstacles will get in the way of them fulfilling their dreams?
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Grand Café English is comprised of 18 episodes of  broadcast quality, soap opera (telenovela) storytelling. It is suitable for intermediate low and high ELL learners. Each episode includes a video, a student workbook and a teacher’s guide.

What Educators are Saying

"This is truly amazing. I have already sent it to my co-workers as another resource. I will definitely be using this as a resource in the future.....I know so many women in similar situations to Sylvia and her friends. They will be able to connect to it on a deeper level."
"Thank you for sharing this resource.....Short stories told in a video format are easy to engage with and remember.

​In my first year of teaching  Adult ESOL in Florida I attended a workshop on teaching methods, and the trainer started her presentation with this statement, "In every class, try to take your students to MMU - Meaningful, Memorable and Useful!" These videos reminded me of that bit of advice."

-  Adult ESOL Educator
"I've found that lessons with video components are really engaging with students, so I'm always interested in adding these materials to my list. I like the way that your materials complement the video and offer some flexibility in expanding the lessons. And honestly, anything that Heide Spruck-Wrigley is involved with automatically gets my approval. :)"  

-Lisa Clark
Adult Language Learning Office
East Providence Public Library
Rhode Island, U.S.
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  • Home
  • About
    • Our Team
    • Program History
    • How to Use the Program
  • Episodes
    • Ep. 1: Small Business Ownership
    • Ep. 2: Self Assessment
    • Episodes 3-6
  • Contact
  • Press
  • Members