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Class overview
Class overview
Welcome!
This 11 week course, offered through Women for Afghan Women and funded by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, will prepare you for the USCIS Naturalization exam and interview using Lynne Weintraub's Citizenship: Passing the Test - Civics and Literacy and additional material.
You will:
improve your English language skills
learn US civics
understand the N-400 application
practice for your interview
learn about rights and responsibilities of US citizens
In addition to learning the answers to the 100 questions, you will learn what they mean and why you need to know them. You will also practice reading, writing and speaking English as well as interview skills.
You must be a legal permanent resident of the United States, have high beginner to low intermediate English skills to be eligible to take this class, and identify as female.
Classes will be held via ZOOM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:30 am ET-1:30 pm ET unless otherwise noted.
Fall 2021 Syllabus
Fall 2021 Syllabus
Dates for each class can also be found on the Schedule page. Pre-testing for eligibilty will occur one week before class sessions begin.
Day 1 Tues, 10/5 Welcome and Introduction to the N-400
Day 2 Wed, 10/6 Chapter 1 – Welcome to America
Day 3 Tues, 10/12 Chapter 2 – American Places
Day 4 Wed, 10/13 Chapter 3 – 13 Colonies
Day 5 Tues, 10/19 Chapter 4 – The New United States part 1
Day 6 Wed, 10/20 Chapter 4 – The New United States part 2
Day 7 Tues, 10/26 Chapter 5 – The Civil War part 1
Day 8 Wed, 10/27 Chapter 5 – The Civil War part 2
Day 9 Tues, 11/2 Chapter 6 – Later History part 1
Day 10 Wed, 11/3 Chapter 6 – Later History part 2
Day 11 Tues, 11/9 Chapter 7 – The Constitution part 1
Day 12 Wed, 11/10 Chapter 7 – The Constitution part 2
Day 13 Tues, 11/16 Chapter 7 – The Constitution part 3
Day 14 Wed, 11/17 Chapter 8 – Congress
Day 15 Tues, 11/23 Chapter 9 – The President
(testing) Wed, 11/24 Spoken English Testing (No Class)
(testing) Tues, 11/30 Spoken English Testing (No Class)
Day 16 Wed, 12/1 Chapter 10 – A Country of Laws part 1
Day 17 Tues, 12/7 Chapter 10 – A Country of Laws part 2
Day 18 Wed, 12/8 Review and Practice Interviews
Day 19 Tues, 12/14 Review and Practice Interviews
Day 20 Wed, 12/15 Last Day: Review and Practice Interviews
About me
I have worked with immigrants and refugees for 30 years, and have traveled around the world, including Europe, southeast Asia, Latin America and West Africa.
I am a native English-speaker, and can speak some French. I can also transliterate Hebrew, but I don't understand most of what I'm reading. I have heard so much Dari and Pashto over the years that I should understand it by now, but I don't.
I grew up in Connecticut and live in New York City with my husband and two teenagers in a messy apartment where we talk about politics a lot.
To register for class, please call 718-591-2434 or email Shannon@womenforafghanwomen.org
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