It’s time to learn English!
Is it your 2025 New Year’s Resolution to learn English?
Classes In-Person and Online!
Classes start Saturday, February 1st!



Classes
Learn helpful content for your everyday life!
Conversa’s classes are designed to prepare Spanish speaking students for daily communication in English! We provide practical and modern language training for English speakers of all levels. The classes include grammar, reading, writing, listening, vocabulary, and, most importantly, SPEAKING English!
Classes are 1.5 to 2.5 hours and focus on common English topics. You will learn vocabulary about this topic, and practice specific grammar or verb tenses to discuss this topic too. Activities will sometimes require listening, reading, or writing, but they will always require speaking! You will take a quick break in the middle of class to have a snack and coffee. The second half of the class is focused on practicing how to have these conversations in your everyday life. You will practice speaking with your teacher and fellow students. And, we love to end class with a fun activity or a game!
Location
Join our language learning community!
SMCC Internacional
Cost
Affordable + accessible!
Intensive English Course $25 per Week
Conversation Class $10 per Class
Payment can be made by Zelle or Venmo.
Interested in English Classes?
Fill out the More Information Form. Or you can contact Shelby Martin at 801-987-0027 (text or call).
Shelby Martin
Director | English Teacher
Conversa Language School was started in 2020 by Shelby Martin. Shelby is the Director of Conversa and is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the organization’s operations and programs. Shelby and her husband, Dustin moved to Utah in 2018 and love all the fun, outdoor activities Utah has to offer. Shelby has a Bachelor’s degree in Adult Education: English as a Second Language. She also has a Master’s of Education in Educational Administration: Higher/Adult Education. Shelby has taught English to Spanish speakers for 10 years and she speaks Spanish as well. Shelby is educated, passionate, and cares about bringing English to those who need it!


Johana Querales
Educational Partner | English Teacher
Johana Querales immigrated to the United States from Venezuela in 2018. With over 16 years of experience in purchasing in both countries, she currently leads the Procurement Professional Services department at NICE Systems Inc. Having learned English as an adult in Utah, Johana understands the challenges of mastering a new language and she brings valuable strategies to help our students achieve their primary goal: speaking English confidently.
Alberto Lopez
Ministry Partner | Pastor
Conversa could not exist without Pastor Alberto Lopez! Originally from Columbia, Alberto has been a pastor in the Salt Lake Valley for 10+ years at South Mountain Community Church. He currently leads the SMCC Internacional campus, which offers services in Spanish. SMCC Internacional in West Jordan, Utah is where we offer our in-person English classes! Come check it out!

Mission
Our mission at Conversa Language School is to empower and equip adult language learners with excellent language training, and to create a community of hope, by building relationships and teaching helpful content for everyday life.
Goals
To achieve this mission, Conversa Language School pursues the following goals:
- to equip students with skills that will enable them to understand and communicate in a language other than their own;
- to develop listening, speaking, reading, writing and cultural skills in the target language;
- to increase awareness of students’ own culture and appreciate the culture of others;
- to foster healthy relationships within a positive and fulfilling learning environment;
- to provide high quality language training at an affordable price.
Our Values
Quality
carefully planned curriculum + experienced instructors
Affordability
accessible to all + low price
Community
informal, welcome, small group class setting
Balance
language learning is challenging, but also fun + engaging
Communicative Language Teaching
The Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) methodology in teaching English as a Second Language is student-centered and emphasizes the use of language for communication in real-life situations.
- Immersion – taught in the target language – English!
- Conversational – focused on helping students understand + speak the target language quickly
- Student-Centered – students actively participate in every learning activity + the teacher facilitates
- Personal – learners are encouraged to incorporate their personal experiences in order to learn content that is helpful for everyday life
Support Conversa
Support Conversa Language School today as we empower and equip adult language learners with excellent English language training, and create a community of hope, by building relationships and teaching helpful content for everyday life.
We wish to teach English classes at little to no cost to our community, through Biblically-based resources, events and teachers.
Pray
Pray for Conversa Language School as we learn English together and build a hopeful community among adult language learners. Pray each ESL class is helpful and hopeful to our students.
Give
Make an impact today! We invite you to invest in Conversa Language School to help support our mission of providing quality language training + a community of hope.
Get Involved
Interested in being a part of our teaching team? Reach out to Shelby Martin at 801-987-0027 (text or call).
Conversa Language School – 501(c)3 Non-Profit Tax Exempt Organization – 86-1197545