November 2011


30 Nov 2011 10:21 pm

Toronto library chair defends multilingual collection
CBC.ca
to learn English as a second language, for example," Ainslie said. "It goes a long way to helping them integrate into our city." "An argument can be made that this is what makes the city great, but I would dare say our common language is English. ...

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30 Nov 2011 08:47 pm

A tale of two schools: Lorne Ave.
London Free Press
But on the third floor, there's something else altogether -- the muted comings and goings of about 215 adults who come here every weekday from about 8 am till 3 pm to study English as a second language. "It's a home for them," says Monica Zacharias, ...

30 Nov 2011 02:01 pm

Brandeis University

Utah's largest ESL program enrolls students at Sorenson Unity Center
Salt Lake Tribune
The Horizonte Instruction and Training Center has extended its adult English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to the Sorenson Unity Center in Glendale. Although classes are small — the Unity Center now has 11 students — officials hope to increase ...
Cutting ESL was a mistakeMinnesota Daily

ESL rebranded to better reflect realityBCLocalNews
ESL programs grow with international student bodyBrandeis University

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28 Nov 2011 10:06 pm

Brandeis University

Cutting ESL was a mistake
Minnesota Daily
International students at our University and others, however, often need instruction in English as a second language to succeed in academics. The University of Minnesota had a nationally renowned program — the only one in the state — to train ...
Utah's largest ESL program enrolls students at Sorenson Unity CenterSalt Lake Tribune

ESL rebranded to better reflect realityBCLocalNews
ESL programs grow with international student bodyBrandeis University

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28 Nov 2011 07:24 am

A rebuttal to 'harmful' English education
The Korea Herald
This is their real agenda, a politically motivated abolishment of English hagwon, not an agenda based on academia or the real issues of second language acquisition in young children. Their reasons for their fear are not so apparent. ...

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28 Nov 2011 06:57 am

Int'l grad students struggle to acculturate
The Brown Daily Herald
"Sometimes people have good English skills, but they don't necessarily have the necessary teaching skills," Gourlay said. Gourlay said departments are invited to participate in the final TA evaluation process each year. An English as a second language ...

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28 Nov 2011 03:00 am

International students face cultural, social challenges
Arizona Daily Wildcat
International students face an “inverted list” of problems, according to Zachary Brooks, an English language instructor at the Center for English as a Second Language. “You would think it's all language, right at the top of the list, ...

27 Nov 2011 11:10 pm

ALC graduate finds dream job
Telegraph Neighbors
What began with a staff of four offering programs to 70 students in adult basic education and English as a second language at the First Baptist Church has grown to an award-winning community resource that annually helps more than 3000 individuals earn ...

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