January 2012


21 Jan 2012 09:31 pm

Community college graduations pushed; ECC programs touted
Chicago Sun-Times
It puts an English professor in a welding course alongside English as a Second Language students to build on the vocabulary of their work in English class. “These school-to-job connections can and should play a vital role in our economy. ...

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18 Jan 2012 02:27 pm

USD 410 sees increase in students with English second language
Hillsboro Star-Journal
By ADAM STEWART In the past few years, Hillsboro schools have seen an influx of students whose first language isn't English, English-as-a-second-language (ESL) coordinator Ellynne Wiebe told USD 410 Board of Education on Jan. 9. ...

16 Jan 2012 07:24 am

Peterborough Today

Record number of pupils causing crisis for Peterborough schools
Peterborough Today
But the fact that the majority of the new arrivals have English as a second language puts extra pressure on resources. There are currently 98 different languages spoken across the city's schools. Now education bosses are putting plans in place to deal ...

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16 Jan 2012 06:10 am

2012 Keeper of the Dream Award Recipients
Patch.com
From teaching English as a Second Language to teaching the handicapped how to swim, her caring attention was always shared with those who needed it. When Diana passed away in February 2011, Jordan Glatt, mayor of Summit, said “Summit is a little dimmer ...

16 Jan 2012 05:53 am

English course on offer aims to help people find work
Peterborough Today
The English for Work programme is being run by the MLS Language Academy, based in Norfolk Street. Natasha Morgan, from the academy, said: “I created it for people with English as a second language but it is effective for English native youngsters and ...

16 Jan 2012 03:01 am

Conversation club helps students learn English
UVU Review
The English as a Second Language program currently boasts over 195 students with an operating budget of approximately 1.2 million dollars for the 2010-2011 school year. Although the program teaches international students how to speak, read, ...

16 Jan 2012 01:07 am

English language classes unite people from all walks of life
Pocono Record
Corinne Weseloh, Chairperson for the English as a Second Language Department at East Stroudsburg Area School District, and Janice Rodriguez, second from left, help Rufka Karaiminova, center, of East Stroudsburg, fill out the necessary forms to enroll ...

14 Jan 2012 11:09 am

The Guardian Charlottetown

Live and learn
The Guardian Charlottetown
Helen Green started her private English-as-a-second-language (ESL) home-stay educational institution with very little business knowledge but eventually built it into Study Abroad Canada in Charlottetown which attracts more than 100 international. ...

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