The new question-of-the-week is: How do you promote speaking with English-language learners? Obviously, when learning a new language, it’s important to be able to speak it. This extensive series will ...

Does learning a new language have to come at the cost of your native language? One common phenomenon in English-speaking countries is the loss of mother languages over the course of a few generations.

When sixth-grader Rene Quintana stumbled over reading the word “difficulty,” his teacher Betsy Perna prodded him to “break it down.” Quintana, who originally is from Mexico, is working on his English ...

In her Kuppi Talk article “The dispossession of a voice through English in Sri Lanka” (6 February 2024), Selvaraj Vishvika delves into the myriad troubles that accompany the imposition of standards on ...

By Isabella Lapriore for the Waltham Times. Broadcast version by Kathryn Carley for New England News Service reporting for ...

Students enrolled in a second grade dual-language class in El Paso at Mesita Elementary work on math problems. Their teacher, Jill McGee, uses Spanish for half the day and English the other half to ...

Over ten percent of the student population in the United States is comprised of English Language Learners. Given that reality, the role of a student’s home language merits discussion. Use of students’ ...