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.

Julie Dearden receives funding from the British Council. Universities and schools across the globe are offering an increasing number of courses taught in English. Parents and politicians alike are ...

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’ ...

Geneva Smitherman ended up in speech therapy in her freshman year at Wayne State University in the 1950s, when she failed a test to screen incoming teaching students for possible speech problems. The ...

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The IRC in Atlanta’s English as a Second Language (ESL) classes assist refugee and immigrant adults to develop the language skills critical for success in our community. Our classes help adult ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are some of the most common mistakes teachers make when working with ELLs, and what should they do, instead? Many of us who teach English-language learners make ...