Done With Duolingo? Where to Go to Get Serious About Learning a Language

Language learning apps like Duolingo are useful, but they have their limits. They're ideal for getting started with a new language, beefing up vocabulary, practicing skills, and even having fun ...

A high school in Japan used P.T. to teach an English class, and now I'm jealous that my teachers never let me do that

Since English language learning textbooks and materials used in schools rarely simulate natural conversation in favour of a ...
International Rescue Committee

Fostering Community through English Language Learning: IRC in NY’s Youth ESOL Classes

The IRC in NY’s Youth Programs team has seen tremendous growth over the past year and is excited to introduce the Youth ESOL program as one of its newest programs! The Youth ESOL program offers free ...
Education Week

With Larry Ferlazzo

The new question of the week is: What are your suggestions for how to make English classes culturally responsive? This series is the latest of many focusing on how we can be more culturally responsive ...
TechCrunch

Language-learning service Babbel adds live classes, games and more

Babbel, the Berlin-based language-learning platform, today announced that it is now going well beyond its core app-based learning service and is introducing live classes. Capped at six students, these ...
Los Angeles Times

Many L.A. students not moving out of English language classes

Nearly 30% of Los Angeles Unified School District students placed in English language learning classes in early primary grades were still in the program when they started high school, increasing their ...
International Rescue Committee

Free English Language and Citizenship Classes at IRC Phoenix!

Become a new US Citizen and improve your English with the help of our free English Language and Citizenship classes! During the class, you will learn US civics and history, English grammar, vocabulary ...

Spanish-speaking students say they face struggles learning English in high school

Several San Jose High School students who are native Spanish speakers say learning English is complicated. They wish the school had more resources to help them.
Alfred University

Peer learning: AU English class uses British literature anthology compiled by current AU student

In 2019, Alfred University student Angela Vanbuskirk ’20 produced the Anthology of British Literature: From the Restoration ...
KTAR News

Arizona bill would give teachers more control over English language classes

PHOENIX — An Arizona bill unanimously passed by both the state House and Senate would overhaul the state’s regulation of English-language learning classes. “It’s really important that this gets to the ...
The New York Times

With Remote Learning, a 12-Year-Old Knows Her English Is Slipping Away

In New York City, 142,000 children are learning English in school. Online classes are especially challenging for them. By Juliana Kim When Taniya Ria moved to the Bronx from Bangladesh in 2019, she ...