NPR

How We Teach English Learners: 3 Basic Approaches

In a small room in Philadelphia's school administration building, Rosario Maribel Mendoza Lemus, 16, sits in a corner, rubbing sweaty palms on her jeans. In front of her is a binder with a test she ...
Education Week

How Language Development Can Boost English Learners’ Math Skills

The cognitive flexibility that comes from being multilingual can give students a boost in math—if teachers know how to build on English learners’ strengths. Seventy-seven percent of 8th-grade ...
EurekAlert!

English songs are an effective learning tool for learning English vocabulary, says Pusan National University researcher

Music is often considered a universal language, as it crosses language barriers and connects people all over the world with ease. In fact, songs are popularly used in foreign language classrooms as a ...
The Conversation

When English becomes the global language of education we risk losing other – often better – ways of learning

Adjunct Research Fellow Victoria University of Wellington; Head of the Quality Assurance Institute and Senior Lecturer, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta The English language in ...
The Conversation

Bringing art into classrooms can benefit students who are learning to speak English

Chenkai Chi receives funding from SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship and Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Mehdia Hassan receives funding from the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Pauline Sameshima has received ...