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Picking up a new language at any stage of life presents challenges, but for older adults learning English after moving to the United States, the endeavor can be especially consuming. Metro area ...

For Randy Almanzar, a SLU-Madrid sophomore from New Jersey, volunteering as a teacher for SLU-Madrid’s Community ESL program has afforded him the opportunity to serve and integrate with people from ...

The lowest level of for-credit community college classes are meaningful for the students enrolled in them. They’re also in decline, as transfer reforms and other factors shape community college course ...

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 students to build beginning ...

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BACKGROUND: Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a leading, non-sectarian, non-profit organization providing emergency relief, protection, rehabilitation assistance, resettlement ...

Reyhaneh Fathieh will be a sophomore this fall at the University of Virginia, but she hasn’t forgotten how hard it was to enter U.S. schools as an 11-year-old without knowing English. That is why she ...

When COVID-19 took hold and society started to shut down in March of 2020, hundreds of Latinos in Sussex County, Delaware, worried it would delay their American dream. Specifically, they worried about ...

The first thing Stephanie Rodriguez tries to give Spanish-speaking adult learners in her community ESL class at Palo Alto College is a sense of belonging. “I always tell them, ‘The moment you cross ...