Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. And it becomes even more challenging for ESL learners.

Writing centers across Boston University’s campus have seen a hike in the amount of English-as-a-second-language students utilizing their resources. Approximately 75 percent of the students who visit ...

The Dover Adult Learning Center of Strafford County announces the availability of a new online course for English as a Second Language (ESL) students. "Writing for ESL" is now open for enrollment ...

Twenty years ago, when I started my career as an ESL teacher in Houston, Texas, I remember the struggles of teaching persuasive writing to English learners. I had students who were bright, ...

Our love of literacy is rooted in our personal experiences as students, and we both have lengthy histories in education, specifically with language arts. Though our lenses were different, we both saw ...

There are many resources available at the University of Colorado for non-native English speakers. Options include classes for credit, non-credit classes, workshops, on-line resources, in person ...

Many of my seventh-grade students do not arrive at school ready to learn. Their families often face financial hardship and live in cramped quarters, which makes it difficult to focus on homework. The ...