Wanted: Spanish-English teachers (Denver Daily News)
Spanish-speaking immigrants wanting to learn English are overwhelming available classes in Colorado and across the country. It could take months and sometimes years to get a seat in an English-language class, The Denver Post reported Sunday.
A ?willingness? to learn English (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
May Mon, a seven-year Burmese refugee living in Fort Wayne, wakes up Saturday mornings with one goal in mind.
Gingrich urges U.S. to go English-only (Pioneer Press)
WASHINGTON - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Saturday the U.S. should replace bilingual education with immersion in English and stop printing ballots in other languages. English immersion is the way for people to "learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto," he told the National Federation of Republican Women.
Hemet, San Jacinto schools struggle to help students learn English (The Press...
Elizabeth Velasco's third-grade class knows what an immigrant is, and they have the moves to prove it. The class demonstrated their comprehension Wednesday. After reciting the word in unison, they waved goodbye to a country in one direction.
Bits 'n' Pieces: Teacher's rock song lyrics help class learn (The Columbian)
Students in Randy Cate's freshman English class at Evergreen High School feel the beat when Cate's lessons turn to editing and rewriting. Cate, 58, uses three versions of lyrics from rocker Ted Nugent's song "Tied Up in Love" to show the editing process that happens in songwriting.
Japanese star watching movies to learn English (WPRI 12 Providence)
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (DICE'-kay maht-soo-ZAH'-kah) has been looking to Hollywood for help with his English. The Japanese pitching star who joined Boston in the offseason says he's watched movies to help him learn the language.
GOP to appeal ruling saying English funding is too low (Arizona Daily Star)
PHOENIX ? Republican legislative leaders decided to appeal a federal court ruling that Arizona still isn't complying with the legal requirement that all students have the opportunity to learn English.
English classes overflow (Denver Post)
In Colorado and across the country, it could take months and sometimes years to get a seat in an English-language class.
The language of independence (Boston Globe)
In a meeting room at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in North Quincy, seven Chinese immigrants are struggling to learn the language of their new homeland. English as a second language -- or ESL -- classes are not unusual, especially in a city such as Quincy, where 16 percent of the population is Asian. But unlike most, this class is ...
English learners in preschool is topic of free class (The Reporter)
Early childhood professionals, preschool teachers and childcare providers are invited to attend a one-day class free of charge to learn how to support English learners in preschool settings. The class will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.