A significant demand for well-trained English as a second language (ESL) teachers exists throughout the United States. In areas such as education, business, hospitality and many more, the ...

U.S. schools are scrambling to teach millions of students who don't speak English. That means more program options and better services. Here's a look at the three most common approaches.

Once a journalist covering English-language learners, Mary-Ann Zehr realized she had a lot to learn once she stepped into the classroom.

Four teachers offer specific suggestions for teaching English-language learners online, including by maintaining consistency and not overdoing it.

About this program The master of arts in teaching English as a second language (TESL) degree prepares students to teach in classrooms with English language learners and to teach English as a second ...

Researchers argue that because all learning involves language, language and literacy should be taught explicitly across all school subjects. Language must be understood and learned in context.

"Speaking a second language is an asset," writes one observer. Another: "Authentic language learning comes only when there is a hunger to communicate and a trust in another person’s positive ...

Using Jarvis's (2009) framework of adult learning, this study examines how in-service elementary school teachers make sense of instruction that is responsive to multilingual learners. Case studies of ...