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Supporting ELL Students in the Classroom: Strategies That Work

You have a new student in your classroom, and she speaks very little English. She watches everything carefully, follows what other students do, and rarely raises her hand. You want...

Equitable Instruction for K-8 English Learners

Understanding multilingual students, their languages, histories, and cultures, is foundational to making content comprehensible and meaningful. Equity, says Valentina Gonzalez, liv...

The Pandemic Hindered English Learners' Literacy. This Ohio District Is Turning the Tide.

"We want to help the students continue to thrive, and really everything that we're thinking about with our student services is equitable learning ...

Elementary-school-level English test sign-ups soar

Classroom Language Exercise

A1 beginner ESL gap-fill exercise on classroom language with 12 multiple-choice questions.

Learning gap in EMI classrooms

Spanish speakers learn strategies to pass English-only driving test in Florida

A new English-only driving test rule in Florida is fueling a surge in strategy lessons for Spanish speakers where they learn to figure out the questions without having to take Engl...

100 Words Every New Immigrant Should Know

Starting a new life comes with new words. This list reveals the essentials every immigrant should know, and a few surprises worth learning.

Ho Chi Minh City teachers ordered to assess their English skills as Vietnam eyes second-language plan

Ho Chi Minh City has ordered every teacher to self-assess their English proficiency by May 12, exempting only those who teach the language, as the country pushes to make English a...

MEXT to Nothing: Japan Struggles to Help Foreign Residents Learning Japanese

Many foreign residents in Japan want to learn Japanese. But reports show a majority feel they're not getting the support they need to succeed.

Record number of students in Japan need help learning Japanese

As of May 2025, a total of 84,759 students at public elementary, junior high, high and special needs schools required support, a government survey shows.

Young Folks Help English Grow Up

The language is benefiting from a respect for diversity.

Talk To Me In Korean aims to help learners overcome language acquisition difficulties

While Korea continues to be seen as a global cultural hotspot — fueled by the high-gloss exports of K-pop and cinema — a much quieter, more mundane friction persists on the ground....

Estudiantes de primaria desarrollan fluidez en clases de francés

En William Lipscomb Elementary School, en vez de “buenos días”, los estudiantes de primer grado saludan con un feliz “bonjour”. Estos estudiantes amplían su perspectiva del mundo a...

100 Words to Describe Learning

Use these 100 words to describe learning with clarity and precision, sharpen your writing, teaching, and feedback in minutes.

100 Study Idioms Students Hear All the Time

Hear 100 study idioms students encounter constantly, learn what they really mean, and see which phrases teachers use to hint at success.

ACLU warns Delaware failing multi-language learners in schools

A new open letter from the American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware argues the state is failing to meet its constitutional obligations to multi-language learners in public school...

Seoul to expand specialized language support for multicultural students

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) said Tuesday that it is expanding a tiered Korean language program designed to help students from multicultural families better in...

Global Language Statistics Show Important Facts About Language Learning

The language-learning platform Preply has released its Global Language Learning Report, which includes key statistics and findings on the most popular languages to learn, the motiv...

Building a school community where learning blossoms

A bilingual teacher reflects on how culturally responsive teaching transformed her classroom, helping immigrant students heal from trauma, embrace their identities, and build a com...

[MORNING CALM TALES] Half-dreaming through early-morning English in 1990s

Throughout the 1990s, the insatiable thirst of Koreans for mastering English was unmatched, eclipsed only by the frustration that accompanied their quest for fluency. It manifested...

Study Examines How Films Can Be Useful for Practicing English

If you’re an English learner looking for a little cinematic guidance, Preply’s latest research might just be your ticket to smarter movie nights. Their study examines which blockbu...