Immigrants are demonised for not speaking English, but now they are demonised for trying to rectify that. Another example of ...

This matters because intonation (the rise and fall of speech that conveys emotion, emphasis, and intent) can flip meaning ...

I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports reporter in Spain, Mexico and Argentina.

Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area is seeking people who are willing to help area residents with English language ...

Harrisburg's diverse population deserves language programs that reflect the community's reality, not just traditional ...

I find older students take tiny, tiny steps and then they fall back,” Ono-san — san is an honorific in Japanese to show respect — tells me. “They can’t focus as long. I teach something one minute and ...

I was down and out. I did not want to die, but I did not want to live either. I had just dried up after years of alcoholic ...

English as a Second Language tutoring at the Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St., Phoenicia, runs every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., with librarian Susan teaching English to those who ...

High school is a period of life that most of us have experienced at some point in the past, present, or future. And while it ...

"As the years went on, it became clear that my parents had no intention of fulfilling their promise to return home. I had no ...

When the Brattleboro Reformer reported that Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School and the Windham Central Supervisory Union had agreed to a $250,000 settlement over racial and sexual ...