The Boston Globe

Too many students whose first language isn’t English are struggling. Here’s a plan to help them.

Only about 7 percent of English language learners in the Boston Public Schools are enrolled in dual-language programs, a proven approach that provides some lessons in the student’s native language.
The Cincinnati Enquirer

One-third or more students at these schools don't speak English as their first language

The number of people in Ohio who don't speak English as their first language has risen significantly in the last decade. At local schools, educators are working to provide the best support for ...
Strategy+Business

When a Japanese company adopted English as a first language

On March 1, 2010, Hiroshi Mikitani, the founder and CEO of Rakuten, a Japan-based e-retailer, announced that henceforth English would be the official language of the company’s 10,000 employees.
The Conversation

Invisible language learners: what educators need to know about many First Nations children

Carly Steele received funding from the Australian Government Research Training Program and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language to conduct this research as ...
Smith College

English Language & Literature

The Department of English Language and Literature aims to teach all students to write and speak well and to read skillfully, thoughtfully and with pleasure. We offer many courses that stress literary ...