When I started a new career as a high school English-as-a-second-language teacher in 2011, I figured I was better equipped than many teachers to help students learn to write. I had been a journalist ...

Heartfelt experiences about leaving their native countries and adjusting to a new life in Hawaii are a common thread entwining stories that have been written by students at Waipahu High School to ...

For Lisa Parry, a 12th-grade teacher in South Dakota, the students' essays were getting stale. Her solution: get the students to turn to ChatGPT ‒ which serves up fresh ideas. Before her students ...

Study the nature of human language. Focus your literature studies on a range of historical periods, individual authors, movements, themes and genres. And learn to write well in a variety of genres ...

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 ...

It is easy to be English-centric when we think about learning to read. Most of our knowledge about learning to read has focused on English-speaking children. Most reading researchers speak English.

I am not a professional writer. Becoming famous and making big money is not what I am after. However, I don't deny that I have the desire to craft my thoughts in a foreign language. Although I am not ...

COURTESY PHOTO “Windows and Mirrors ” and “Holding On ” were the first two books written by Waipahu High School students in the English Learner Program. 1 /3 COURTESY PHOTO “Windows and Mirrors ” and ...