About Language ETC
Since 1993, Language ETC has offered English and literacy training to low-income adult immigrants in the greater Washington area. This blog is for the volunteer teachers and tutors at Language ETC. It provides resources to help volunteers fulfill LETC’s mission of improving the lives of immigrants through education.Header photo credits, from left: Anne Hoffman, Shira Pilarski, Anne Hoffman.
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Just the Facts, Ma’am: Using Personal Titles in English
Those who were thoroughly confused by last week’s post on greetings will be glad to know that this week’s topic, use of personal titles, is slightly less vexing — if only because there are fewer variations to choose from. We … Continue reading
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How Is Your Tiredness? Teaching Greetings in English and Other Languages
What I’ve learned about teaching English as a second language is this: the very things that seem to us native speakers to be basic and oh so simple often turn out to be Oh. So. Hard. Take greetings, for example. … Continue reading
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A Few Favorite ESL Websites
Type “English as a second language” into Google and you get more than 10 million hits. “ESL” brings up 92 million. Even after you subtract websites for the Electronic Sports League and ElectroScience Laboratory and the like, it’s still an … Continue reading
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Beyond Voting: DC-Area Immigrants Make Their Mark in State, Local Office
At Language ETC, we often say we’re helping immigrants learn English so they can participate fully in US society and civic life. What does that really mean? It may mean something as basic as joining a neighborhood committee, writing to … Continue reading
