English Language Partners of Wisconsin

11/26/2018

Comedy about ESL class, being a refugee and an immigrant, etc..... Google Amer's story. At age 14, his life was turned around by a teacher who gave him compassion and direction.

The comedian riffs on his experience as a Muslim American and how it informed a conversation he had on a plane with Eric Trump. Subscribe To "The Late Show" ...

10/26/2018

Congratulations to the Bader Foundation for locating its headquarters in a neighborhood that receives funds for its programs and for restoring a historic building instead of building a new one. May other foundations and businesses follow your example.

Bader Philanthropies, Inc. held the grand opening celebration for its new world headquarters on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. The move is intended to spark investment in the surrounding neighborhood.

08/26/2018

Very interesting article on how to promote multilingualism in schools.

Clorinda Donato and Pierre Escudé explain how intercomprehension is the basis for their Multilingual Romance Languages Learning Project

08/03/2018

I still love being read to. Glen and I read to each other during our first years of marriage when we were in Zambia. (No television!) I love audio books.

But for older children, an adult reading to them can forge lasting connections and memories -- even more important than the rich vocabulary they will acquire.

​When I was a preschool teacher, reading to my students daily was a requirement for the school’s ELL program — well-supported by a bin of illustrated storybooks in the classroom. But as I began teaching progressively higher grade levels, the amount I read to them progressively decreased. By th...

03/07/2018

This is a fascinating development in South Korea. It is true that too much early emphasis on additional languages in schools will take away precious time for children learn to read in their first language, especially in cultures where the writing system is complicated.

In many countries, additional languages are not introduced until the children are eight, the age when they should be reading to learn.

The Korean parents have a point about how this is going to affect children from lower classes.

The government needs to do more than ban English in the early primary years. It needs to step up its support of low-income children throughout their school years.

The ban will affect low-income families in highly competitive society, analysts and parents warn.

02/28/2018

I wish everyone would have this experience. Thanks to ELPW, not only are immigrants given a chance to learn English through one-on-one tutoring, but their tutors learn what their students have to deal with everyday on their way to becoming bilingual.

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Much of the class was absorbing only part of John Kerr’s lesson on ecosystems, but that was hardly unexpected given the lesson was in Spanish.

02/28/2018

Our spring session of classes is underway!! We are in need of additional volunteer tutors- if you are interested please email us at [email protected]

02/28/2018

The U.K. is so far ahead of the U.S.

Researchers have made a major breakthrough in the assessment of language development among bilingual families and in the identification of those children who require extra support to improve their language skills.

02/19/2018

After a hiatus from classes this past Fall, we are happy to announce that we are resuming English classes this coming week at Gethsemane Lutheran Church!  Classes will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8pm, from February 20 to April 26.  We are excited to have Lori Stankiewicz back as our lead ...

02/02/2018

The meaning of the giant baby picture peering over the wall that divides Mexico from USA

01/31/2018

More people in the world speak English as an additional language than there are native speakers of English. This article gives an idea what this means for monolingual English speakers.

English is the language that non-native English speakers use to communicate across linguistic barriers. For example, a Thai will use English to sell products to clients from China. In Rome, even outside the tourist areas, most restaurant menus are translated into English because that is the common language that the millions of tourists and residents from China and the Middle East know how to read.

By sheer numbers of their speakers, Chinese, Indian, and African Englishes dominate the English-speaking world. The grammars, pronunciations, and thought-processes of these third circle Englishes are not deficient forms of "proper English." They are legitimate Englishes that native-English speakers are going to have to understand if they are to be part of the global community.

Once a person has learned at least one additional language, it becomes easier to understand different Englishes. Something happens in the brain that makes it more open to to new sounds.

Overall,white British pupils in England were lagging behind their ethnic minority peers.

12/21/2017

Just found this amazing site for teaching academic language. Learners of English would also find this site very helpful.

Word Generation emphasizes 21st century learning goals, such as using academic language, developing an argument, reasoning analytically, reading to find evidence, reviewing data, discussing various perspectives, engaging in debate, and expressing well-reasoned positions in writing.