by Chad DeBolt ESL teachers help students from other countries learn the English language. As you probably already know, ESL stands for “English as a Second Language.” In the United States, with immigration at an all time high, the need for qualified ESL teachers has never been greater. But ESL teachers do more than simply teach foreign students a new language, they also help them adapt to a new environment and learn the intricacies of a new culture. It is fulfilling and rewarding job that giv
Indian students ripped off by Indian crooks, assisted by Australian bureaucratic indifference and incompetence A young Indian reporter has been attacked after going undercover to reveal migration and education scams for tonight’s Four Corners program. The woman was subjected to threats during the making of the program and was attacked over the weekend. Police have been notified. The reporter went to two different migration agents posing as someone wanting to pass an English Language Tes
“Do it in German,” Beth Harper said. Harper, the guiding light of Portland Actors Conservatory , was talking with Simona Constantin, who after two years at the conservatory was trying to figure out what she should do for this week’s graduation showcase Wednesday through Saturday nights. Constantin, whose English is way better than your German probably is, was worried that her English skills were too rough. And, as much as she loves Portland, she was getting ready to return home to Berlin
Last spring I had a nice break in Paris and being me I had to go into a couple of bookstores and check out the graphic novels selection. Among the European works I noticed French editions of UK and US (and other) creators, including, I couldn’t help but notice, a rather nice big collection of work by Eddie Campbell . And as I looked at it I thought here’s a highly respected English-language creator and yet while I can buy a collection of his earlier work in French in a Paris bookstore back home
