I spent a weekend on retreat from October 6 to 9, training with others from the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship for an accompaniment mission in northern Colombia.
I know it’s not ESL, but …
On 3 October 2016, Cameroon had just tied Venezuela in the final moments of a football match at the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan. On the indirect free kick that constituted the ensuing kickoff, watch what Deyna Castellanos does.
Powers of observation
Conversation about Cuban food and the effects of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico - all during observation of an advanced-level ELL course.
On community language learning (CLL)
How community language learning (CLL) might involve sampling Oaxacan chapulines (grasshoppers), flavored with garlic and lemon.
The mistake in ‘The Democrats’ Immigration Mistake’
Based on an inaccurate reading of the evidence, Atlantic writer Peter Beinart’s suggestion that “Democrats should put immigrants’ learning English at the center of their immigration agenda” is likely misguided.
John Chandlee Turnbull 