The IRC in Atlanta’s English as a Second Language (ESL) classes assist refugee and immigrant adults to develop the language skills critical for success in our community. Our classes help adult ...

BACKGROUND: Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a leading, non-sectarian, non-profit organization providing emergency relief, protection, rehabilitation assistance, resettlement ...

Focus group moderators asked participants if they were in the process of learning English, and what challenges they faced trying to learn the language. Participants shared various ways they learned or ...

For some immigrants and refugees in the United States, English as a second language, or ESL, class is their first time speaking the new language. It's often the first step into life in America and a ...

For many immigrants, coming to America is full of the unfamiliar — from the language to the food. In Philadelphia, a program aims to help these arrivals settle into their new country by folding ...

Editor’s note: To read this story in Spanish, please click here. When Keila Reyes moved to Hallsville at age 9, she not only had to deal with making new friends, meeting new teachers and finding her ...

When we think about learning a language, we generally think about language taught as an add-on – like an ESL class for non-native English speakers or a class that is separate from academic content ...

MARION – Their words slipping in front of and behind each other's, the trio of third-grade students excitedly told the story of John Merrick, the English man with severe deformities who was exhibited ...

The ESL classes at Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services mean so much to Lin Zhang and her fellow classmates they wanted to capture their feelings in a special poster. “When I just got here I ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. They speak Farsi, Cantonese, Spanish and at least two dozen other languages. Some earned master's degrees in their ...