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unusual facts about English as a Second Language



Betty Azar

Betty Azar is a teacher and the author of several English grammar workbooks that are a staple in the English as a second language teaching industry.

Carlos Lacámara

In 1997, Lacámara also played one of the starring roles in the educational series Connect With English, a fictional drama written for students of English as a Second Language.

Sesame English

Launched in 1999, with Taiwan and China as the debut markets, the series differs from the typical international versions of Sesame Street in that it was devised as a supplement to ESL (English as a Second Language) instruction.


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Albert Jacquard

He made a variety of public statements in favor of choosing Esperanto as a universal second language in contradiction to tendencies in Europe to use English as a second language.

David Nunan

In November 2006 Nunan was awarded the Convocation medal for outstanding achievement and contribution internationally to the profession of Teaching English as a second language, from Flinders University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Education and Linguistics.

Edward A. Lacey

Throughout his career he worked as a translator and taught literature and English as a second language in Mexico, Trinidad, Brazil, Greece and Thailand, including a stint as a private tutor to former Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek.

George Lefferts

He is the co-creator and writer of Family Album, U.S.A., "a soap opera designed to teach English as a Second Language," distributed by MacMillan Publishers in 58 countries.

Geronimo Goeloe

He has a bachelor's degree in physical education learning and teaching, at this point conducting a master's degree course in English as a second language.

Hard Spell

Notable spellers apart from Gayathri included Nisha Abraham-Thomas from Wolverhampton, Mark Jackson from Cambridge, Dominic Harvey from Bath, Sarah Williams from Penzance, Jack Jarvis from Chesterfield and Anthony Collins from Barnes and Pierre Deschamps, who remarkably made the regional heat despite being from France and speaking English as a second language.

Hug High School

Today Hug offers classes in English, from English as a Second Language up to Advanced Placement levels, mathematics from Algebra I to Calculus AB, sciences such as Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Spanish, French, Industrial arts and physical education, as well as numerous elective courses.

Kautz Family YMCA Archives

Subjects covered include the evolution of the YMCA from its Protestant evangelical origins, the YMCA's contributions to Civil War relief, the invention of basketball and volleyball, rural reconstruction in India and Korea, teaching English as a second language, and more.

Nerene Virgin

Virgin then chose to leave CBC to complete further studies, gaining certification in teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) and taught students in Linhe, Inner Mongolia, China.

Ray Downs

Ray Downs is a novelist with three novels and hundreds of short stories to his credit, many about Mexico where he spent several years teaching English as a second language and Creative Writing at the University of Monterrey (UDEM) in Monterrey, Mexico.

Rick Sowieta

From 2003-2005 Rick was an instructor at the Nowy Sacz University Business School in Poland, primarily teaching English as a second language.

StoryBox

International schools that teach English as a Second Language (ESL - update of the previous English as a Foreign Language - EFL) allow their students to subscribe en masse to StoryBox as it aids their students improvement in English while they are at home.