Tag Archives: Second Language

Six Good Reasons for Teaching Spanish as a Second Language in Our Schools

There truly are no hidden agendas here. I am not Hispanic. I don’t live in a Hispanic community. I do not speak Spanish. I may know a few people who speak Spanish but I don’t know them well. There is really no pro or anti Hispanic prejudice, or reason for one, in me . Still […]

The Benefits From Learning a Second Language

From the beginning of time, humans have always longed for understanding and knowledge of one another. Most humans by nature are social, and therefore the thirst for knowledge and understanding will probably never quench. I think there are many skills that one should master, but I think a secondary language is a skill that most […]

Thie Importance of Learning a Second Language in America

Has anyone heard this one? Question: What do you call a person who speaks two different languages? Answer: Bilingual. Question: What do you call a person who speaks more than two different languages? Answer: Multilingual. Question: What do you call a person who speaks only one language? Answer: An American. That’s the international “joke” about […]

Free English as a Second Language (ESL) Lesson Plans – High School

Why spend hours clicking through the over 1,000 sites that are dedicated to High School English as a Second Language (ESL) Lesson Plans? You waste valuable time perusing sites that don’t relate to your subject matter, whose material is sketchy at best, and where you cannot find a single resource to help you. Here we […]