Not speaking English is a figurative wall that obstructs millions of immigrants in California from taking full advantage of the opportunities in their new home. Although there are plenty of places ...

Kristy Ambrose has been writing professionally since 2010. She dabbles in various genres, but her favorites are fantasy and science fiction. She creates everything from fanfiction to serialized novels ...

English learners need foundational skills like phonics and vocabulary in addition to instruction in speaking and understanding English and connections to their home languages. Those are two agreements ...

Learning English is a skill which you build over time. Each person learn at their own speed. Some of you start speaking well in just 8-9 weeks, while others may need a year or more. So, “How long does ...

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 ...

About a quarter of Latino immigrants say they speak English very well but nearly 90 percent of their U.S.-born children do, according to a report released Thursday by the Pew Hispanic Center.

A provision of the proposed immigration legislation would require immigrants to prove they're learning English before they can become permanent residents. Ray Suarez gets debate on the issue from ...

Thousands of Chinese study etiquette and 'Olympic English' to welcome tourists. BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2008— -- Zhi Lijiang is one of hundreds of thousands of Chinese volunteers making sure the ...