A third difference is that language teachers have both their languages active when they teach - they are in a bilingual mode (see a post on this). Thus, as they are using one of their languages ...

Teachers of English as a second language are in high demand, and it turns out the best way to teach a second language is to feel what it’s like to learn one, which is what some Penn State students ...

After Grade 3, the vast majority must switch to English as a language of learning and teaching. Imagine schooling as a ladder that children steadily climb from one grade to the next.

In language classrooms, where English as a Second Language (ESL) and French as a Second Language (FSL) programs reflect Canada’s bilingual mandate, how we teach languages has not evolved much ...