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 ...

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 ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Eranio Huong has never visited a Western country but speaks English with near-native fluency, down to using “like” as a hesitation word and starting sentences with a ...

Planning to learn a new skill while being at home during COVID-19 lockdown? Then, Alexa might help you with that. Amazon's virtual voice assistant Alexa has acquired a new skill called MyPedia from ...

A classroom which was converted into from an old tile-roofed house, scores of swinging desks and chairs, two boards painted with black ink, a gray-haired old man and a group of unattended children ...

Volunteers from many countries in Tina’s free English classes made a strong impression on Ralph Schopen – an American teacher, a volunteer accompanying Tina’s free English classes for Vietnamese ...

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