ELT World North America

Missouri: Bosnian, Chinese, Vietnamese – these are just a few of the native languages spoken by children attending classes in the Affton and Bayless school districts. The immigrant and refugee make-up of the metropolitan St. Louis area has exploded seemingly overnight, increasing by over 65 percent since 1990. In the trenches integrating these different cultures [...]

Missouri and Taiwan: Caitlin Steiner, a William Woods University senior from New Bloomfield, has been teaching children on the other side of the world to speak English. Steiner is one of 17 William Woods students participating in a semester-long webcam program to teach English to fifth-grade students at the Jian Sing Primary School in Taiwan. [...]

Missouri: An Ozarks program teaching students how to read and write the English language is also helping young people learn about new customs and traditions as they settle into their new home. Students learn through group activities which helps them practice their English skills with other students. The ELL program involves instruction that is [...]