College Degree Required, So Stay in School

Recently, CareerBuilder, a "global, end-to-end human capital solutions company," ran a nationwide survey and confirmed a trend shifting from a high school diploma required for entry-level clerical work to a bachelor's degree. A news report about this development is here. As teachers, what can we take away from this? I think there is this need for our students to stay in school and go as far as they can in education in order to have a better life in the future.

Tutor-Led English Learners' Friday Workshop on Perfect Tenses

Often adult ESL students mix up verb tenses when they use "since" to express the idea of "from past to now." Luckily, they will find themselves reviewing and practicing the present perfect tense this Friday with a veteran tutor, who will also share his knowledge about a couple other perfect tenses foreign to many students. Credit students are strongly encouraged to attend. Seats can be reserved in H-118 in person prior to the event.

Presentation Workshop

If  fear of public speech and lack of skills are some barriers for your students, then this Friday's ELF workshop is for them.

Bilingual Workshops in the ESL Labs

Bilingual tutors will host the ELF workshops in the two ESL labs this Friday. As an experienced ESL tutor, Diego will give an overview of the differences between English and Spanish for workshop attendees. Cheyne, who taught in China for three years, will guide his group of attendees through a well-thought-out outline to help them be aware of the most common errors made in English by Chinese speakers. There will be time for questions from the audience in both workshops. Please encourage your Chinese-speaking and Spanish-speaking students to join us on Friday, March 10.