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During a recent chapel service, the Charles W. Conn Servant Leadership Award was presented to Lee students Molly Champlin and Seth Countess, and faculty member David Broersma.

This summer, Henderson State University unveils a key educational endeavor designed to advance teaching skills specifically in ESL (English as a Second Language). Situated in Southwest Arkansas, this initiative not only aims at endorsing educators with additional qualifications but also enriches them through an intensive learning arrangement. The initiative known…

Arabic as a heritage language conference kicks off at DI Language Centre

Other updates include changes to the names and course offerings to existing majors and minors.

After months of discussion and holding panels across the state, The Basic Education Funding Commission has created a report recommending a better way to fund sc

A limited productive oral vocabulary can cause a significant level of frustration for learners of English. Words carry the foundational information required to communicate thoughts and participate in meaningful conversations and, without sufficient word knowledge, communication is limited. Moreover, participating in conversation requires an ability to understand words that are heard, but also the ability to use words appropriately in speech. Yet, it is generally accepted that learners’ recepti...

Sonia Colina’s profile on The Conversation

Developing L2 learners’ productive mastery of vocabulary is a challenging task. Recent research has called for greater attention to understanding how receptive vocabulary may be transformed for productive use (Schmitt, 2019). Using a design-based research methodology, this study investigated adult ESL learners’ productive oral vocabulary development through engaging them in a series of classroom workshops where they were exposed to nine target words in five different contexts. Findings sugge...

An M.V. Signs Then and Now collaboration with Oak Bluffs Library’s Signed Language Practice Circle brings special guests for a unique opportunity to a sign language talk and Q and A with sign language interpreters on Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 5 to 6:30 pm at the library. Guests include Dr. Jody Cripps, a deaf ASL […]

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