English Language Learners
Teacher Education
According to the 2000
U.S. Census, nearly one person in five (or 47 million U.S. residents
age 5 and older) spoke a language other than English at home in
2000. The continued growth in the United States of speakers
of languages other than English is reflected in the rapidly increasing
number of students in U.S. schools for whom English is a second
language.
Teachers face a growing challenge in serving this expanding
student population. CAL is committed to providing research-based
practical resources to help teachers and program administrators
meet this challenge and enhance their effectiveness. We offer
publications, professional development services, and curriculum
materials related to English as a second language (ESL), foreign
language, and dual language education in a variety of educational
settings:
Projects
The Center for Applied Linguistics is involved
in a variety of projects related to language and cultural education
issues.
Read more.
Publications and Resources
Learn more about our publications and resources for teacher education.
CAL is offering additional Institutes in 2009 and 2010 featuring What's Different About Teaching Reading to Students Learning English? Learn more.
Quality Counts 2009: Portrait of a Population
How English-Language Learners Are Putting Schools to the Test
CAL worked with Education Week to create a downloadable PDF of selected articles from the recent Quality Counts 2009, the latest in a series of annual report cards tracking state education policies and outcomes.
This PDF features three articles from the report that reference CAL's work on the education of English language learners. Learn more.
