Kenneth's English as 2nd Language Blog

At the beginning of course... Review quiz for beginners: Answer the question, check your answer - if you are wrong, get a new page with learning material. Great for classes, ... Read More

Government funding for the public good can do such wonders! Yes, once again the BBC of England shows the rest of the world how it should be done. Ten Days ... Read More

Business Majors Guide, Ajeet Khurana, has created free vocabulary quizzes for every letter of the alphabet! "The Vocabulary Magnum Opus" provides excellent advanced level vocabulary testing practice for students ... Read More

This is a great article by Peter Krouse for Newhouse News Service that focuses on Global English, and the fact that many native English speakers (not only Americans, as far ... Read More

Speaking about the weather is always a good way to start a conversation. Here's the vocabulary and the grammar you will need.

I remember a colleague of mine in Cologne, Germany, - Graham Grant - who made a point of teaching some basic skills in profanity (the f*** word, swearing, insults, etc.). ... Read More

You might have noticed that the homepage has changed styles. The homepage is now a 'blog'. All I can say is that creating blogs and using FeedReader have dramatically increased ... Read More

Spelling correctly in English is a challenge - I've been know to make a few spelling errors here and there ;-) - Here's some spelling help for some of the ... Read More

The IELTS exam is one of the most popular international exams for academic qualifications in English (similar to the TOEFL). This guide points you to all the FREE resources available ... Read More

"... when Michael R. Bloomberg declared himself an advocate of English-only education, parent groups and conservative educators held their breath." Read all about the state of bilingual education ... Read More

The Speech Accent Archive is amazing! You'll find 248 different accents repeating the same phrase in English including a short analysis of each accent. If you'd like to hear ... Read More

McLean County is representative of the rapidly changing cultural landscape in the US and the role ESL plays in helping people integrate. A number of teachers are volunteers. Volunteers often ... Read More

There are a number of international English tests and it's easy to get mixed up as to which level is the equivalent of another. Here's the document to put you ... Read More

Here's an interesting article discussing whether Politicians in the US should use Spanish. It also discusses the whole issue of English Only legislation in the States. This is a big ... Read More

I'm happy to announce that the English Partner Programs school directory is back on the site. There are listings to schools in the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New ... Read More