In an upstairs classroom at Indian Run United Methodist Church in Dublin, volunteer English instructor Tara Leimeister led a group of new American adults — including immigrants and refugees from Syria ...

For some refugees and immigrants who now call the Quad Cities home, it isn't always easy to learn a new language, while also working a job. Black Hawk College offers free, adult English as a Second ...

Adult ESL practitioners operate in a context in which full-time positions are rare, resources are scarce, and turnover is high. But efforts to professionalize the field should not be taken as an ...