Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Penn State Lehigh Valley's Office of Continuing Education is currently accepting enrollments for a new program in Teaching English as a Second Language Abroad (TESLA). This three-week online program provides a basic introduction to teaching English language learners (ELL) in foreign contexts. The program runs May 22-28, May 29-June 4 and June 5-11. (more)
Monday, December 07, 2009
An intensive English program at Penn State that helps international students acquire the language necessary for higher education success was recently accredited by The Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA), a specialized agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. (more)
Monday, August 31, 2009
Full scholarships are now available to schoolteachers enrolling in Penn State Harrisburg's statewide English as a Second Language certificate program. (more)
Monday, August 24, 2009
Identifying and treating communication disorders in immigrant children is the focus of MOSAIC (Multiplying Opportunities for Services and Access for Immigrant Children), which will train future speech-language pathologists and other professionals to work with immigrant children who are learning to speak English as a second language (ESL). The program, funded by a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, will provide specialized training to 22 graduate students in Penn State's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders over the next four years. (more)
Monday, March 16, 2009
Carol Scheffner Hammer, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development, was recently awarded a $500,000 Head Start-University Partnership Grant that studies the efficacy of a bilingual school-readiness program called Madres educando a sus ninos/Mothers Educating Their Children, a book-reading program that engages mothers through the Hispanic culture. (more)
