Sentences with phrase «as a second language opportunities»

Each partner plays a vital role not only in the Coalition but in the community, and to date the Coalition's actions have brought initiatives to the community including adult literacy training and English as a second language opportunities, health awareness efforts, youth and afterschool opportunities, and the creation of the Community Resource Hub at Catholic Charities.

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The report findings suggest that opportunity to study different religious faiths and traditions help promote understanding among students of different religious groups, that «carrier» subjects such as history, second or foreign languages and the social sciences, as well as physical education and art are also critical to the fostering of LTLT competencies in these countries.

Speaking time, for instance, is especially brief: ELL students spend, on average, fewer than 90 seconds per day in classroom talk.1 Acknowledging that some of their ELLs were not receiving necessary language practice during school hours, Lennox officials viewed after - school time as an opportunity to help some of their struggling students.

Now is the time to ensure teachers have the professional development they need based on current research, pedagogy and best practices, along with opportunities to strengthen their second language, as well as additional compensation.

Given my background as a Mandarin Chinese speaker it was the perfect opportunity for me to gain work experience in my second language.