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The Disney Pixar movie “Inside Out” offers viewers a feature-length glimpse inside the emotional life of an 11-year-old Midwestern girl named Riley. When her family…

As classes start up again this fall, it’s a good time to look at classroom rules and the impact they have on student learning. Every…

When people find out that I teach ESL (English as a Second Language), they often ask me the same question: “How can you teach international…

What if you don’t speak the language? You possibly will have noticed that the three examples of how my wife and I bridged the gap…

“What’s with those girls?” Our student ministry building was just across the street from the Dental School of one of the largest universities in the…

Celebrating Important Milestones by Dr. Lloyd and Wilma Mann I met my wife, Wilma, in Costa Rica as a young, single missionary.  Her university training was…

Friendship and an Invitation to Study the Bible When I met Alejandro[1], the first thing I did was get to know him on a purely…

Has your church/ministry decided to start an ESL ministry with the hope of opening doors to share the gospel with non-English-speaking people in the community?  If…

Connecting with the Worship Service Many ESL ministries want to figure out how to best integrate their ESL students into the church. This is a significant…

Caring for older adults in one’s family is often a stressful experience, even under the best of circumstances. When older adults appear to be suffering…

Internationals: Who Are They? How far are the nations from your front porch? They’re closer than you think. The nations are all around us. To…

ESL in the Bible Is ESL in the Bible? Well, sort of. Jesus never really addressed the issue of language teaching, but He did talk…