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English as a second language student Anjelica Oros smiles while in class Sept. 2 at the Avon Library. Oros is from Mexico City. Literacy Project teacher Ben Broder, right, watches as a student writes a sentence in English on the board at the Avon Library.ALLAN C. Robles, who writes a regular column for the South China Morning Post, observes: "Once, Filipinos liked to say theirs was the third-largest English-speaking country in the world, after the United States and Britain.The LPGA wants all its golfers to speak English. The LPGA wants that so badly it threatened to suspend those who refused to get with the program. But after backlash from sponsors and criticism from players, the LPGA backed away from its draconian plan. That doesn't mean the plan was entirely wrong, and the LPGA plans to revisit and perhaps revise it.The classroom was lined with green alphabet cards and chalkboards with English phrases. There were tables with 35 neatly organized packets filled with class materials in the YWCA Elgin Family Literacy orientation meeting.The headlines have focused on the cutbacks and reductions, but in Newton and other suburban communities, there is an area of the public schools that is quietly growing: services for students who are learning to speak English.Fall is traditionally the time for children and adults alike to embrace new opportunities for learning, whether it be in a formal school setting or a community education situation.Approximately 85 students earned their General Educational Development (GED) credentials through the Murray County Adult Learning Center last year, and the instruction is continuing in a classroom inside Old Eton Elementary School.The LPGA Tour backed off a plan to require players to speak English or face suspensions, with LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens saying Friday that a punishment-free program would be adopted.Hassan Warsame's command of English goes no further than three basic questions:A booklet containing guidelines on planning and teaching and assessing English with particular reference to students with moderate learning difficulties (MLD). It includes descriptions of students’ attainment showing progress up to level 1 of the National Curriculum, which can be used to recognise attainment and structure teaching during key stages 1-4.
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