Immigrants should teach their children their native language
Immigrants and other people who speak a different language should speak to their children in that language, so their children can reap the benefits of bilinguality.
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Student Activist Groups Coming for City Supervisors
City College faculty, students, and student groups organized a protest at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center on June 22. Protesters expressed their anger regarding the recent decision to forgo the lease for the college’s Fort Mason campus, the removal of ESL and OLAD programs, and the disinvestment i
The Survival of City College’s Fort Mason and Civic Center Looks Grim
City College’s administration plans to eliminate more classes from its course catalog, even after the “Midnight Masscare.” English as a Second Language and Older Adults Learning courses are being decimated one by one. The Higher Education Action Team (HEAT) held a caravan protest to combat the grim
Project SHINE Connects Language Coaches to Immigrant Community
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mmaynardfrank@aol.com claudiadrdul@gmail.com
During the age of Donald Trump, immigrants across the United States are threatened with harassment and violence simply for not being fluent in English. City College’s Project SHINE (Students Helping in the Naturalization of Elders) program works to assist returning students in
Part Time ESL Instructors Fight for Equal Treatment
By Margaret Weir
Kate Frei and Barbara Knox were among over 80 teachers and students chanting in both English and Chinese at City College’s Chinatown campus on Wednesday, April 27.
Frei and Knox are English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers at Chinatown campus. Despite the pouring rain, spirits
Overflow crowd meets and greets new President of Campus and Centers Virginia Parras
By Alex Lamp
The Guardsman
Mission center students and faculty squeezed in to meet and greet City College’s newly appointed President of Campus and Centers, Virginia Parras on Oct. 22.
The City College community was eager to receive Parras and her new plans to enhance the Mission Center. More
Instructor wins international TESOL award
By Elisabetta Silvestro
The Guardsman
City College ESL instructor Ann Fontanella has been awarded Teacher of the Year by TESOL International Association. Students and teachers celebrated the May 6 event at the Downtown campus.
Fontanella has been teaching English as a second language at City College for 16 years and