The rules of language are as varied as the number of languages in the world. In Chinese there are no articles (a/an/the). In Spanish, one adds the plural “s” not only to nouns but to the adjectives that precede them....

Before I even entered Queens College, I had meticulously planned my four-year academic itinerary, consisting mainly of English and Science classes. My plan seemed set in stone, but unexpectedly I found myself teaching for an English 110 class as a student. OK, so I was just a Teacher’s Assistant, but the experience of viewing the classroom from the perspective of a teacher has helped me understand the struggles of the numerous multilingual students....

I hear the whispers: “My students are totally illiterate.” In back alleys: “If I hear ‘you know’ or ‘like’ out of their mouths one more time….”....

J’ai toujours pensé que j’étais compatissant aux difficultés de mes étudiants dont les langues maternelles n’étaient pas l’anglais....