English as a second language

[MichaelB]

Two of my children also had to take the TOEFL. I think a fair chunk of US born and raised college kids couldn't pass it.

Rich, working with people that are motivated to learn English can be very rewarding. I hope this is a positive experience for you.

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Originally Posted by Bestwifeever No taxpayer money was involved in the ESL tutoring program I was involved with.

Good to hear about this. I am not going to make any friends here with this stance, so I'll get along now, but here is how US funds do sometimes get spent on adult ESL classes. Parents are students in school's ESL classes » The Commercial Appeal

This is the extent of my interest, so I won't be collecting data. Like Brewer suggests, who cares, just try to get as much as we can for our own accounts and the accounts of our families. Après nous, le deluge.

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[Calico]

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Originally Posted by MichaelB Two of my children also had to take the TOEFL. I think a fair chunk of US born and raised college kids couldn't pass it. Rich, working with people that are motivated to learn English can be very rewarding. I hope this is a positive experience for you.

I think you are correct about this. I think the same can be said of the citizenship test folks have to take. Many years ago I worked for an immigration attorney, and many of our clients were studying for the citizenship exam. I remember seeing the questions, and being very glad I didn't have to pass the test!