English Learning Insights
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Qatari Teaching Assistant’s Observations of American ESL Teachers
By Al Maha Al-Merekhi (Republished with permission from the – WATESOL Newsletter Summer 2022) As a teaching assistant at Qatar University, I had the opportunity to continue my higher education. Georgetown University was…
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ELC Students Explore DC History at the Apple Carnegie Library
Standing just a block from Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies building downtown is a white, traditional, and altogether out of place building. It shines out, a lone classical structure surrounded by a…
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Mandy Kama Celebrates 31 Years of Service to the English Language Center
Congratulations to Ms. Kama! After 31 years of service to Georgetown, she retired from the university this fall. Here is a look back at her 31 years. Mandy Kama first arrived at Georgetown…
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American Conversational English Alumni Testimonial: Sandra Sampaio
I was a proud Georgetown English Language Center (ELC) student from 2017 through 2019. In the summer of 2020, I attended the (Virtual) American Conversational English (ACE) program. My time as an ELC…
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Lessons to Learn From: Music in the English Language Center Classroom
In the first edition of “Lessons to Learn From,” we explore the work of professors in Georgetown’s English Language Center who creatively integrate music into their lesson plans. Professor Glen Penrod’s Lessons for…
