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Congratulations to our Newest TESL Graduates!

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TLC recently held graduation for its newest group of graduates from the Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) certification program. TLC’s teacher certification course (now presented online) offers 150 hours of instruction, far beyond the standard 100 hours, and includes a 30-hour, in-person teaching practicum.

Executive Director Janice Rodriguez told graduates, “What you are doing for English language learners can be life changing. As you know, being able to communicate effectively in English opens doors. It sets the speaker on the path for success, gives them the confidence to develop personally and professionally, and for those learning in the U.S., makes life here in the United States become more like home.”

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Wordle In Other Languages!

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By now, almost everyone has at least heard of the addictive letter guessing game Wordle, whether you play it or not. It is so popular, that it is being copied in other languages. Here’s just a few of them for you to practice your vocabulary with. If you don’t see your language, you can search the internet – it is probably there!

 

Find the right Wordle for you!

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทย Play Wordle in French

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นย Play Wordle in Italian

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธย Play Wordle in Spanish

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทย Play Wordle in Portuguese

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชย Play Wordle in Swedish

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชย Play Wordle in German

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดย Play Wordle in Norwegian

๐Ÿด๓ ต๓ ณ๓ จ๓ ฉ๓ ฟย Play Wordle in Hawaiian

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TLC Executive Director Participates in National Language Advocacy Day

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TLC Executive Director Janice Rodriguez participated as a member of the Tennessee delegation for the “Virtual Language Advocacy Days 2022: Language at the Intersection” held Feb. 2-4. The annual event is sponsored by the JNCL-NCLIS (Join National Committee for Languages and the National Council for Languages and International Studies).

Janice and the Tennessee delegation met with legislative representatives from the offices of Tennessee’s U.S. Senators Bill Hagerty and Marsha Blackburn, and U.S. Representatives Mark Green, Jim Cooper, and Tim Burchett, to discuss the most pressing issues facing language education policy. Of particular interest to TLC was JNCL-NCLIS’s support for the passage of the Senate version of the Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act (HR 2940/S. 1453) and the authorization of the Biliteracy Educational Seal and Teaching (BEST) Act (S. 680/HR 1731).