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Whether we’re developing strategies to support multilingual learners or exploring the impact of language on educational outcomes, we provide educators with the tools and knowledge to enhance their teaching practices.
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Advancing language education and research through impactful community initiatives.
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PEDAL: Practical English for Daily Living
PEDAL: Practical English for Daily Living offers free English as a Second Language adult classes taught by students in the TESOL program. It provides courses for family members of staff, students, professors, scholars, and post-docs at Penn, as well as Community courses for West Philadelphians.
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Working Papers in Educational Linguistics
Working Papers in Educational Linguistics is a student-managed journal focused on the many areas of research within educational linguistics.
Education Linguistics News
The newly named office in Catalyst @ Penn GSE merges the expertise and expands the impact of two offices: the Penn Literacy Network and the Center for Professional Learning.
From first-time presenters to seasoned scholars, the Penn GSE community showed up big at AERA 2025 with fresh ideas and powerful conversations.
Arrington aims to inspire students to think independently and be creative while demystifying and critically examining academic institutions’ expectations for writing and literacy.
The Practical English for Daily Living (PEDAL) program at Penn GSE provides an opportunity for TESOL students to practice their teaching with language learners across the University and around the world.
As teachers and researchers, Penn GSE alumni are at the forefront of the movement to educate savvy news readers who can parse fact from partisan fiction.
Nelson Flores’ Becoming the System examines how bilingual education has historically framed Latinx students through a deficit lens, urging new narratives that empower students to define their own identities.
The institutions’ memorandum of understanding is being renewed following a literacy and community engagement research conference held at Penn Oct. 14–15.
Educators face mounting challenges navigating political and social discourse, and this fall will test them. Abby Reisman offers four ways to open classroom conversations.
K–12 and college educators discussed the promise and pitfalls of AI at the conference.