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Choosing the Right TESOL Certificate
by Christine Knorr, WAL Director So you’ve decided that you want to teach English to adults? You might even know exactly where yo…
Lunch Bites and “Teach & Eat” Episodes at WAL – It’s Nice When the Tables are Turned!
Photo above: Richa and Darshini entertained staff and students with their Indian recipes. by Debbie Chan, WAL Student Activities C…
ACTFL Workshops Coming to CityU
By WAL Staff Here at WAL, we are proud to announce that we were selected to host a Summer Institute for the American Council on th…
In My Students’ Shoes: A Language Teacher’s Perspective
by Hong Ying Douglas, ESL Faculty I have always loved the French culture, movies, and language, but I did not want to take on the…
TESOL: Jobs, jobs, jobs, but no takers!
by Christine Knorr, MA TESOL, Director of Washington Academy of Languages As Director of the TESOL Certificate Program, I am alway…
Volunteer Minute with WAL at Seattle Urban Academy – Looking Back with Joy
by Debbie Chan, Student Services & Activities Coordinator, Washington Academy of Languages (WAL) We always hear that a way to a ma…
WAL’s Lunch Bunch for Foodies: Seriously Loving Food Enough to Write About It
by Debbie Chan, Washington Academy of Languages, Student Services & Activities Coordinator A small group of WAL FOODIES (those who…
Travel lover earns her master’s degree on the road
Christina Tkacs took a five-month motorcycle trip through Central and South America with her husband, and not only did she take in…
Teacher from Taiwan earns TESOL certificate from CityU
Kay Le traveled to Seattle to study in CityU’s TESOL Summer Intensive program in order to expand her skill set and learn new teach…
Volunteering in the Community – Shifting Into Something New
by Debbie Chan, Student Activities Coordinator Recently at WAL, we decided to try a new approach to activities. We noticed that th…