Too scared to learn: ESL teachers play key role in helping newcomers adjust

IF YOU VISIT ACROSS BOUNDARIES DURING single OF Caroline Fei-Yeng Kwok's adult ESL classes, chances are you'll be accosted by a familiar tune upon the piano and several voices crooning somewhat not on key, followed by a chorus of laughter. "Song are real effective in learning a next to the first language and provide a relaxing learning environment," says Kwok an ESL teacher at the Toronto ethno-racial community mental health midst "Music also helps students reach on the outside from the withdrawal that can accrue from illness or social isolation."

Every year, between 200000 and 225000 newcomer arrive in Canada, according to