Depending on whether you’re speaking in a classroom or in a kitchen, the English you use changes. When you’re chatting with friends, you may use slang and the names of household items. Your words may be a little unclear, but you can use body language and facial expressions to clarify your story. You can play […]

Interview and article by Tashanna Johnson, UMass Amherst Community Engagement Course: Multilingualism and Literacy, spring 2022 Robin Smither is a volunteer tutor at ILI who volunteers in order to, as she says, “help others through service.” Robin, who graduated from high school this past spring, has been volunteering at the Amherst Survival Center for years, […]

Rebecca Chazin is a Colorado native that headed East for the green trees of Western Massachusetts, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Economics & Environmental Science & Policy from Smith College. After 9 wonderful years in the Valley she left to pursue a lifelong dream of living abroad. Since 2016 she has lived in […]