
Richard McDorman appeared as an invited guest expert on Spanish-language television network Telemundo’s reality singing contest “Yo Me Llamo” on Sunday, October 14, 2012.

Richard McDorman appeared as an invited guest expert on Spanish-language television network Telemundo’s reality singing contest “Yo Me Llamo” on Sunday, October 14, 2012.
Richard McDorman’s position on the use of African American English (AAE) in the public schools, publicly announced on December 6, 2010: I believe that optimal learning outcomes can only be reached by explicitly acknowledging the distinctiveness and validity of both AAE and Standard English (SE). A primary goal of our schools should be the encouragement…
In April 2015, inlingua International, headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, published English 5, an advanced-level English as a Second Language (ESL) textbook used at more than 300 inlingua Language Centers around the world. The student textbook (pictured at left) and supporting materials, which include audio CDs with listening activities and a teacher’s edition (the Trainer Resource Pack),…
Yo en el fondo del marBy Alfonsina Storni (from Mundo de siete pozos, 1934) Translation by Richard E. McDorman© 2011 Me at the Bottom of the Sea(from World of Seven Wells, 1934) At the bottom of the seais a housemade of glass, at the edgeof a coral-linedstreet. A big golden fishcomes to greet meat five;…
For the full article from the Miami Herald, click here: Language Lessons at Work LANGUAGE LESSONS AT WORK BY SABINE LOUISSAINT ADULT ED For most people, lunch time is an occasion to take a break from a busy day, dine with friends and colleagues or run personal errands. But for co-workers Judson Fidler, Jehan Said and…
I am pleased to announce that this short course in African-American English (AAE) for language instructors is now available to the public at large. I created this course as part of the final project during the capstone course in my Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degree program in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in English as…
DreamtigersBy Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) Translation by Richard E. McDorman © 2011 Dedicated to all those who’ve ever wondered what a howdah is … Dreamtigers When I was a child, I fervently worshiped the tiger—not the spotted tiger from the floating hyacinths of the Parana and the Amazonian wilds, but the striped tiger, Asiatic and…