Sandy Cutshall
Sandy Cutshall is the editor of The Language Educator, a position she has held since the magazine launched in 2006. She also served as managing editor for Foreign Language Annals from 2003-06, and has over 20 years of experience writing and editing for nonprofit and educational organizations. She teaches English as a second language and U.S. citizenship preparation to adults through Mountain View-Los Altos Adult Education in Mountain View, Calif., where she has worked since 2000.
Articles by Sandy Cutshall
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But what can they do? Measuring English proficiency in real-world situations
Wednesday, March 12, 2014Trust — but verify. We trust that English language learners are gaining something through their studies, but how do we verify what they actually can do with their language skills? We may believe that a job candidate has the language ability to take a certain position, but where is the proof?