List of Advanced (C-Level) Passages for English-Language Learners
This is a list of advanced (C-level) passages for English-language learners ( ELLs). Language-learning topics focus on English, but they apply to learners of any language. Passages cover a variety of interesting topics.
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Advanced (C-Level)
Beyond Transportation: How Car Culture Defines Modern American Life
(Intermediate/advanced level) Explore how car culture fundamentally defines how Americans live, work, and interact with their communities. Why is owning “the right car” so important to many Americans? Read the passage…
Language Bias and Discrimination
(Intermediate/advanced level) Language biases exist against people with certain speech characteristics. Such biases can have serious consequences. Read the passage…
Level of Formality in American Language and Culture
(Intermediate/Advanced Reading Level) What level of formality is appropriate in the US so you can avoid social blunders? Read the passage…
What is Grammar (for a linguist)?
(Intermediate/Adv. Reading Level) Grammar means something different for linguists and the layperson. Read the passage…
Accents and Idiolects
(Intermediate/Advanced) Franco explains what accents and idiolects are and draws on his own experiences to discuss their sociolinguistic nature. Read the passage…
5 Steps to Break through the Socio-Cultural Bubble
Building on the previous passage (below), Franco discusses 5 steps for language learners to “break through the bubble” and increase their chances of learning a local language. Read the passage…
Learning English in the United States and the Socio‑Cultural Bubble
(A Case Study)
Learn how language learners can sometimes isolate themselves from the speakers and culture. Read the passage…
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