Ms. Deborah Frisch

My name is Deborah Frisch, and I've taught English as a Second Language in New York, Cancún Mexico, California, and in short stints in Germany and throughout Central and South America.
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Deborah Frisch, M.A.Ed.
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Deborah Frisch grew up in a family where appreciation for other languages and cultures was shared like salsa and chips.After earning her Masters in Teaching ESL in New York, she founded and directed Escuela Xicalango, for 25 years the top language school in Cancún, Mexico.She's had fun playing language games with learners from five to seventy-five, in New York, California, Mexico and throughout Latin America.At present she's dividing her efforts between a ¡BINGLéS! workbook with additional games and activities, ¡Lotería!Bingo for Learning Spanish and junior versions of both games.Deborah lives with her multilingual family, dog and cockatiels in Berkeley, CA.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Deborah Frischinfo@xicalangopress.com

PO Box 7516Berkeley, CA 94707USA

Xicalango Press director Deborah Frisch, M.A. TESL, has taught ESL since the 70's, in New York, Mexico and California."We mostly use language for personal interaction," says Frisch."Why not study it that way?"Ms. Frisch was twice awarded the Michael Jordan/NEA Grant for the Improvement of Education.She has taught on every level from kindergarten to university.Frisch's language academy in Cancún, México, Escuela Xicalango, provided services to the working community there for 24 years.

A successful Cancún student told Frisch ironically, "You didn't teach me English.La Lotería taught me English," and a light bulb switched on for her: People can teach each other new languages, if they have pronunciation models, and the right games to play!

Xicalango Press director Deborah Frisch, M.A. TESL, has taught ESL since the 70's, in New York, Mexico and California."We mostly use language for personal interaction," says Frisch."Why not study it that way?"Ms. Frisch was twice awarded the Michael Jordan/NEA Grant for the Improvement of Education.She has taught on every level from kindergarten to university.Frisch's language academy in Cancún, México, Escuela Xicalango, provided services to the working community there for 24 years.

A successful Cancún student told Frisch ironically, "You didn't teach me English.La Lotería taught me English," and a light bulb switched on for her: People can teach each other new languages, if they have pronunciation models, and the right games to play!