this article on teaching programming to non-native English speakers is super helpful http://pgbovine.net/non-native-english-speakers-learning-programming-paper.htm I definitely struggle with this in my own teaching, and it's doubly difficult because so much of what I teach is specifically *about* English. nevertheless I've been trying lately to engineer more opportunities for my students to make work in and about other languages
pgbovine.netPhilip Guo - Non-Native English Speakers Learning Computer Programming: Barriers, Desires, and Design Opportunities
Proverbially kicking myself for not getting over to meet pg when he was in town.