I'm a teacher in Australia and have many ESL students in my class. I'm wondering about some of the bridges that people who learn english as second language have to face. Racism? Discrimination? Bias? Ethnocentricity? Stereotyping?

I'm interested to here some personal experiences so that i can undertsand how my students are feeling. If you have any suggestions as to how to help them feel more comfortable in the classroomand the other students be more accpeting please let me know.

Thanx