Foreign language skills important in our global environment

Delaware Online - Dr. Annette Giesecke "Fluency in a foreign [...]

May 5th, 2016|Categories: Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Cultural Intelligence, Culture, Foreign Language, Global, Multiculturalism, Problem-solving, Reading, Skills, World languages|Tags: Education, School|

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Chinese language education lays solid foundation for future U.S.-China relations

Ecns.cn - Xinhua "Encouraging more American students to study Chinese [...]

May 4th, 2016|Categories: China, Chinese, Culture, Foreign Language, Language, Mandarin, Study Abroad, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Opinion: The importance of international education on global mobility

Human Capital Magazine - Staff Writer "This is a unique [...]

May 3rd, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Feature: Chinese language learning open doors for American students

Xinhua Net - Li Ming and Xu Jing "When Fuschi [...]

May 1st, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Chicago, Childhood Education, Children, Chinese, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Illinois, Language, language and academic achievement, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The key to learning a new skill? Wanting it badly enough

The Guardian - Matthew Youlden "Imagine I gave you a [...]

April 30th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Learning a language can boost mental agility in just one week

CTV News - Staff Writer " A new study has [...]

April 29th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Cognitive Development, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Instilling success through languages

KPNX - JR Cardenas & Christopher Latella "If Spanish is [...]

April 28th, 2016|Categories: Education, Foreign Language, Language Immersion, Mandarin, Spanish, World languages|Tags: Education, School|

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The Future Speaks Chinese

Asia Society - Jeff Wang "Foreign language study isn't just [...]

April 27th, 2016|Categories: Career, China, Chinese, Culture, Foreign Language, Global, Globalized World, Mandarin, Students, United States (U.S.), World languages|Tags: Education, School|

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Short-term language learning aids mental agility, study suggests

Medical Xpress - Staff Writer "Mental agility can be boosted [...]

April 27th, 2016|Categories: attention span, Brain, Foreign Language, Language, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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Music exposure benefits babies’ brains

The Medical News Daily - Yvette Brazier "Early music training [...]

April 26th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Learning, Music, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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