New bilingual Mandarin-English nursery prepares children for a world with China as an economic superpower

DayNurseries.co.uk - Ellie Spanswick "Earlier this year, father of one, [...]

August 6th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, China, Dual-language, Economy, Foreign Language, Language Immersion, Mandarin|Tags: Education, School|

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Study Abroad: Developing Global Competencies

Homeroom - Rachel Warner "Globally competent people have knowledge about [...]

August 6th, 2015|Categories: Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, Foreign Language, Global, Global Competence, International, Jobs, Knowledge, Study Abroad, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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The earlier a second language is learnt the better

Day Nurseries - Richard Howard "According to British Council research, [...]

August 4th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, England, Foreign Language, Great Britain (UK), Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Will S.T.E.A.M. improve employment prospects for college graduates?

News Herald - Juliann Talkington Close to half of the [...]

August 4th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Arts, College and Career Readiness, College/University, Computer Science, Creativity, Current Events, Education, Employment, Engineering, Foreign Language, Global Competence, Graduates, Innovation, Jobs, Juliann Talkington, Math, Science, STEM, Talkington, United States, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Language barriers hinder supply chain

The Strategic Sourceror - Staff Writer "With the multitude of [...]

July 31st, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Business, Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Foreign Language, Global Economy, International, Language, Second Language, Skills, United States (U.S.), Workforce|Tags: Education, School|

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American Academy Of Arts & Sciences To Conduct First National Study On Foreign Language Learning In More Than 30 Years

PR Newswire - Staff Writer "The American Academy of Arts [...]

July 30th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Bilingual, Education, Foreign Language, Global, Global Economy, International, Language, Learning, Second Language, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Ciao, Hola, Salaam: Hundreds of Durham kids learning new languages this summer

DurhamRegion.com - Jillian Follert "Hannah Sorbilli wants to chat with [...]

July 29th, 2015|Categories: Education, Family, Foreign Language, International, North Carolina, Parents, Second Language, Summer program|Tags: Education, School|

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Scots primary children will soon learn Mandarin

The Scotsman - LUCINDA CAMERON "The classrooms support Scotland’s 1+2 [...]

July 28th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Chinese, Foreign Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, School, School District, Scotland|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why schools are rushing to hire more bilingual teachers

Fusion - Casey Tolan "As more and more students who [...]

July 28th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, School, School District, Teacher, Teacher Salary, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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It’s never too late to learn a second language: Lloyd E. Sheaffer

Penn Live - Lloyd E. Sheaffer "Our preparations have always [...]

July 27th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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