Words + Pictures

The Language Magazine - Lina Sun "The recent introduction of [...]

June 4th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bicultural, Bilingual, biliteracy, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Hoover schools start offering Mandarin Chinese as foreign language option

AL.com - Jon Anderson "The Hoover school system this coming [...]

June 3rd, 2015|Categories: Alabama, Brain, Brain development, Childhood Education, China, Chinese, Cognitive Development, Foreign Language, Jobs, Mandarin, School|Tags: Education, School|

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Foreign language learning ‘declining rapidly’ in Wales

BBC - Arwyn Jones "Modern foreign language learning in secondary [...]

June 3rd, 2015|Categories: Education, Foreign Language, Global Economy, Jobs, Second Language, Wales|Tags: Education, School|

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How to Learn 30 Languages

BBC - David Robson "Out on a sunny Berlin balcony, [...]

May 30th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, 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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The humble linguist

The Economist - Staff Writer "SOME people are keen learners [...]

May 30th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, Multilingual, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A Global Education Opens Doors, but Leaves Many Shut Out

The Chronicle of Higher Education - Karin Fischer "Employers say [...]

May 29th, 2015|Categories: Foreign Language, Global, Global Competence, Global Economy, Higher Education, International, Study Abroad|Tags: Education, School|

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Benefits of Foreign Language Education

Public School Review - Grace Chen "While the United States [...]

May 28th, 2015|Categories: Cognitive Development, Cultural Intelligence, Foreign Language, Global, Language Immersion, Skills, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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USD 501 bilingual students head to middle school

The Topeka Capital-Journal - Celia Llopis-Jepsen "Whitson Elementary student Trip [...]

May 27th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Foreign Language, Kansas, Language, Middle School, Spanish|Tags: Education, School|

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Brain Remembers Language Better If You Sing It

VOA - Anna Matteo "Researchers at the University of Edinburgh [...]

May 27th, 2015|Categories: Brain, Childhood Education, Children, Chinese, Foreign Language, Mandarin, Singing, Songs|Tags: Education, School|

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The uncertain future of español in Miami-Dade classrooms

The Miami Herald - Christina Veiga "Aleida Martinez-Molina learned how [...]

May 26th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Florida, Foreign Language, Hispanic, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, Miami, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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