Lack of languages stifles Brits and Americans

The Guardian - Harriet Swain "In America, academics produced a [...]

July 9th, 2014|Categories: Bilingual, Culture, Foreign Language, Global Economy, Jobs, Second Language, United Kingdom, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Wanting it enough: why motivation is the key to language learning

The Guardian - Alison Mackey "Second language professionals, after explaining [...]

July 7th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Foreign, Foreign Language, Great Britain (UK), Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Children take two extra languages in their stride

Swiss Info - Sonia Fenazzi "The researchers add that children [...]

July 5th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Dual-language, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, French, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Switzerland, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Programs promote bilingualism in several states

Yakima Herald - Gosia Wozniacka "Dual-language programs have gained in [...]

July 4th, 2014|Categories: Bilingual, Dual-language, Foreign Language, Global Economy, Language Immersion, Multiculturalism, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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Success demands foreign language education

Delmarva Now - Spencer Tilghman "As Americans, we must teach [...]

July 4th, 2014|Categories: Early Education, Foreign Language, Global Economy, Language Immersion, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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The Unfortunate Monolingual American

Education Week - Kaitlin Thomas "In the international community, desire [...]

July 3rd, 2014|Categories: Bilingual, Foreign Language, Global Economy, Multiculturalism, Multilingual, Second Language, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Springfield school system’s Chinese immersion camp prepares kids for global economy

Mass Live - Carolyn Robbins "StarTalk, the Chinese Immersion summer [...]

July 3rd, 2014|Categories: Chinese, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, Foreign Language, Global Economy, Language Immersion, Mandarin, summer|Tags: Education, School|

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Asian Immersion Schools Surge in Popularity to Meet Demand

NBC News - Aimee Phan "Christine Wu-Dittmar is one of [...]

July 2nd, 2014|Categories: Education, Foreign Language, Language Immersion, Mandarin|Tags: Education, School|

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Bilingualists have the better brain

I-Africa - Staff Writer "The research aimed to answer the [...]

July 1st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Bilingual, Brain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How Learning a Second Language Teaches Better Communication Skills

Business 2 Community - Kyle McClure "One thing that never [...]

June 30th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain, Childhood Education, Children, Communication, Current Events, Dual-language, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Second Language, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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