Top 10 Christmas presents for language learners – in pictures

The Guardian - Holly Young "If someone you know has [...]

December 16th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, 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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The Language of Life: The gift of language

The News and Observer - Angela Jackson "I was recently [...]

December 15th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The age of Mandarin is upon us

The Mail & Guardian - Sipho Kings "Chinese nationals are [...]

December 14th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Africa, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Chinese, Current Events, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, Mandarin, News, South Africa, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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It Pays to Increase Your Word Power

Education Next - Robert Pondiscio "When it comes to vocabulary, [...]

December 13th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Vocabulary, Word Comprehension, Word Gap|Tags: Education, schools|

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Bilinguals More Efficient at Higher-Level Brain Functions, Study Says

Latin Post - Nicole Akoukou Thompson "Bilingual people are more [...]

December 12th, 2014|Categories: Bilingual, Brain, Language, Research|Tags: Education, School|

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7 Benefits Of Being Bilingual or Speaking More Than One Language (Besides Being More Attractive)

Bustle - Amanda Chatel "...speaking more than one language is [...]

December 12th, 2014|Categories: Bilingual, Brain, Brain development and Language, Cultural Intelligence, Culture, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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3 Ways Learning a Language Could Boost Your Career

Pay Scale - Gina Belli "The world has changed so [...]

December 7th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Career, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Jobs, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Learning a Second Language: First-Rate Exercise for the Brain

Bio Science Technology - Staff Writer "The brain is so [...]

December 6th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Which language should bilingual parents teach their children? Research says both

KTAR News - KELSEY CLARK "Parents face a variety of [...]

December 5th, 2014|Categories: Bilingual, biliteracy, Brain, Foreign Language, Language, Parenting, Parents|Tags: Education, School|

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Being bilingual: Is it ever better to learn to speak one language over another?

Chicago Now - Aimee Thompson "...what should drive us to [...]

December 4th, 2014|Categories: Bilingual, Education, Foreign Language, Global Citizenship, Global Competence, Global Economy, Language, Multilingual, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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