Lack of language skills is diminishing Britain’s voice in the world

The Guardian - Daniel Boffey "Eighteen months ago, William Hague [...]

August 18th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Foreign, Foreign Language, Great Britain (UK), Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Introduce bilingualism to children at early age: Lee Kuan Yew

Channel NewsAsia - Imelda Saad "Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan [...]

August 16th, 2013|Categories: Bilingual, Childhood Education, Language, Preschool, Second Language, Singapore|Tags: Education, School|

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A Global School for a Global Age

Education Week - Yvonne Chan "Today, more than ever, America's [...]

August 14th, 2013|Categories: Foreign Language, Global Economy, Language, Language Immersion, Mandarin, Spanish, World Knowledge|Tags: Education, School|

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Confound It! The Mathematics of Learning Language

Scientific American - Jennifer Ouellette "Yes, there is a math [...]

August 12th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Physics, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Helping students learn the language of science

NSTA Blog - Mary Bigelow "Science students at all grade [...]

August 11th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Chinese Speakers In US Jump 360 Percent In 30 Years

International Business Times - Michelle FlorCruz "As China continues to [...]

August 9th, 2013|Categories: China, Chinese, Language, Mandarin, Skills, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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UB program to fill demand for teachers of Chinese

UB Reporter - Charles Anzalone "“Chinese is increasingly important to [...]

August 8th, 2013|Categories: China, Chinese, Communication, Culture, Education, Foreign Language, Global Economy, Language, Students|Tags: Education, School|

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Mandarin becomes priority

China Daily - Zhang Yunbi "China is training more Mandarin [...]

August 7th, 2013|Categories: China, Chinese, Language, Mandarin, Pakistan, School, Teacher|Tags: Education, School|

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Bilingual learning, from an early age

Telluride Daily Planet - Katie Klingsporn "It used to be [...]

August 2nd, 2013|Categories: Bilingual, Colorado, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion|Tags: Education, School|

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Positive Signs for Foreign-Language Acquisition

Education Week - Walt Gardner "For too long, the U.S. [...]

August 1st, 2013|Categories: Foreign Language, Global Economy, Language, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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