REDLANDS: Professor studies bilingual language learning in infants
10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS Children are like sponges at learning a second language and that ability can be developed before they begin to walk according to the study, “Bilingual language learning: An ERP [...]
Bilingual Language Learning Study: Benefits to Exposing Children to More Than One Language in Their First Year of Life
Press Release Source: University of Redlands On Monday August 29, 2011, 8:31 pm EDT REDLANDS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– In the contact information, the email address of Patricia Zurita should read: public_relations@redlands.edu (sted publicrelations@redlands.edu). The corrected release reads: BILINGUAL LANGUAGE LEARNING STUDY: [...]
General Dynamics Awarded Foreign Language Training Support Services Contract
Company or Organisation Portrait:The DLIFLC is a multi-service educational and research institution charged with providing culturally based foreign language education, training, evaluation, research and sustainment for active and reserve components, foreign military students, civilian personnel working in the federal government [...]
Whitesboro library gives patrons access to online language-learning program
For library card holders in the Whitesboro area, learning a language just became more accessible and free. The Dunham Public Library recently acquired an online language-learning program, providing instruction in 34 foreign languages and 15 English as a second language [...]
Bilingual Language Learning Study: Benefits to Exposing Children to More Than One Language in Their First Year of Life
Press Release Source: University of Redlands On Monday August 29, 2011, 8:31 pm EDT REDLANDS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– In the contact information, the email address of Patricia Zurita should read: public_relations@redlands.edu (sted publicrelations@redlands.edu). The corrected release reads: BILINGUAL LANGUAGE LEARNING STUDY: [...]
Foreign Language Teachers association to meet in Rochester
The New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers, Inc. will have their annual conference this fall in Rochester. The conference co-sponsored by the Classical Association of the Empire State will be Oct. 14 to 16. The 94th annual conference [...]
Infants are quick to pick up languages
Infants have a remarkable prowess at learning a second language, but that ability begins to fade as early as their first birthdays, according to a new study. In the current study, babies from monolingual (English or Spanish) and bilingual (English [...]
Philippines: Language and learning – for whom?
An essay published in the online edition of The Manila Bulletin which dwells on and is titled “Language, learning, identity, privilege” is eliciting strong opinions from Filipino netizens. The essay’s publication is timely as the Philippines marks “Buwan ng Wika” [...]
Free Mandarin Chinese course (the musical language), to be offered at Eton …
Eton Institute, UAE’s largest language training and professional development centre is offering a free Chinese (Mandarin) course to the public in celebration of the launch of its Mandarin Phrasebooks on Amazon. The free Mandarin Chinese course will be conducted free [...]
Philippines: Language and learning – for whom?
An essay published in the online edition of The Manila Bulletin which dwells on and is titled “Language, learning, identity, privilege” is eliciting strong opinions from Filipino netizens. The essay’s publication is timely as the Philippines marks “Buwan ng Wika” [...]