Private Schools Must Stop Snubbing Language Learning Policy
analysis By Judith Nakayiza, Makerere University and Medadi Ssentanda Private schools are becoming ubiquitous across Africa. Research has shown that their growth, although it has positive effects, is also problematic because many private schools are being set up without proper [...]
More funding for learning of mother tongue languages in Singapore
MOE has raised the funding commitment for the mother tongue language learning and promotion committees.PHOTO: ST FILE SINGAPORE – Three committees that aim to encourage the learning and use of Chinese, Malay and Tamil here will get a 50 per [...]
Learning center features language immersion preschool, Spanish lessons
WEST CHESTER TWP. — A new business is hoping that parents will give their child a bilingual education to give them the greatest advantage in the rapidly expanding global community. La Casita Learning Center, which touts itself as “Cincinnati’s first [...]
Language learning platform Duolingo launches in the Arab world
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Speak Up: Supporting Online Language Learning with In-Person Programs
Presented by: EBSCO, Rosetta Stone and Library Journal Event Date & Time: Thursday, September 17th, 2015, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PT With 311 languages spoken in the United States, few, if any, [...]
The benefits of learning in a second language outweigh the negatives
My eight-year-old son has been attending a Cantonese school but has just got a place at an international school. His English skills are not that good, and I’m worried that he won’t keep up with his classmates. He is upset [...]
How diplomats learn so many new languages in a short amount of time
Fluent in 3 Months/Shawn KobbShawn Kobb. This post was written by Shawn Kobb and was originally published by Fluent in 3 Months. Shawn Kobb has been with the U.S. Foreign Service for nearly 8 years and has served in Ukraine, The [...]
Learning to speak the language of cats: How they’re actually telling humans …
Some time ago, I delivered a cat into this world and now I am raising him because he is my son and I am his mother. (That’s the truth — please don’t dispute my personal history in the comments.) The [...]
Teachers connect with language learners with strategy and purpose
Amy Peddie had a hand in shaping Southport High School’s program to help kids learn to speak English, but she almost said no to working with language learners at all. “I don’t know how,” She remembered thinking. “I’ve never taught [...]
Learning Council votes to extend reach of parents’ English language program
A Learning Community program that teaches South Omaha immigrant parents to speak English and helps them understand the school system has been so effective, officials say, that they’re expanding it. Members of the Learning Community Council voted 12-0 Thursday night [...]