The
October 2002 issue offers:
FOCUS:
Are all languages descended from a common linguistic ancestor?
David Kaufman reports on research that seeks to discover
the origins of speech. David Crystal discusses language
life, death, and resurrection.
BILINGUALISM: Bilingual employees are good for business
and good for America, says Amado Padilla, who argues
that heritage language speakers should be adequately compensated
for their skills.
SPECIAL REPORT: Steven Donahue examines how computer-driven
semantic tools used to analyze the work of William Shakespeare
can also help language students learn to be better writers.
DIALECTS: Marion Lois Huffines describes the myths
and the realities surrounding the widely recognized German-influenced
dialect of the Pennsylvania Dutch and is pessimistic about its
survival.
HERITAGE
LANGUAGES: Using the Canadian experience, Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen
provides an overview of the responsibilities shared by
society to preserve heritage languages in the community.
James Alatis discusses attempts to preserve Modern Greek
as a heritage language.
ELECTRONIC EDUCATION: Stephen Cervieri and Clark
Egnor assess the benefits of using online learning programs
in the ESL classroom.
Emily Lites examines online teacher training.
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