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Life-Changing Learning
Gayatri Surendranathan recounts scholarship success stories abroad
Arabic
When C.J. Aragon was a high school student in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he never would have guessed he would find himself on a balcony in the Middle East,...
Bulgarian for Beginners
Now that Bulgaria is a full member of the European Union, expect to see its economy boom. Photographs by Athina Kontos
Bulgarian is spoken by 5.4 million people in Bulgaria, or 77% of the population...
Spanish, Arabic, French & Chinese Most Needed in UK
UK Report Identifies Language Needs
Last month, the British Council published a report calling on UK policymakers to introduce a broader range of languages into every child’s education.
“Languages for the Future” identifies (in order of...
Celebrate International Education Week by Applying for High School Study Abroad Scholarships
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsors many programs that are now accepting applications for scholarships that provide American high school students the opportunity to study abroad.
Opportunities include:
The Kennedy-Lugar...
State Dept Scholarships to Study Critical Languages Abroad
About 600 scholarships are available for the 2014-15 academic year for American high school students to study language through the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program. NSLI-Y is funded by the U.S....
Study to Examine Achievement of Bilingual Students
The RAND Corporation, a nonprofit think tank, is studying the effects of dual-language immersion on student achievement in Portland Public Schools with a three-year, $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute...
At the Heart of the Matter is Language
See our upcoming July issue for more on the new initiative to increase support for the Humanities, particularly language and literacy education!
At the Heart of the Matter is Language
In June, the Commission on the...
Project to Research How English is Learned
Why do students from certain countries learn English more easily than students in other places? Why do the most effective strategies for teaching English to Russian and Chinese students differ greatly from those used...
2013 Wish List for World Languages
What could we do this year to improve world language education in the U.S?
The most important factor toward improving language acquisition for our nation lies in our ability to build and support a community...
January 2013
Credit Where Credit's Due
It's been almost a month since Team USA 4th Grade did their coaches, American public school teachers, proud by coming fourth in the world's reading rankings. Yet, there's been very little...
