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Dual-language Programs Improve Reading Skills
According to a recent study, the first of its kind and scale, students enrolled in dual-language immersions programs, in which students are taught in both English and a second language, outperform their single-language peers by...
California’s Revival
Kristal Bivona revels in the Golden State's return from the wilderness of monolingualism
Nearly two decades after Proposition 227 crippled the state's efforts to offer inclusive education, the California legislature is now at the forefront...
Steps to a New World Order
Joaquín Fernández-Castro offers structural changes to improve world language programs in public and private schools in the U.S.
World languages, now more than ever, play an important role in our increasingly interconnected economy and global...
Mexican Revival
Students describe why learning Spanish in Mexico should be on your agenda
According to the Institute of International Education's annual report, the 2015 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, the number of U.S. students...
Will Every Student Succeed?
America's new federal education bill has grand aspirations, but will it live up to them?
In December, President Obama signed the new iteration of the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). This legislation, called...
Toward Biliteracy: Spanish and Californian Trajectories
As demands grow for biliteracy in California, Cynthia García Dehbozorgi and Nehemias Giménez García compare the state’s initiatives to those of Spain
Surprisingly, one of the oldest bilingual-education programs in what is today the U.S....
December 2015
Monolingual Hubris
As more and more evidence emerges to support the assertion that learning another language improves cognition, earning potential, and health—and may even make people happier—there seems to be no rational argument for anglophone...
South America’s City of Light
Buenos Aires is often described as the Paris of the South, which makes it a fascinating Spanish-immersion destination
From fabulous tango shows to soccer (fútbol) matches with roaring crowds, there are few cities in the...
Events Calendar
December 2015
3-4 ICNLP 2015: International Conference on Natural Language Processing, Penang, Malaysia
http://waset.org/conference/2015/12/penang/ICNLP
3-5 California School Boards Assn San Diego, CA
http://aec.csba.org
3-5 TESOL Regional Conference: Excellence in Language Instruction: Supporting Classroom Teaching and Learning,...
November 2015
All Language Learning Is Critical
Nearly every educational commentary, report, or study published over the last few years seems to stress the importance of 21st-century learning skills, but few are specific as to what these...