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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...
November 2015
Fact or FICTION: The PLOT thickens Stephen Krashen argues that self-selected pleasure reading of fiction is key to complex text comprehension for first- and second-language learners
Skills for a Multilingual, Global Learning Community Edynn Sato...
Miami Schools Pursuing Quality Bilingual Education
Since the Miami-Dade School district in Florida postponed a scheduled change in the methodology of teaching foreign languages, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has announced plans to launch a new graduate-certificate program for teachers and undertake a $4...
Investing in German
Why and where to learn the übercool language of economics, engineering, and design
According to the latest estimates by the Goethe–Institut, around 14.5 million people worldwide are learning German as a foreign language. While German...
Texting in Cherokee
Cherokee language supporters collaborated with Google two years ago to launch a Cherokee language interface and Cherokee language version of Google's email service. Whether it’s Cherokee YouTube videos or Skyping with native Cherokee speakers, getting the language...
The Successful Revival of the Chitimacha Language
Only a small portion of the world's 7,000 languages have extensive written records. Those that are the least well-documented are the most in danger of disappearing. Due to European contact, through wars and disease,...
Global Spanish
One of the best things about learning Spanish is the diversity of places in which it is spoken — and taught
Spanish is one of the ten main languages of the internet, meaning that a...
