Tag: february

Cross-Sector Collaboration Promises Progress Kathy Stein-Smith assesses the role of the Language Enterprise in addressing the U.S. world-language deficit Relevance of Rights for All Ayanna Cooper incorporates social justice into the Common Core for English learners Teaching in Tandem Myryame Montrose Elder shares the success of co-teaching content and English Capital Culture David Tedone shows how all teachers can learn from the integration of culture in...

Teaching Across the Board Margarita Calderón explains why developing a whole-school approach to English learners’ academic achievement is key to Common Core implementation Learning by Extension Jonathan Harper explains how to build a community-based teacher-training program online Venerable Vulnerability Loic Bourdeau on the Modern Language Association’s 129th annual convention Fighting for Freedom Natasha E. Feghali believes that student autonomy requires strong leadership Cutting to the Common Core:...

European Revitalization Careful management can revive dying languages Winning the Masters Statistical trends point to increased demand for well-qualified ESL teachers so David Newman suggests now’s the time to choose the right program Localizing World Music Franny Brogan discusses the unique role of code-switching in Manu Chao’s music Spanish Fiesta Salamanca may be famous for its tradition of educational excellence but fun-filled fiestas ignite...

Teachers Matter Somewhat surprisingly for an Administration that has made little headway in terms of education policy, the President’s State of the Union Address (see news, page 9) made education one of its key themes. The importance of teachers and their training was also mentioned: “Teachers matter. So instead of bashing them, or defending the status quo, let's offer schools...

An Educational Stimulus It now seems inevitable that the U.S. economy will go into recession over the next year. Economic analysts will disagree about the causes, its severity and its duration, but one thing we can be sure of is that we will be told that there is not enough money to properly fund our schools and asked to make...

State of the Teaching Profession Last month, President Obama spent a substantial portion of his State of the Union address (about 1,000 of the 7,000 words) on education. It is encouraging to see that education is once again being afforded the importance that most Americans think it deserves, especially during this time when all the press is interested in is...

Invest in Teachers Teacher quality is key to the success of our schools and our children. No matter how you judge success, there can be no doubt that students do better in testing, are more motivated, more interested, and fundamentally happier when they have good teachers. Nowhere is this more important than the English as a Second Language classroom, where...

IN THIS ISSUE: Links to PDF documents online. For more, please click here to subscribe. The World as We Speak Our forum for changes in world language The White Stuff Stephen Krashen questions neuroscientific support for a meaningless theory of reading French Immersion à la Canadienne Kate Sommers-Dawes explores Québec’s destinations for French language learners French Fluency Daniel Ward recommends France’s Rhône-Alpes region for French immersion English...

IN THIS ISSUE: The World as We Speak Our forum for changes in world languages How to Teach Science to English Learners John Carr explains how science teachers can use simple devices to include all of their students in the excitement of science Startalk Mandarin Amado M. Padilla and Xiaoqiu Xu describe an intensive summer high school Mandarin program, one of many successful inaugural...

IN THIS ISSUE: The World as We Speak Our forum for changes in world languages Science Education for All Eugene E. García and Patricia Baquedano-López present an approach to equity and access in science education Chinese 101 Jane C. M. Kuo, author, director of the Chinese language program at UCSD and Professor Emeritus at Thunderbird, gives us the low-down on learning Chinese Beijing on...