Tag: foreign language
Application Now Available for Title VI International Research and Studies Program
The International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) Office of the U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the opening of the competition for fiscal...
UK: Ministers put £15M towards tackling the decline of foreign language...
Ministers in England have awarded an almost £15m contract to University College London, to help tackle a systemic decline in the number of pupils...
South Africa Classifies Afrikaans as ‘Foreign’
South Africa’s government has touched off a storm after it moved to classify native Afrikaans as a “foreign language.” For clarity’s sake, here is...
Gestures Can Help Vocabulary Learning
Language educators may find that incorporating gestures or other types of movements in their vocabulary lessons improves learning outcomes, according to a study recently...
From Language Skills to Teaching Prowess
There are many paths to becoming a teacher of a second or foreign language: for some, it’s the natural progression from studying a language;...
Arabic for America
Carine Allaf outlines the benefits and challenges of learning Arabic at K–12
In a highly globalized world, in which country borders are increasingly permeable and...
