Tag: language
UK Government Backs British Sign Language Bill
The British government is backing a bill to finally make British Sign Language (BSL) a recognized language in the UK and help deaf people...
Stories of Kindness
A few years back, I kept a weekly appointment with 20-some-odd kids who loved to read and write stories. The unpaid assignment promised job-hungry...
Netflix Banks on Korean
Netflix has announced that it will release a record amount of Korean-language programming, including five original films, in 2022, capitalizing on last year’s global...
UK Report Recommends Phonics Rethink and Less Politics
They claim analysis of multiple systematic reviews, experimental trials, and data from international assessment tests, such as Pisa, suggests that teaching reading in...
Spanish Ballots ‘Critical for Democracy’
As voting rights and voter suppression have become hot topics in Washington, the lack of multilingual ballots in some parts of the US is...
Baby Talk May Help Word Formation
The way we instinctively speak to babies -- higher pitch, slower speed, exaggerated pronunciation -- not only appeals to them, but likely helps them...
Cowichan Tribes Vote to Create Independent School District
Cowichan Tribes along with the Dididaht First Nation in Duncan, BC have voted to create their own independent school district, according to reporting form Chek...
International and Foreign Language Education Competitions are Now Open!
The International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office at the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) is pleased to announce the opening of the competitions...
Educational Gaps Still Wide, but Stabilizing
A new study by NWEA illustrates the scale and disproportionate nature of the disruption in student learning resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Learning during...
Backward Design
Comprehensible input. Movies. Language clubs. Guest speakers. Pirates. Conversations. Fly-swatter vocabulary matches. Video pen pals. Study abroad.A language program can take many forms and...
