Tag: multilingual
Mutual Understanding with Intercomprehension
Clorinda Donato and Pierre Escudé explain how intercomprehension is the basis for their Multilingual Romance Languages Learning Project
What if the target language suddenly became multiple languages learned...
Multilingual Students Succeeding in the U.S.
A new study finds that scores from students who speak a language other than...
UN: Multilingual Education is ‘Absolutely Essential’
Learning languages is a promise of peace, innovation, and creativity, and will contribute to the achievement of global development goals, the head of the...
Skills for a Multilingual, Global Learning Community
Edynn Sato offers strategies for educators to help multilingual learners develop academic literacies and succeed across multiple academic disciplines and contexts
In our increasingly diverse and...
Putting the Benefits of Bilingualism into Practice
The National Science Foundation's Partnerships in International Research and Education (NSF PIRE) has awarded a $5 million dollar grant over five years to help...
Multilingual Exposure Improves Children’s Social Skills
Empathy Increases with Linguistic Experience
Young children only have to hear more than one language spoken at home to become better communicators, a new study...
Google Goes Multilingual
New search app code switches like most people.
For polyglots, it can be an arduous task to manually change the language on a smart phone...
Making Multilingual Movies
Nile Stanley and John Ronghua Ouyang encourage teachers to use the new literacies to inspire the next generation of multilingual filmmakers
Most prospective teachers and...
California Bill to Support Multilingual Education
Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Long Beach/Huntington Park) announced legislation that would enable California’s public schools to provide multilingual instruction, granting more students access to valuable...
Multilingual Malaysia
Gordon Berrick sees Malaysia’s language skills leading to its success
The classroom filled almost imperceptibly, and by the scheduled 7:30 p.m, start, 30 students were...
