Tag: world language
Language Is Limitless
We know the power of language. It can open doors for our students to the world, helping them to connect with new people, experience cultures different from their own, and develop greater insight, empathy,...
Chinese Progresses as a World Language
More than 70 countries have officially incorporated Chinese language teaching into their national education systems, including the UK, Russia, South Africa, Japan, South Korea, and Australia, according to Tian Xuejun, China’s vice minister of...
Dyslexic Learners Inform Instruction
After 25 years as a classroom teacher of Spanish, German, and English, I decided to make reaching dyslexic students in the world language classroom the focus of my efforts. I found that two mistakes...
A Second Language for Every Student
Lisa A. Frumkes explains why bilingualism is more relevant than ever.
In today’s increasingly global and connected world, I interact every day with colleagues from different cultures who speak a wide array of languages. Achieving...
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 in tandem through a strategy that encouraged students to seek...
Tell Congress to Support World Languages
The Trump Administration's FY 2018 budget blueprint proposes a $54 million increase to the Department of Defense, to be offset by cuts to programs in the domestic, non-defense discretionary portion of the budget. Among...
Poly Aims to Share ALL the World’s Languages
Poly began after a successful Kickstarter campaign last year as an open source, modern software built to share and learn languages in text and video. The project was created by Wikitongues founders and directors...