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The ESL Makeover
Danny Brassell gets over himself to make learning fun for all ages
When I first began teaching elementary school, my principal asked me if I...
Spanish Fiestas
Salamanca may be famous for its tradition of educational excellence as well as the fun-filled fiestas that ignite the city in February
Salamanca is renowned...
April 2013
Ladino
Bryan Kirschen is working to revitalize the Judeo-Spanish tongue that was exiled long ago from the Mediterranean
Mainstreaming ESL
Common Core State Standards are putting...
Colombia
Destinacíon Fantastico
Colombia is a fantastic destination for students wanting to experience South America. Although it is still working to shake a bad reputation from...
Understanding Language
Kenji Hakuta and Martha Castellón present the challenges and opportunities
for English Language Learners
If you were a surfer, the Common Core State Standards and...
Mathematically Speaking
Gisela Ernst-Slavit and David Slavit explore the linguistic challenges created by calculations
Do you speak math? Not sure what we mean? Well, math can be...
Spanish Fiesta
Salamanca may be famous for its tradition of educational excellence as well as the fun-filled fiestas that ignite the city in February
Salamanca is...
March 2013
Strange Bedfellows
Julie Gordon chronicles the efforts of linguists, indigenous communities, and Google to create a comprehensive online information source on endangered languages
Speaking in...
February 2013
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...
U.S. 4th Grade Reading Among Best in World
U.S. 4th Grade Reading Among Best in World
Maybe our schools are better than we are being led to believe! Results of the 2011 PIRLS...
January 2013
Mother Knows Best
An African experiment lends considerable weight to the argument for mother-tongue education
2013 Wish List for World Languages
What could we do this...
Quote of 2012
"This sounds kind of a weird superpower but, if I had something that I could immediately wish for, I would love to be able...
