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Boomalang Gets Students Speaking
Who knew that sharing a coffee with a local Tico in Heredia, Costa Rica, would change the life of 26-year-old American and low-intermediate Spanish-speaker...
Student Feedback on Travel in Germany
“I loved my time in Germany and will always look back at it with fond memories. I studied abroad at the Goethe Institut Mannheim...
Biergärten Be Gone
Leanna Robinson checks out the alt side of Germany
Post-internet art, technicolor hair, LGBTQ scenes, 24-hour clubs, underground performance art, postmodern paintings, tiny art galleries,...
What’s the Secret?
Jennifer Helfand verses on the ‘musts’ of language learning
Vocabulary and grammar. When I was a child, I thought that these were the only two...
Native American Linguist Wins $625,000 ‘Genius Grant’
MacArthur Foundation has announced the 2016 MacArthur Fellows, commonly known as the “genius grants,” and this year’s class includes Native American linguist Daryl Baldwin. Daryl...
Government Promotes ‘Standard Chinese’
Chinese vice premier Liu Yandong has called for more efforts to promote the standard Chinese language. Addressing a symposium to mark the 15th anniversary...
Lozenges Help Refugees Learn Swedish
Owners of the Swedish throat lozenge Läkerol, famed for its slogan “Makes People Talk,” are putting their money where their mouths are by creating...
Citizens of the World
Beth Marshall believes that awareness of global citizenry is the true goal of language education
“Why would you want to be a teacher?”
is a question...
Stressing Classy Communication
Margo Gottlieb and Gisela Ernst-Slavit know that academic language is important for all students and essential for English language learners
In a midsized school, a...
Helping Students Find Their Voices
Adrienne Almeida examines the unique challenges that ELL students face and the impact these
challenges have on their social-emotional and academic health
Imagine being a...
The Donald or the Deep Blue Sea
As this year’s presidential election approaches, the choice that Americans will make for the future of this country has become clear—it’s between a nation...
Use Data Effectively to Drive Instruction
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires states and districts to provide all students, including English learners (ELs), equal access to educational opportunities. In order...
