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November 2015

Fact or FICTION: The PLOT thickens Stephen Krashen argues that self-selected pleasure reading of fiction is key to complex text comprehension for first- and...

World Tapas Day

Celebrate World Tapas Day (October 22) with a taste of culinary Spanish: Famous Tapas Aceitunas: olives, sometimes with a filling of anchovies or red bell pepper Albóndigas: meatballs with sauce Bacalao: salted cod loin sliced very...

World Languages Vs. Programming Languages

Some states have proposed and passed legislation introducing coding into school curriculum. This past May, Arkansas passed a comprehensive law requiring all public and...

Taiwanese Complexities

Judy Heflin delves into the complexities of the Chinese dialect or topolect spoken in the former Formosa or ‘beautiful island’ According to the 2015 edition...

Investing in German

Why and where to learn the übercool language of economics, engineering, and design According to the latest estimates by the Goethe–Institut, around 14.5 million people...

World Teachers’ Day Empowers Educators

UNESCO is celebrating World Teachers’ Day (WTD) on October 5 by highlighting the importance of empowering teachers to achieve inclusive and sustainable global development. This...

Digital Media Can Boost Literacy

Technology and the amount of information it provides us is deepening the divide between the haves and the have-nots in terms of education. As...

Is Kindergarten too Early for Literacy?

The Common Core State Standards require that kindergarteners have the ability to read emergent texts with purpose and understanding. Kindergarten literacy standards are controversial...

New Standards for Short-Term TESOL Programs

In response to the proliferation of short-term TESOL certificate programs around the world,...

October 2015

B.O.O.S.T. Your Instruction! Anne Paonessa finds ways to make the most of class contact time Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves Kristal Bivona on how increased...

Investing in Teachers instead of Prisons

Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivered a stirring speech at the National Press Club that was particularly relevant for minority and English learner students "I agree with...

Building to Code

Virginia “Jenny” Williams uses assessment and scaffolding to support the five stages of second-language acquisition Academic language is a necessity to convey mastery of academic...

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