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Wearable ASL Translation Technology

Roozbeh Jafari, Associate Professor for the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University is leading the development of a tool for American Sign Language (ASL)...

Canada Considers Immigration for International Students

Canada’s Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum says his government will be looking at ways to make the immigration process easier for international students. "International students...

Will Every Student Succeed?

America's new federal education bill has grand aspirations, but will it live up to them? In December, President Obama signed the new iteration of the...

Spanish Vistas

Students share their diverse experiences of Spain ISLA Salamanca “ISLA is a real island of adventures, strong emotions, and first-rate Spanish in Spain’s most famous university city....

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 second-language learners I focus on one aspect...

Listen and Read to Achieve

Erwin Tschirner explains the rationale behind an important new study to determine proficiency-level expectations for advanced learners in listening and reading Last year, the American...

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...

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