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Portland Study Points to Reading Gains From Dual-Language Programs
A new study from Rand Education and American Councils for International Education in conjunction with the Portland Public Schools has examined the effects of dual-language immersion (DLI) on student achievement.
The study included DLI programs...
A Star Talks
Laura Murray explains to Mary Thrond and Daniel Ward how her fascination with Chinese culture and history led to a lifetime of achievement and adventure, including the creation of the STARTALK program, which has...
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 veteran second-grade teacher is working diligently with her students on...
Nearly Half of Americans Think Next President Should be Bilingual
A survey performed by One Hour Translation, the world's largest online translation agency, shows that 52% of U.S. respondents think that speaking English is sufficient for the next U.S. president, while 48% think the...
Honing Heritage Learners: References
References
Alba, R., Logan, J., Lutz, A., & Stults, B.2002. Only English by the third generation?
Loss and preservation of the mother tongue among the grandchildren of
contemporary immigrants. Demography, 39(3) : 467-484.
American Council on the Teaching of...
Study Suggests Universal Sounds
In a study that challenges a fundamental concept in linguistics, an analysis of nearly two-thirds of the world’s languages shows that humans tend to use the same sounds for common objects and ideas, no...
ACTFL Tests for China
Language Testing International’s (LTI’s) Oral Proficient Interview computer system (OPIc), developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), was introduced in Shanghai to help people seeking employment in China demonstrate...
Bilingual-that’s HOT!
Forget dieting or styling your hair-learn another language!
Americans and Brits find multilingualism attractive in different ways, according to Babbel's Perception of Languages Survey. Babbel is a German-based online language-learning platform that trains its over...
Adopt an Emoji, Save a Language
The Unicode Consortium, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing the computing industry standard for digital writing systems, is allowing people to adopt an emoji or any Unicode character in order to give speakers of more languages the...
Dual-language Programs Improve Reading Skills
According to a recent study, the first of its kind and scale, students enrolled in dual-language immersions programs, in which students are taught in both English and a second language, outperform their single-language peers by...
