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Speaking to le Monde

Richard Shryock argues that French is the most practical language to learn While any language will be useful for some jobs or for some regions, French is a language that is useful throughout the world...

Tools for Teaching English

Language Magazine’s selection of products that incorporate technology into the ESL classroom Alloy Multimedia ESL ReadingSmart is a web-based English language learning environment founded on a unique instructional design. It is easily implemented as a student-centered, stand-alone application or...

$100,000 Grant to Help Improve Chinese Language Instruction in America

Last year, Claudia Ross, immediate past president of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA), began designing a program to help expand the resources available to Chinese language teachers across America. This summer, after more...

Tensions in Kyrgyzstan over Exams in Uzbek

The education ministry in Kyrgyzstan is revisiting the issue of making university entrance exams available in the Uzbek language after 15 people protested that allowing students to sit the exams in Uzbek is unconstitutional....
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Tying the Cable to Realia

Melissa Conroy and Amy Ferryman explain how SCOLA is working with local cable TV providers to offer low cost international programming for the classroom The most remarkable thing about the small town of McClelland on...

English is Number One Foreign Language Test in Georgia

The China Daily recently reported that English has become the number one foreign language test to take in the country of George. A whopping 73 percent of students in their final year of schooling...
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Talking in the Library

Jason Teshuba describes how access to online language learning programs is invigorating America’s libraries Sometimes big, transformative events can begin with just a few small steps. In Benicia, California, a library literacy director faced with budget...

The World As We Speak Archive

Mandarin Noted as Second Most Spoken Language in Hong Kong New census reports Mandarin overtakes English in Hong Kong Shanghainese Fights to Survive in China Dialects suffer as Chinese government demands Mandarin Chinese as official language Ce...

Last Writes

Richard Lederer and Metaphors Be With You The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called...

Interpreters Play Greater Role in Local Courts

The Seattle Times recently reported that interpreters have a greater impact in local courts. A recent court case in Seattle featured a Vietnamese gang member who reportedly blamed his interpreter for interpreting his legal...
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